Do these cause more clogs in the printhead than Canon cartridges or lesson life of printer because they're generic?
1285357
I have not had any issues with clogs, but do not know if they will effect the life of my printer.
1545647
I understand your concern, that was my concern when I bought these almost 2 years ago. These are fantastic! I have not had any issues with clogged heads or printing quality issues. I print here and there 10-15 pages/week average. I have refilled 2 of the color cartridges but the amount of ink the cartridge hold will last a very long time. Like I said in my first review I think the color quality is better than OEM Epson inks. Hope this helped, plus if you do have any questions Ink Owl is very quick to offer help to resolve the issue.
2272348
Oh my I had the opposite problem! I was getting the ink system failure message before which made me consider a new printhead. I didn't know Amazon had them so I've ordered a new printer. Since it didn't help you maybe it wouldn't work for me. The reason for my problem-using remanufactured non OEM ink, the black cartridge was leaky. I thought it would be alright after wiping off and I did print some pgs. The problem was when I tried again about a month later..that's when I got the "ink system failure" msg and nothing I did took it away!
1562489
As far as the print quality on plain paper, I don't see any difference. I don't know about photos, and I don't know about how long they will last relative to the originals. I use mine in a printer located in a second home, from which I print things only occasionally, so I can't really compare the Canon ink cartridges on the latter two points.
1050712
The ad says they are compatible but the Epson printer will not print with generic ink cartridges. I ordered and installed them in my printer and it would not print and I cannot remove them so the printer does not function at all now.
644264
well i ordered these and have no complaints; but try cleaning the headers due to change....request test page after cleaning. if ink quality is still poor, try repeating the process until quality is of satisfactory....good luck
1237303
You can sue a generic version. In fact I recommend it. Mine broke down before I got through even 1 cartridge, brother refused support because it was already a year old. If you haven't already purchased this printer, don't.
579104
Its to funny that you'd say that about compatible replacement cartridges. I have a small Canon i560 printer and used compatible cartridges in it - since then, no matter that I've since replaced them with Canon cartridges - it prints 2 brownish lines at the end of the page. Pretty aggravating - have tried everything to fix this - looks like the only fix there is is to buy a new printer - would you buy the Pro 9000 again if you had it to do over.
70175
No, I haven't noticed a difference. I did buy the generic cartridge once and, wow, it was horrible. But you're good w/ this one.
912543
My first thought is did you remove all the tabs that cover the ink cartridges? Also are you sure this is correct cartridge for your printer. My Canon MX892 works fine with these cartridges in spite of what Amazon posts on their sale page. I did purchase another brand of cartridges (black) which leaked all over my printer's insides, but, again, these worked fine. Good Luck!
410730
If you were using canon ink cartridges, before, there are the same, (just a lot cheaper)
433150
kind of an old question, but i just bought a used, nice condition one of these everything works- But these printers can have a tenacity to do a lot of printhead cleaning. check the web for help stopping the cleaning cycles. If you can spare the added minutes and ink usage - printers are ok. Nice job, just a lot of waiting for more cleaning. cleaning, cleaning.
637239
The clog can happen if the ink is mixed, exposed, etc. But there does not seem to be a way to avoid it. While filling it will be exposed to air, howsoever short it is; and while re-filling, it will be mixed with another type. This happens with the other cartridges as wellThe printer gets itself into a clean mode every now and then and unclogs itself. But if it is fully clogged and cannot be cleaned - does anyone know if we can take out the print head and clean? and how to clean?
482704
I have owned the printer for 2 1/2 years - no problems with the print head (do you mean the cartridge carriage?). I would suggest you call Canon customer service. I have found them to be very helpful.
1617232
I have always gotten some usage from these cartridges but never as much as the brand name ones. For the difference in price and the type of things I print I'm still dollars ahead using these generics. If I had a lot of important pictures to print I'd probably invest in a set of brand name cartridges just for that. The quality of these generics is either getting better or I'm getting better at snapping them forcefully into place when installing.
1128884
I use them exactly the same way as brand name cartridges. I bought at least 8 of them quite a while ago and still have two left. They work just fine w my epson 520 I do know a friend of mine has some compatibility issues w his hewlitt packard. And yes, they come filled just like the brand name but are so cheap that it might be a good idea to risk trying them. Good luck
989986
I compared the cartridges with the OEM ones for your printer and it doesn't appear that they are compatable. If this seller has the correct ones for your printer I would recommend trying them. I've been using them for over a year in 2 different printers and they have been great.