HP 73 twin pack ink cartridges for the Z3200 discontinued?

[Justan]

I was talking with someone yesterday who said that the HP 73 series ink cartridge twin packs were discontinued or soon to be discontinued. Can anyone verify this?

TIA

[a.lorge]

Yeah they are.  I tried to order a batch yesterday and was told they were discontinued.  Effectively my ink costs just went up 30%.

Edit:  73 is chromatic red right?  It's not just that color it's all 70 (z-series) twin packs.

[Justan]

^I dunno. My understanding is that the Z3200 uses the 73 series where the z3100 uses the 70 series. But I don’t own a Z3200. I’m am considering it but news such as this this makes me hesitant.

Can anyone clarify the ink cartridges used by the z3200?

[a.lorge]

As an owner of a z3100 and a z3200 I can verify that the two printers use the exact same ink carts with the exception of red:  HP70  (HP73 for the chromatic red on a z3200).

Parts List.

HP z3200 ink price per mL: $.50 (used to be $.38 when twin packs were available)
Canon 8400 price per mL (700 ml size): $.42

[kaelaria]

That would suck for me.  But I show them in stock lots of places as of now, so who knows.  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/757924-REG/HP_Hewlett_Packard_CD952A_73_2_pack_130_ml_Chromatic.html