Product review (5 stars): Read what your filter actually filters out
I used to buy the "generic" water filters because they were so much less expensive than the GE filters.  But if you read the labels,  those generic filters mostly say that they produce fresher "tasting" water and don't say what they actually filter out.  These original GE filters actually show you on the label what they filter out.  If I'm going to bother filtering tap water,  I really want to filter out as much of the chemicals and bacteria as possible.  I've switched back to these original GE filters.  In my opinion,  it's worth the additional cost to know what the filter removes.  I change the filter every six months so it's substantially less expensive than bottled water and less plastic into the recycling bin.