Canon PG-40 Mustepatruuna musta

I've had the same Pixma IP2600 printer since I can't even remember when -- it takes these old cartridges, no fuss, no muss, no subscription plan for ink, no nothing. Put it in, pressed Print, out came a good quality picture -- the ink is good.

I've had the same Pixma IP2600 printer since I can't even remember when -- it takes these old cartridges, no fuss, no muss, no subscription plan for ink, no nothing. Put it in, pressed Print, out came a good quality picture -- the ink is good. Color and black!

Quality product that gives complete satisfaction. Can be recommended for purchase despite a difficult to understand price increase.

I have to print everything twice because the first copy is always ruined by massive ink blobs. Ive run every option my printer has to clean and align and this keeps happening. You end up wasting money buying this deal because so much ink gets wasted. Dont get the impression that second prints are any better. The corners of sheets printed for a second time are still ink stained.

These inks are in proprietary tanks, of course, so no one is every going to be able to say, "I know a better (or cheaper) ink," but what is notable is that although there is a sort of generic advisory on the package to the effect that you should use the ink within six months "for best results," I have had tanks in my iPF8100 for years and they are just fine. This suggests that one doesn't have to necessarily be a high-volume user to get good value out of this large-format printer, and I suspect that goes for newer Canon models. So, for those who can afford it: maybe a 24-inch printer instead of a 17-inch "prosumer" model?