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I make only infrequent use of my Canon Multipass printer, sometimes letting it stand idle for several weeks. For whatever reason, the black ink tanks clog the printhead after prolonged disuse whereas the color ones keep functioning. Although more likely to happen with a clone, the same has occurred with Canon originals. Before throwing out the printer (and I've come close), run it through the cleaning cycle at least 5 successive times and try printing again. If it's still not working right, do another 5 cleaning cycles. So far, that's done the trick for me, but if 10 times doesn't produce the desired result, you'll need to do some invasive surgery on the printhead itself.

As for using cartridges from clone manufacturers, my experience has been that they often require far more "priming" than the original manufacturer's product. As a result, you're wasting ink and saving less money than you may have thought.

Also, when ordering Canon ink supplies, beware the manufacturer's confusing and inconsistent use of the terms "ink cartridge" and "ink tank." It's led to my receiving the wrong item on more than one occasion.

This is the only cartridge that will give you complete satifaction with a Cannon printer. Believe me I have tried ALL the off brands to save money but in the long run you save by purchasing the name brand product. I do a lot of Photo printing with my cannon and no other ink will do the job

This is a fairly inexpensive replacement with no problems. It only lasts about 100 pages, but it's worth it.

I decided to purchase one of the other brands of ink tanks for my Canon printer once and I was enormously disappointed. Canon ink tanks are the best ink tank for my Canon printer. I highly recommend them.

Buy the original ink tank and you'll won't be sorry. Some of the refill kits or the generic ones can clog.

Not worth a few dollars of problems and costly repairs. The two packs are better deals.