Epson Stylus S020089 Inkjet Cartridge (Color)

• For Epson Stylus Color 1520, 400, 600, 800, 800N, 850, 850N, and 850NE
• 64-nozzle, 3-color head
• 2,000 million dots per nozzle
• Prints 300 pages at 15% coverage with 360 dpi
• Genuine Epson quality product

...I bought it anyway. Parts is parts, right?

Wrong.

The print quality of the Dataproducts knock-off was *in no way similar* to Epson cartridges. Even after numerous nozzle purges, ink splattered all over the page, there were veritcal discolored lines in the photos.

Worst of all, it didn''t quite fit properly. When I tried to remove it (following the instructions in the Epson manual meticulously) the Dataproducts cartridge got jammed in the cartridge housing (actually stuck onto the "spikes" the open the ink wells... my guess is the covering is not quite the same thickness as the original model) and so the cartridge cover (the purple plastic lid over the cartridge) wouldn''t pop up. It took two printer techs almost an hour to extract it, and we were contantly in fear of ruining the printer.

I''ll say it again: even if you''re feeling frugal, buy the real brand product. My only criticism is that the price is so high that the knockoffs are almost too tempting.