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Canon 2945B004 PGI 220 Combo Pack Triple Pack Black

PRODUCT FEATURES:Exceptional quality, remarkable durabilityLarge capacity pigment ink tank for superior text qualityIndividual ink tank system increases efficiencyEasy replacementSmart LED with Canon logo to let you know it’s installed correctly

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5 Stars Great Price
Always a better price then what I can get in the stores and I don’t have to leave the house to get it. Love it!

5 Stars Once you go black…
If you like black ink, you’ll love these little black ink cartridges from Canon. In fact, my Canon Pixma iP4500 printer won’t even work without this cartridge. Unlike the normal “skinny” black ink cartridges, these are fat and come three to a box. Canon says it’s a pigment ink formulation for long-lasting prints. I agree. I call these “Fat Black” or “Special K” cartridges (’K’ means black in the graphics industry). I’ve never had a problem with these, and they last a lot longer than the other four colors of ink (C, M, Y and the skinny K). There’s something satisfying about snapping one of these big boys in to the print head, and when the ink finally runs out (Canon says it will yield approximately 650 pages per cartridge, based on 5% coverage), a nice red light glows to indicate that it needs replacing. Canon inks have a clear window so that you can see that they’re really empty, unlike Epson; this is one of my favorite features of Canon inks (you can periodically check them to see for yourself when they’re getting low and not just take the word of the print utility).

If there is a downside, however minor, it’s that the new boxes that these come in opens on the side and can’t be re-closed; the old boxes opened on the top and had a re-closable flap. Also, don’t get this ink on your skin because it’s really hard to get off. This isn’t likely to happen unless you pull the seal tab off the bottom incorrectly, but I know someone who did it and she had to scrub for the better part of an hour to remove most of it from her hand. I suggested using rubbing alcohol, which helped. Other users have complained of the high price of Canon-brand ink, and compared to inferior third-party inks this is true. But buying three to a box helps offset this premium a bit.

5 Stars A really good deal!
I priced the Canon ink prices on several sites and this was the best deal. Keep up the great offers!

5 Stars great for personal & home office!
canon ink provides just what i need for my home & home office! great documents, copies, and photos!

5 Stars Perfectly satisfied!
We’ve purchased Canon printer refills from Amazon.com in the past and we will continue to do so. These multiple packs are money-saving items. As always, shipping is fast and the product works perfectly. Thanks, Amazon!

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Canon BCI 6PM Photo Magenta Ink Tank

Specially designed for photo prints, the BCI-6PM contains photo-magenta color ink, is easy to install, and yields about 280 bright color prints. This cartridge is compatible with several popular Canon printers, including BJC-8200, i900D, i9100, i950 Series, i960 Series, i9900, PIXMA iP6000D, PIXMA iP8500, S800, S820, S820D, S830D, S900, and S9000.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Lasts a lot longer than you think… and OEM ink is definitely the best
I have owned 4 Canon inkjet printers, and have a lot of experience with the individual ink tank system Canon uses. I can say with confidence that the BCI-6 and BCI-3 series ink tanks can print quite a bit longer than the software tells you they can. Once all the ink in the reserve tank (not in the sponge) is used up a sensor sends an “Ink Low” message to the software, which then starts counting pages. Whether or not you actually use that color much for the next X number of pages you will still get an “Out of ink” error and a warning that you could damage your printer if you continue to print. Take the ink tank out and visually inspect it. In most cases you can just hit the “Continue” button (or its equivalent on your printer model) and print several more pages (depending on size and whether you’re printing photos or on plain paper). Just be sure to visually inspect the tank every few pages because you don’t want it to run completely dry, that could indeed damage your print head.

I have been using a Canon i9900 for over 2 years and printed hundreds of photos and 11×17 high-resolution pages, and have never had the print head clog using Canon ink. It’s definitely worth it to buy your printer manufacturer’s ink, whether you use a Canon, HP, Lexmark, Epson…

5 Stars Works Just As Advertised…
With gas prices these days, might as well buy them online. I ordered 3 of them with Amazon and got them within 2 days – pretty good. If you buy 3 or more, you get the free shipping which also saves money.

1 Star Unbelieveable
The Product is great! I just never got what I ordered. After 3 tries I finally gave up.

5 Stars canon ink
Alway happy with my canon ink, because it works the best with my canon printer

5 Stars Completely Satisfied
I have switched back form Generic ink and my photos arfe much more vivid now. My printer works like new again. The cartridge came quickly and without any problem.

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Canon CLI 8PC Photo Cyan Ink Tank

Cyan Photo Ink Cartridge for IP6600D / Compatible Models include: Pro9000, iP6700D, iP6600D, MP970, MP960, MP950

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Works great with my printer, but
Good product, but ink price is causing me to cut back on prints.

Went out and bought a used Laser Printer, for text prints.

5 Stars There is more than one Cyan Ink!
I’ve owned several printers in the past and tried all of the so-called Canon substitutes. As most of us know, they simply do not work as well.

So when I purchased the Canon printer I am currently using, I promised never to use an ink other than Canon. Although they cost much more than the substitutes, the prices on Amazon seem to be the most favorable.

But I did run into a snag. I searched cyan blue on the Amazon site and order a tank. When I went to replace several colors, all went well until I tried to set the Cyan blue in place. Nothing! After several attempts, I suddenly realized that the tank I was attempting to replace was a CLI-8C and I had unkowingly purchased a CLI-8PC – Photo Cyan. I contacted Canon and was told the printer would not accept the Photo Cyan.

Certainly not the end of the world. But I do wish the product listing on Amazon contained some sort of warning about the difference. I then searched for cyan blue on Amazon and finally found it way down in the listing and purchased a tank. However, I would suggest that the search and/or listing be modified in some way to distinguish between the two inks.

5 Stars Prefer Canon Ink
Have been using Canon 8 ink in my Canon Pixma iP520 photo printer for over 3 years. I sell prints from this printer.

I teach digital photography and recommend printer manufacturer’s inks to assure quality results. “Compatible ink” means ink cartridge will work in that printer. Quality varies considerably.

5 Stars Canon Pixma ink
Overall, the Canon Pixma printers (IP6600D in our case) exceed our expectations for photo quality. It is at lease as good as processed photos at retailers (i.e.: Costco), about the same cost, but clearly more convenient.

Additionally, the “6600″ has an easy to use duplexing capability that is easy to access when printing text pages, saving substantially on wasted paper.

With regard to the inks, I believe the quality, tones, and accuracy is excellent.

5 Stars ink is ink
Great product and great quality. But one con: Staples has got this this brand ink for as cheap as $13.49 a tank.

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Canon PGI 9 Cyan Ink Tank 1035B002

For Pixma Series Pro9500 Printer and MX7600 / Prints Up to 930 pages PIXMA iP3300, iP3500, iP4200, iP4300, iP4500, iP5200, iP5200R PIXMA MP500, MP510, MP520, MP530, MP600, MP610, MP800, MP800R, MP810, MP830, MP950, MP960, MP970 PIXMA MX300, MX700, MX850

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Canon CLI 8C Cyan Ink Tank

Compatible models iP4200,iP3300, iP3500, iP4300, iP4500, IP5200,IP5200R,IP6600D, IP6700D,MP500,MP800,MP950, MP960, MP970, MP800R, MP830, MP810, MP800, MP610,MP600,MP530,MP520, MP510, Pro9000, MX850, MX700

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Dead ink cartridge
I ordered this Magenta cartridge and the Cyan cartridge at the same time.

The Magenta cartridge was dead on arrival. It contains ink, but the ink is not being absorbed by the material above it and this color does not print.

The Cyan cartridge is working normally.

I haven’t tried to return the Magenta cartridge because the nuisance of packing and cost of shipping to Amazon isn’t worth it.

5 Stars Outstanding Ink
We are 100% impressed with our Canon MX850 printer, and this Cyan ink purchase for it. The ink cartridges last down to the smallest drop, no waste, the best printer and ink we have purchased. We highly recommend the printer and its accompanying inks. You will use the printer so much that you will buy the affordable inks, as each color is needed, not all at once. Excellent product.

5 Stars Great service, quick shipment
The customer service is excellent! My item was initially shipped to my old address (I moved recently) and it was not forwarded to my new address. I called customer support and they sent another to my new address at no extra charge and I received it in great time. I will definitely do business with them again. The prices and shipping costs were great!

5 Stars Canon CLI-8C Ink Tank – Cyan
I use the CLI-8C Cyan Ink Tank for my Canon IP4200. All my ink tanks typically get used up at almost the same rate on the Canon IP4200 so I usually just order the Canon CLI-8 4-Color Multipack Ink Tanks package, which consists of: Cyan CLI-8C (this ink tank), Yellow CLI-8Y, Magenta CLI-8M, and CLI-8Bk Black.

*If you need all 4 colors, the Canon CLI-8 4-Color Multipack Ink Tanks is a much better deal.*

Quality

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The CLI-8 ink tanks produce pleasing tones and true-to-life colors for photos. I find that the high quality photo prints rival those from the photo lab.

Compatibility

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The CLI-8C, CLI-8M, CLI-8Y, and CLI-8Bk Ink Tanks are compatible with the Canon IP and MP Inkjets. DO NOT confuse these ink tanks with the closely-named CLI-8P ink tank series: CLI-8PC and CLI-8PM – these ink tanks are NOT NECESSARILY compatible with your printer. If you have a 5-tank printer, chances are the CLI-8PC and CLI-8PM aren’t compatible with your printer!

Value

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I stint on ink and print my documents almost exclusive in grayscale at the DRAFT quality mode (my Canon IP4200 printer uses the CLI-8 color cartridges even though I don’t print in color). I can get about a full ream’s worth of paper (double-sided) on 1 cartridge. However, with higher quality printer, the color ink cartridges get consumed much more quickly.

It is evident from the reviews that the price of ink is a major concern for most people. You should ideally use only genuine Canon ink cartridges but if you’re strapped for cash, you can purchase the cheaper generic versions (non-OEM) of the CLI-8 cartridges.

- CLI-8 4-Pack

- CLI-8 Magenta

- CLI-8 Cyan <-- non-OEM equivalent of this cartridge (Canon CLI-8C)

- CLI-8 Yellow

- CLI-8 Black

I have not verified that they do in fact work as claimed so try them at your own risk!

Bottom Line

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The Canon CLI-8C/M/Y/BK ink cartridges may be expensive, but they deliver consistently high quality text and photo prints.

3 Stars Canon MP830 printer ink
My husband insisted on the Canon printer because it’s supposed to print better quality photos. What we didn’t know was that we had to get Canon photo paper; it will not print correctly on Kodak or other photo papers. That aside, the printer ink colors are OK, but the printer goes through more ink than any HP printer I’ve ever owned. The ink is fine, the printer just seems to run out too quickly, particularly the cyan and magenta colors.

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