Cannon Printers

I bought this refill kit for my oldest printer, the Canon which takes BC-02 cartridges.My thought was that it would be environmentally friendly and inexpensive.The price was right, and it arrived quickly from Office Depot.But, it’s messy, and the ink is difficult to get off (ie., from fingers).Also, the print quality was good, but there were some incomplete areas which required additional cleaning to improve.Lastly, there probably is less to throw away overall; but, the ink holder, the tools and the box itself likely add up to as much waste as the original cartridge.So, next time I plan to buy a remanufactured cartridge and recycle my used one (at Staples for a credit).
(P.S.The ink clogged and stopped working about 1 month after I used this product.I would not buy this again.)

Product Description
Sometimes black is the only color you need, and the Office Depot OD20 offers tremendous savings for refilling Canon BC-01, BC-02 and BX-2 black cartridges, without sacrificing quality. Just like our color refills, these inks are formulated to produce crisp impressions that resist fading, smudging and smearing. For added convenience, each refill kit comes with everything you need to refill your cartridge and enjoy dramatic savings off the cost of the original cartridge. Plus, all Office Depot refill kits are clean, easy-to-use and are backed by a 100% No-Risk Quality Guarantee. Refilling your empty cartridges is also better for the environment. Do not waste…refill with Office Depot!

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Printed with a i9900 and the output was perfect.Warm rendering and all natural (no creaminess or yellowness in the paper).The paper appears to be cut from larger sheets, so sometimes the edges can be a little rough or compressed by the cut.Otherwise, perfect 4×6 paper for matte prints.

By the way, Adorama inflates their shipping costs.$8 shipping and it took forever to get here.This product can be purchased at bhphoto for cheaper.

Product Description
Rag Warm Tone – 300gsm, 23 mil, OBA Free, Double Sided 100 % cotton rag archival media for Giclee inkjet printing. 100 % acid and lignin free. Cream White coating provides excellent color and b&w reproductions. Light and water resistant coating allows enhancing, spotting, or airbrushing work. Smooth texture watercolor paper. Ideal for ultrachrome, dye and pigmented inks. Instant dry and light fast. Compatible with Epson, Canon, HP, and other major brand printers.

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I bought this paper last year and have had great success with it.It compares well with Ilford’s Classic Pearl as well as Epson’s and Lumijet’s pearl offerings.Though Ilford does not produce ICC profiles for Printasia stock (hence the lower price), there are any number of companies which will profile your paper for $30-$100+.The weight is nice.It has a pleasing warm color, average contrast.If you like a high contrast paper, look elsewhere.For my $, Premium Pearl (and Gloss) offers good color, solid tonal range and sufficient heft.

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I bought this MIPO value pak in July, but did not need to install it until now, September ‘07.Previously, I have always purchased genuine Canon ink, but this time I could not resist the low price, along with with the ISO 9001 certification of quality MIPO claims.From outward appearances the MIPO cartridges are virtually identical to Canon’s, right down to the look and feel, including the packaging.Terrific.I decided to insert all four of the cartridges today.The installation instructions are identical to Canon’s, remove the plastic covering, twist-off the orange plastic level to open the ink outlet, and insert the cartridge into the printer.All was going well until it was time to twist-off the lever from the magenta cartridge.The amount of force required was more than it should have been.Apparently the lever had been glued-on with too much adhesive.When the lever did break-off it took the nearby corner of the cartridge with it, opening the cartridge and spilling ink onto my hands, etc.Quite a mess.However, the other 3 colors were successfully installed.Because there was still a little magenta left in the old Canon cartridge I have been able to successfully use the printer; the new ink seems to be performing O.K.One final comment.The MIPO package says to contact their customer service if not completed satisfied with their product, but they do not provide an address, phone number or web site, so I do not know if I will be able to contact them regarding this product failure.

2-1-08 follow-up:I found the MIPO website with a Google search.The site provided an email address for customer contact so I emailed them and explained the above, hoping to get a replacement cartridge for the one that broke.They never responded, so I’ve given-up on them.Neither they nor their products should be trusted.My earlier, slightly optimistic appraisal of their ink has changed.After some use I’ve found that the the ink is terrible.I don’t know how they can claim it’s the same formulation as Canon ink, it’s a far cry from that.After printing, the paper used has a strong ink odor; smells like a solvent of some kind. Now the colors have gone bad.The only color that seems to be reasonably OK is the black, and even that looks a little washed-out and tends to bleed into the paper.I hope this ink hasn’t permanently damaged my printer.A big lesson learned.Stay away from this ink.I tried to reduce my recommendation from 2 stars to one (zero starts is not a choice) but the Amazon webpage for this follow-up would not allow it.

Product Description
This Value Pack comes with 1 each of Black, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow cartridge. Made by an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer. Fast shipping with USPS Tracking!! All purchases come with 1 year limited manufacturer warranty. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!

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although I did as one reviewer suggested and clipped the tab and it works now. The color is brilliant. No problems at all.

The reason I bought this is because I did once buy high yield black ink for my MFC-420CN, so I think the manufacturer did at one time allow this cartridge to work with the MFC-420CN. Maybe that’s the reason some reviewers say it works and some don’t.

If you bought this by mistake, do as the previous reviewer recommended and clip the tab. I may buy another one of these just to save some money.

Product Description
Genuine brand new Brother LC-41HYBK high yield black ink cartridge compatible with FAX-1840C/1940CN/2440C and MFC-3240C/3340CN/5440CN/5840CN printers.

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