Lexmark 18C1428 Return Program Print Cartridge (Black)

by Lexmark

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 2.8 x 1.5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IOG23M
• Item model number: 18C1428
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 15, 2008

Product Description

Lexmark 18C1428 Return Program Print Cartridge (Black)...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Low Quality But Useful If you Can Not Afford Better, August 30, 2008

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Charles E. Woodall "Albino Blue" (Sierra Vista, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexmark 18C1428 Return Program Print Cartridge (Black) (Office Product)

Have owned several. Current one is the 5400 series. Prints okay but is low quality. HP 2100 series or higher are much better but more expensive. I own both. I use the Lexmark for mostly scanning to PDF. The Lexmark Cartridges are way over priced for what they do: Regular one like the 28 gives about 175 printed pages ($18) while the expanded one like the 35 gives you 500 printed pages ($28). That is a very low quantity for the money, plus they are low quality pages when printed not crisp. I will not buy another one. I will buy HP printer and get me a solo scanner that also copies. But for a low budget and unprofessional home requirements these Lexmark printers and cartridges are just okay. You can do better if you can afford an HP. The long term lifecycle cost of owning an HP would probably be lower and more satisfying. Plus the Lexmark Black 28 cartridges are hard to find except online, and online they are not cheap and you must pay shipping too. Not a great deal long term as you must buy new cartridges all the time too frequently. And the printers cannot stand the test of time and use and must be replaced sooner than others. I am tired of going to Staples, Walmart etc and being told that the Black 28 is sold out since there is such a high demand since the cartridges give out so early. NOT GOOD. Avoid Lexmark unless that is all you can afford or do not have a requirement for better printing. But be prepared to be nickled and dimed to death over repeat expenses.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars RIPOFF GARBAGE -- DON'T BUY!!, December 31, 2010

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H. B. Baker (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexmark 18C1428 Return Program Print Cartridge (Black) (Office Product)

When you bought a Lexmark printer you bought a piece of ripoff garbage, whose only function is to market low-production ink cartridges. Ink cartridges are where the money is in all these inkjet printers/faxes/copiers, regardless of the manufacturer. That's why the manufacturers are virtually giving away the machines.

You'll get less than 50 copies from this grossly overpriced cartridge. That's well more than 40 cents per copy of nothing but black ink. And if you don't use it regularly, it'll dry up and produce no print at all, in which case you might get ONE copy from it.

The companies manufacturing these inkjet machines are run by criminals who are systematically defrauding the public. The manufacture of inkjet printers should be prohibited by federal law.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars its ok, March 20, 2010

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T. Cummings "bargain hunter" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexmark 18C1428 Return Program Print Cartridge (Black) (Office Product)

I was buying the #28 and #29 Lexmark refills, but they go out too soon and this adds up quickly. Guy at work recommended getting an inkjet refill kit and doing it myself, which is fairly easy. I did, and bought a Merax Premium Injet refill kit, for $34 with shipping. My black ink went out couple days ago. Took it out of printer, lifted the paper label, made small hole with nail/hammer, inserted 15mm of black ink with needle/syringe, then put small round black sticker over hole. Put the cartridge back in and was back in business in 10 minutes--cheaper and faster, with more ink to spare next time. I'm done with ordering cartridges from HP and Lexmark--we print way too much with kids projects and travel itineraries.