Taking note of the previous reviews, I used a little common sense and handled the ink cartridges carefully by the ENDS (not the sides where you can squeeze the ink out) and carefully placed them into my printer. I closed it up, and printed out a black and white PDF file. Fantastic! Clear and nice with no spills or droplets. Then I printed out a full color web page and once again, I had exceptional results! I never even got a drop of ink on my fingers. Therefore, I can tell you with confidence that this product works just fine, if you use some common sense and handle the cartridges properly.
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excellent product as advertised..one cartridge had a small leak when inserted but no issues since. so far so good..quality and output.Best Deals for Canon PGI-5BK CLI-8 15-Pack Compatible Ink Cartridges w/ Chip
I don't write many reviews, but for this product I felt I had to. The INCREDIBLE value of this ink is something that people on a budget can REALLY benefit from. Just look at the numbers: Generic 15 pack: $14.40. Equivalent amount of ink, official Cannon brand: $227.55. That is a 94% savings!!!That being said, this product is not going to meet Cannon's quality inspection standards. Here are some issues I had with my 15 pack, all of which I resolved easily!
(1) A yellow cartridge was not being recognized by my MP500 printer. SOLUTION: I took a look at the chip contacts, and it appeared there was a blot of dried glue on one of the chip contacts. I got some tweezers and carefully removed the glue. Problem solved!! My MP500 recognized the ink and everything works great! But even if a couple of the cartridges were unrepairable, the value would still be AWESOME. That small risk is still worth the price.
(2) A few of the cartridges had a small pool of ink when I opened the orange "twister" cap. SOLUTION: Open them UPSIDE DOWN (seems obvious to me, but some people...), and do so over a sink. (I even used to do this with standard Cannon ink... it's just common sense) If there is a small pool of ink, just dab it with a paper towel and you're set to go. And for god's sake, don't open them over an expensive rug the way one reviewer here did!! Why would you even do that with the standard Cannon cartridges? Really?
With this generic ink, you do get what you pay for--good ink at a reasonable price. With Cannon ink you do NOT get what you pay for, you get extorted in a way that would make the mafia proud.
And the print quality? I can tell no difference at all. If you are into high quality printing, you might be able to tell, but I doubt you'd even be looking for budget ink in that case.
Would I put generic off-brand ink in a brand new printer? Probably not, but as printers get old, the price of buying ink becomes more expensive than buying new printers! This is the PERFECT solution for my trusty old PIXMA MP500.
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I received a box of these just to find out that you do not get what is advertised. I did receive 3 complete sets of printer ink in boxes that say ISO 9001 but, they were from three different manufacturers. I had to throw away 2 of the Cyans as they simply did not work, this left me with one good cyan. The Black and Magenta work fine but, to get the yellow to work properly you must leave all the labeling on the cartridge. Also, I still have on glaring issue with all of the cartridges, they leak ink. As soon as you twist off the plastic tab ink will spill out all over your hands, clothes, desk, floor, and they have the potential to ruin your printer. And I mean leak as in unless you open these over a large bowl or in a sink you WILL get ink on you.Do not buy.
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