do the cartridges have an expiration date chip in them like HP does? I don't use much ink
1876849
The package for these units are well sealed. They are marked that they should be used within 6 months after the package is opened. There is no indication that this life span in in anyway connected with the Computer chip. i suspect that the warning may have more to do with the action of air on the ink. I have had no problem with age of these units and I have exceeded the 6 month time on my installed items So far I have had no problem with the Brother inks not working because of age.
1876850
I don't specifically know, however, I used the original cartridges for several months with no issues. The replacement (OEM) cartridges had "use by dates" on the packaging. I don't remember the specific dates but it seemed like it was way longer than I anticipated. I am on my second Brother printer and have never experienced an "expiration date" message. (I killed my 1st Brother printer by letting it sit idle for too long - so try to print a page now and then!)
1876851
The package for these units are well sealed. They are marked that they should be used within 6 months after the package is opened.There is no indication that this life span in in anyway connected with the Computer chip. i suspect that the warning may have more to dowith the action of air on the ink. I have had no problem with age of these units and I have exceeded the 6 month time on my installed itemsSo far I have had no problem with the Brother inks not working because of age.
2048216
Didn't realize ink cartridges had expiration dates. The cartridges I ordered arrived tightly sealed in a foil-type envelope so I would estimate the cartridges would last an extremely long time.
2056329
Some "New" cartridges aren't really "New". May have been in the shelve too long even if the expiration date is still good. I open ink cartridges everyday and I see a lot of such. Try another color cartridge
903866
I use them in my Epson NX420, and from the start of a new cartridge my printer works just fine. It's when the ink is nearing the "empty stage", though still has some in there, that my printer will then randomly decide it no longer accepts the cartridge and will refuse to print until I replace it. Of course, I replace the old with a new generic cartridge of the exact same type, and it goes back to blissful ignorance (works just fine!). So if you don't feel too bad about wasting the last bit of ink in these cheap cartridges, it should be just fine. It is for me at least.
981459
The expiration date on the ones I bought a few months ago is 2015, but if you do a lot of printing you will probably use them up long before they expire.
1665662
The Ink doesn't expire. It does have a "limited warranty date" which may or may not still be valid.
1860580
All cartridges have a oem date, but if sealed in original packaging, the cartridges can last several years. I have some from 2011 and they work fine. I have new ones also and all work the same.
1378128
Victoria, I have had them two weeks and they are working fine. The unused ones have a good seal on the ink discharge point and each cartridge is sealed in a air tight plastic wrapper. I don't anticipate them drying out.
2065575
The cartridges are in the original packaging. Expiration date for one is Nov 15 the other Dec 15! I have no idea what your dates will be.
848590
My printer reads them as expired, but they are still usable. I am still using them.
2130828
They have a chip but I don't know exactly what it does except the printer will not work without it. On one reman cartridge (may have been a different brand) the chip fell off and the printer thought the cartridge was missing. In my experience, these cartridges continue to print ling after the printer says they are empty.
212031
I purchased this ink in February from Amazon.com through this seller. I don't use my printer very often, but when I buy through the HP site the cartridges last up to a year or two. These lasted until October and dried up. The printer says they are full, but they are not printing. Won't buy them here again.
160050
The expiration date is stamped on the outside of the cartridge.Also some cartridges have a date coded chip inside and if it expired, it wil not allow the printer to print, until you put a new un-expired ink cartridge in.
1985098
The set of cartridges did not come with original packaging. I have no expiration date
550428
not sure but one possibility is that the ink will no longer be good if it isn't used by the date printed on the package. I have always used up the ink well befoer the date on the package so have never had that problem. I would certainly not buy a package that has an expiration date that is not at least six or more months out from the date of purchase.
2058202
See the following link pertinent to HP products: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01764161&cc;=us&dlc;=en&lc;=enShort answer would be some expire and are unusable, but some can be ignored. This table will help you determine which cartridges are in which category.
2134588
I don't know if there is an expiration date. I didn't look for one. They were in HP packaging? I hope this helps you. I would order them again.