PhotoSmart 8150 Cartridge Selection

HP doesn't help simplify selecting cartridges. It's been awhile since purchasing a cartridge, so looked in the original manual. Not much help there. The manual lists cartridge numbers like "343" and "348". When you examine the store shelf you see numbers like "95" or "96", and I don't see a ready source to translate these numbers ... hence, this posting. Let's see if the cartridge information can be made a little simpler.


There are 2 cartridge carriers, the left, and the right.


Left carrier
The left carrier can hold one of 2 cartridges:

• 95, Tricolor, with a larger capacity, 660 sheet rating (#343, I think)
• 97, Tricolor, with a lower capacity, 560 sheet rating (#344, I think)

Right carrier

The right carrier can hold a few different cartridges:

• 96, Black, with a larger capacity, 860 sheet rating
• 94, Black, with a lower capacity, 560 sheet rating (#339, I think)
• 99, Photo color, 130 sheet rating (#348)
• 100, Grey, unknown sheet rating (#100)

That defines the set of cartridges that are compatible with the PhotoSmart 8150. I leave the reasons for selecting the various options as an exercise for the reader.  ;-)  Most choices appear obvious. The 100, Grey cartridge is a mystery to me. Never used one.


The old cartridge numbers, used on page 15 of the original printer manual, are in parenthesis. My mapping is a best guess.