HP 67 vs HP 67XL Ink: Which Should You Buy? 🖨️
The HP DeskJet 2700 series and HP ENVY 6000 are among the most popular home printers sold in Australia right now — compact, wireless, affordable, and widely stocked at Officeworks and Harvey Norman. When ink runs out (and it runs out quickly on standard cartridges), knowing what to buy matters.
Ollie's had a thorough sniff around this one (he always goes straight for the XL 🐾), and Noodle's crunched the numbers. Here's everything you need to know about HP 67 vs 67XL in Australia.
Which Printers Use HP 67 and HP 67XL?
HP 67 covers a large range of current HP inkjet models available in Australia:
HP DeskJet 2700 series:
- DeskJet 2700, 2710, 2720, 2721, 2722, 2723, 2724
HP DeskJet Plus 4100 series:
- DeskJet Plus 4100, 4120, 4122, 4130, 4132, 4135
HP ENVY 6000 series:
- ENVY 6000, 6010, 6020, 6022, 6030, 6032, 6034
HP ENVY Pro 6400 series:
- ENVY Pro 6420, 6422, 6430, 6432, 6452, 6455, 6458
Page Yield: HP 67 vs HP 67XL
| Cartridge | Standard 67 | XL 67XL | |-----------|------------|--------| | Black | ~120 pages | ~240 pages | | Tri-colour | ~100 pages | ~200 pages |
Yields based on HP ISO standard at 5% coverage.
The XL delivers exactly double the pages across both black and colour. Standard HP 67 at ~120 pages is very low yield — most households will burn through one in 4–6 weeks of light printing.
Cost Per Page: Genuine vs Compatible
At typical Australian retail prices:
| Cartridge | Genuine XL (est.) | Compatible XL | Saving | |-----------|-------------------|---------------|--------| | 67XLBK | ~5.0¢/page | ~2.0¢/page | ~60% | | 67XL Tri-colour | ~7.5¢/page | ~3.0¢/page | ~60% |
For a household printing ~100–150 pages/month, compatible XL saves approximately $130–$180 per year compared to genuine standard cartridges.
The 2-Cartridge System
HP 67 and 67XL use a standard HP 2-cartridge setup:
- 67XLBK (black)
- 67XL Tri-colour (cyan + magenta + yellow combined)
As with most HP tri-colour designs: when one colour depletes, the whole colour cartridge needs replacing. Black runs out significantly faster than colour at typical home print ratios — stock up on black XL.
HP 67 vs HP 305 — The Regional Variant
This trips up Australian buyers shopping on overseas sites or grey-market stores:
- HP 67: sold in Australia, New Zealand, and select Asia-Pacific markets
- HP 305: equivalent cartridge sold in Europe
They fit similar HP printer models but are not interchangeable — different regional chips and firmware handshakes. Buying HP 305 from a UK seller to use in your AU DeskJet 2720 will likely result in a cartridge error.
Always verify the cartridge is the AU/AP variant when ordering online.
Ollie & Noodle's Verdict
- ✅ Always buy XL — double the pages from both black and colour
- ✅ Compatible XL saves ~60% — approximately $130–$180/year for a typical household
- ✅ Don't buy HP 305 as a substitute — regional variant, not compatible in AU printers
- ✅ No warranty risk under Australian Consumer Law
Australian Consumer Law and HP Warranties
HP Australia cannot void your statutory warranty because you used compatible ink. Under the Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010), HP must prove a compatible cartridge directly caused a specific fault before rejecting a warranty claim. Routine faults — printhead clogs, carriage errors, paper feed issues — are mechanical and unrelated to ink brand.
Summary
- ✅ HP 67XL delivers ~240 pages (black) and ~200 pages (colour) — double vs standard
- ✅ Compatible XL saves ~60% — approximately $130–$180/year
- ✅ 2-cartridge system: black + tri-colour
- ✅ Fits: DeskJet 2700–2724, DeskJet Plus 4100–4135, ENVY 6000–6034, ENVY Pro 6420–6458
- ✅ NOT interchangeable with HP 305 (European regional variant)
- ✅ No warranty risk under Australian Consumer Law