Customer Reviews

Canon PGI-5 Pigment Black Ink Tank

5 star:		(51)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am not having the trouble the other reviewer mentioned. Both the blacks and all the color cartridges seem to last a reasonable amount of time. When you can buy a color photo printer for $90, you must expect to pay a premium for the ink cartridges. Most of my printing is photos or graphics, not a lot of text, which may partially account for the longer wear of the black cartridges. All in all, I am happy with this product.

I agree with the other reviewer. I have the MP500 and this is a very nice all in one scan/print/copy no fax machine. However be prepared to shell out some bucks for the PGI-5. I am going thru about 1 every 3 weeks at a cost of about 15 bucks on very lite print jobs. I always use the fast print option. There is no compatible as of yet. I went thru Office Depot where I paid $15 per but got free shipping on orders of $50 or more. I might have to bring back my Epson for my black ink print jobs. The other four cartridges are wearing very well. This is the last printer I will ever buy that doesn't already have a compatible on the market. I am looking into refilling this cartridge with an ink kit however you have to disable the ink gauge on the printer.

This is probably the fifth cartridge I have replaced and the only one not to work perfectly.This one would produce good quality single pages but incomplete printing of multi-page documents.
Amazon was quick to send a replacement after I contacted them but, sent the wrong cartridge.

I use these cartridges in my Canon MP970. I'm very happy with the printer and its years of good service and certainly have no complaints about the ink. The PGI 5 cartridge is larger and lasts longer than the other black cartridge in this printer. Quality has been good.

Several times I've used generic black cartridges bought from Databazaar. The cartridges are half the price of the Canons and results have been satisfactory, though the Canon inks are noticeably better.
I've also noticed that though they are the same size, the Canon cartridges do last longer than the generic types.

The ink cartridges are easy to install and easy to remove. Usually they last many weeks after the blinking warning of low ink appears on my monitor. I use them until the very end when they are totally empty.

OEM ink - The Best there is...what more is there to say?!?!?! It costs a bit more but is still the best, easiest to use, longest lasting ink available.

This is the cartridge supplied with my Canon Pixma MP610. This is the cartridge recommended by Canon for the Pixma MP610. This is the cartridge I just replaced in my MP610. So ... contrary to advice from Amazon, it would seem to work just fine in my MP610.

Great purchase. Nothing beats original products, excelent performance. I made a mistake of using refilled once and lost a printer.

I am VERY happy with the printer... (yet another person COMPLETELY abandons HP) but it goes through the ink big time. I am a Realtor and print a LOT and am amazed at the rate this eats ink... I suggest an aftermarket ink kit (got mine at atlanticinkjet)that has both the PG (pigment) and standard ink. Atlantic's ink kit is OK... don't like the syringes... too much clean up but the kit on a whole is nice in a plastic container

The product is ok, but does not last long enough to justify the price. I'd say that you should go with a different printer if you are concerned with cost and you use the printer constantly, because you may shell out $1000 per year on the ink if you are not careful. DO NOT use this ink for multiple copies, as the ink will only last 1 day. Wish I had known this before going with the Canon printer that takes the ink jets, but I didn't. Now you do, though...Also, don't print out photos with this, as the ink will not last 1 day in that scenario. Just buy a different printer after doing a good amount of research, because I don't want you to lose all of your hard-earned money on printing documents!

I just received the compatible Canon ink cartridge replacements for my Canon printer from OCProducts. Extremely speedy service and great products! I would, for sure, order from OCProducts again in the future!
Thanks,
Paige