Canon CLI-8 4-Color Ink Tank by Canon Office Products
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Digital camera reviews of Canon CLI-8 4-Color Ink Tank
Digital camera Review: Amazon mixup
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a review of Amazon linking this Ink Pack to the MP-520 as a bundle package. Unfortunately, the black cartridge in this pack does not fit the MP520 printer. The rest of the colors do. I'm offering this review to make sure those with the MP-520 do not end up like myself with a black cartridge that does not work.
Cheers,
Mike
PS: I was able to finally talk to an Amazon customer service rep regarding their mistake in linking this product to the MP520 printer and am getting a refund. Amazon is being gracious in this matter since I had already opened the ink cartridges.
Digital camera Review: Amazon's Inks broke totally my printer
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought from Amazon Canon CLI-8 4-Color Multipack Ink Tanks. I installed them recently. Couple days after all the ink tanks leaked in the printer. Now, my printer is totally unusable. I claimed to Amazon for a new printer. I am waiting for their reply. Hopefully, Amazon will take the responsability and replace or refund my printer.Digital camera Review: Amazon's price is not always the lowest...
Summary: 4 Stars
I ended up buying from Databazaar for $41 incl. shipping, still a much better pack than the 3 color ones (c/m/y). I could have gotten this one only if amazon will mail out their free super saver item(s) quicker. The charging valet I ordered last time took 5days before amazon mailed it out...Digital camera Review: Are all cartridges in the pack used at the same rate? Analysis within
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Canon Photo Printer which takes six CLI-8 Canon Ink Cartridges. The cost of each individual ink cartridge ranges from around $12.50-15 (on Amazon) to 18.99 in Staples. So no matter how you buy the genuine Canon Ink Cartridges keeping yourself ready to print photos is expensive.
You can get a better per cartridge price if you buy them in packs. In that case each individual cartridge is a little less expensive. Canon package CL-8C (Cyan), CL-8M (Magenta), CL-8Y (Yellow), and CL-8BK (Black) as a pack ($40-44 on Amazon). When cartridges are sold in packs you might think those colors are used at similar rates... but that is not so.
I have kept track of the usage of the cartridges over a long period of time and would like to share these results with you.
Number of cartridges used
CL-8M Magenta = 5
CL-8Y Yellow = 8
CL-8B Black = 6
CL-8PC Photo Cyan = 6
CL-8PM Photo Magenta = 8
CL-8C Cyan = 4
My usage shows that yellow is used the most, followed closely by Photo Magenta, followed next by Black and Photo Cyan, and trailed by Cyan and Magenta. Note that I have a laser printer that I used for text otherwise the usage of the Black Cartridge would have been a lot higher.
I buy most of my color photo ink on-line from Amazon. However now that Staples began (again) accepting CL-8 cartridges for Staples Rewards in their recycling empty cartridges program, I wanted to analyze my usage to see which cartridges I should buy at Staples using my Staples Rewards.
My original thought was to buy Canon CLI-8PC Photo Cyan Ink Tank andCanon CLI-8PM Photo Magenta Ink Tank since they don't come in a pack. But given the usage chart above, it is clear that I should buy extra Yellow and Photo Magenta.
Digital camera Review: Arrived quickly
Summary: 5 Stars
Received quickly, but I have not used the product. I haven't changed my cartridges yet--ordered early--before I need them.