00:00Ok, real talk, nothing stings quite like paying $40 for a set of official ink cartridges when
00:05the printer itself only costs $60. It's a scam, and we all know it. So I went digging and tested
00:11out what people are actually buying instead, and I found five compatible ink cartridges that print
00:16just as clean for a fraction of the price. These are the top five, all with thousands of real
00:22buyers behind them, and honestly, a couple of these genuinely surprised me. Starting off with
00:28the 652XL-compatible cartridge, and this one's built for the HP Deskjet lineup, the 1115, 2135,
00:363635, 3835, all of those workhorse home printers. What I like here is the XL capacity, so you're not
00:43swapping cartridges out every other week like you do with the standard ones. And the price? $9.91.
00:52That's it. Over 4,600 sold with a 4.6 rating, which tells me the color reproduction is holding
00:59up for regular people printing homework, recipes, and boarding passes. If you own one of those
01:05Deskjets, this is a no-brainer. Next up is the Inkgarden 667XL, and this is the pick if you've got
01:12a
01:12newer HP, the Deskjet 2374, 2775, 6475, that generation. Now this one runs 1666, so it's a bit
01:22pricier than the last, but the reason I'd still grab it is the 4.7 rating across nearly 4,600
01:28sales.
01:30Inkgarden's a known name in the compatible space, and people are specifically calling out that the
01:34black comes out genuinely dark, not that washed-out gray you get with cheap knockoffs.
01:39Solid, dependable, no drama. Third, the 62XL for HP Envy printers, the 5540, 5640, 7640,
01:49and that whole family. This is 1782, the most expensive on the list, but here's the thing,
01:55Envy owners know the official 62XL is brutally overpriced. This is a fraction of that.
02:01The XL yield matters even more here because Envy printers tend to be the ones people use for photos
02:06and school projects, so you're burning through ink faster. 4,300 sold, 4.7 stars, the reviews are
02:14solid on color accuracy, which is exactly what you want from a photo-capable machine.
02:19Now for the brother crowd, the LC421XL. This fits the DCP J1050DW, J1140DW, J1800DW,
02:30and the MFC J1010DW. And check this out, $8.53. That is the cheapest thing on this entire list,
02:39and it's got a 4.7 rating from over 4,000 buyers. Brother printers are already the budget-friendly
02:45option, so pairing one with an $8 cartridge means your cost per page is basically nothing.
02:51If you're running a home office and printing invoices or shipping labels all day,
02:55this is the value play right here. And finally, the highest rated of the bunch,
03:00the 63XL for the HP DeskJet 1110, 2130, 2132, and that series. 4.8 stars.
03:09That's the best score on this list, and it's $10.61. What people keep mentioning is that these
03:15install clean with no cartridge not recognized errors, which is honestly the number one headache
03:20with compatible ink. If your printer's on that list, this is the one I'd personally reach for.
03:26Great price, great reliability, and the XL capacity means it lasts.
03:32All five links are down in the description, so go grab whichever one matches your printer,
03:36just double-check your model number first. If this saved you some money, hit that like button
03:41and subscribe, because I'm doing more of these deep dives on stuff we all overpay for.
03:46Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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