Customer Reviews

Canon BCI-6 Black/Color Ink Tank 8-Pack Set

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I have bought my ink cartridges from amazon.com since the day that I purchased my Canon printer from them. As a graphic designer I go through a lot of ink cartridges. These cartridges are not cheap by any means, but when you have to have them, you have to spend the money, the lower the price the better! I order them and receive them usually within the same week of ordering them! They come in top condition and are packaged just as if I would have bought them at the store and work great! The price of them on amazon in amazing, plus atleast 80% of time they qualify for free shipping! That is an unbelieveable bonus. I strongly suggest taking advantage of the prices of these ink cartridges!

I like being able to buy all 8 colors in one package and getting a discount. However, I would like to be able to buy an 8 pack with just photo magenta and photo cyan. Those two get used up at about 2-3 as fast as black, yellow, cyan and magenta and about 6-8 times as fast as red and green.

I have found that its worth the extra money to buy the Canon ink and paper. The quality of my prints is so much better using the Canon products. Also, its much more convenient to buy the multi-pack than to purchase each ink color separately, unless you're running low on a particular color(s). I've seen some posts that say it costs less to purchase the cartridges individually, but this isn't so when you consider price varies according to ink color. And--as always--Amazon offers the best price and shipping.

The Canon Pixma iP8500 is one great printer (as I assume is the i9900). If you are serious about getting the best results for your photos and other color printing jobs from this printer, original Canon ink cartridges are the only way to go. I've tried compatible inks - albeit not for my Canon Pixma - and, while they're fine for plain black text, I have not been happy with the quality of color reproduction.
The price on Amazon is quite reasonable for the complete 8-pack replacement set, especially when you get it with free shipping. When I first saw it on Amazon, the description said it qualifies for free shipping, however after it was in my cart I saw that the product was being supplied by a third party, and there was a shipping charge, so I didn't order at that time. A couple of weeks later I went back and Amazon was the supplier, so the shipping was free. I then ordered it. Be sure to check that out before your final click.

Ink arrived quickly. I had bad experiences with a couple of different discount inks cartridges. The printer became essentially unusable and I was afraid I'd ruined the print head. Installing these authentic Canon cartridges restored the original high print quality.

This product was as described. It arrived sooner than promised and was in good condition. It's nice to have a full set of new Canon OEM tanks in one package. Price was OK.

Most people who own Canon printers will want to use ink that is also made by Canon. If you have paid the price for an Canon I9900 Photo Printer with 8-color Ink System or any other printer that uses these 8 inks, it is especially unlikely that you would spend so much money only to buy cheap generic ink that will seriously degrade the quality of your prints. When buying the individual ink cartridges, you typically get either a very small discount or none at all. This package, on the other hand, comes at a substantial discount that makes buying it a virtual "no-brainer." The one qualifier I would add is that it may not be worth the money if you aren't doing much printing and are only low on one or two cartridges. Eventually, you might use these up but in the meantime you may not wish to tie up the money if the other cartridges won't be needed for months at a time.

The quality of the Canon series of printers NEED this top quality ink to reproduce the best images available.
That is what I've found by using the Canon Inks instead of inexpensive 'just like' stuff.

You get what you pay for.

This is one of the best values for genuine canon inks I've seen. Many of the sellers on amazon make it very hard for you to tell if you are getting genuine canon, so I'll tell you I purchased this product and it was genuine. Very happy with it.

A later update - This is still the best deal for authentic canon ink I've found anywhere. I have ordered this item 5-6 times and always been happy.

I truly believe that 3rd party ink clogged my printer twice. The ink is cheap, but not as good and apparently clogs the heads. I disregarded the warning of the technician who repaired my printer the 1st time but learned he was telling the truth the 2nd time.