Customer Reviews

Canon 2950B001 CLI-221 Ink Tank (Gray)

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I was able to disable the ink monitoring system by holding the stop button on my MP980 for about five seconds. I have done this only for the gray and only to print until I get a new cartridge. It appears by my testing that this system is re enabled by installing a new cartridge or removing and reinstalling the old one. This is explained in the online manual that came with the MP980 although it is buried. Tim

This ink is used in the Canon MP980. Here's what Canon doesn't tell you. While the printer has six (6!) ink cartridges, if any one of the six is completely out -- even if you are not using that one at the moment -- your printer is dead in the water. Zero, zip, nada.

And no store sells them locally! (At this time, in my area.) So if it's an emergency, you're a goner.

The following do not carry the GY221 in the store _nor_ on their websites (at the time I'm writing this): Best Buy, Costco, Office Depot, Office Max, Target, and Walmart. Staples does not carry it in the store, but it is available on their website. Amazon is your friend. And it's cheaper than Staples. But internet purchases take time to arrive.

So do yourself a favor and avoid the "dead printer syndrome" by buying several now. You'll be glad you did.

Amazon does offer the lowest price on the Canon CLI ink cartridges. But the price for these inks, IMO, are still pretty high, especially considering the size of the cartridges. If MP980's CLI and PGI ink costs decrease in the future (hopefully real soon!), then the rating would definitely increase to 5 stars.

Thank you Amazon reviewers for all your comments. Because I thoroughly reviewed these products (online and in-store) and the associated commentaries, I now know that it's best to order these inks through Amazon (until some other seller offers lower pricing). I will also be sure to keep extra inks on hand;so I never have to experience down-time with my MP980.

I love the Canon PIXMA MP980, and knew beforehand what to expect as far as print quality and associated costs. So I have no complaints about the printer itself (other than its costly inks). But, I do think one gets what they pay for, and I do tend to go for better quality items.
Thank you Amazon and Amazon Reviewers.

beware!!! look at your documentation twice before you buy!! I used amazons "will this work for my printer?" thing at the top of the page and it told me it would work with my printer and it did not. the MP560 has 2 black cartridges not black and grey! watch out!!!

This color of ink is only available online and not in any store in the town I live in. It is very frustrating to have to order it every time it runs out. It does not come in the packages with the rest of the colors. You Pay as much for shipping as you do for the ink, plus the pain

I order 2 boxes of this, the first one I install worked fine but the second box once I open is leaking everywhere inside the box, can not use it at all. I will not recommed this item ...

The tanks are easy to use and I like the fact that you can see into the tank.

Gray is the problem color. I have only found it on-line with Amazon. None of my local stores stock it; even their info on my model don't show the need for the separate color. It is so easy to order on-line.

As another reviewer noted, these cartridges are hard to find and not necessarily "bundled" with the others used by an MP-980 since the other printers those bundles work with don't necessarily need this particular one. Amazon sells the real thing, not a generic knock-off. Good pricing too.

This printer - MP980 - sucks ink like a vacuum cleaner - so much that I'll probably ditch it and get something that's cheaper to run.