Negatives: The knock-off ink is smelly, like it has high VOC content or something. It's probably unhealthy, but you use so little ink that I wouldn't worry about it. Print outs smell for a minute or two. I've had one out of ten cartridges leak when I opened it since I started using Sophia Global generics, but I've had a Canon OEM cart do the same, so I can't blame the off-brand for that. The cartridges do seem to run out of ink faster than OEM, but not dramatically. Independent testing shows that colors from knock-off carts always fade faster, but I have not tested that myself.
Pro's: These cost more than 80% less than Canon charges for OEM carts.
Conclusion: These cartridges aren't as good as real ones. For nice photos, I'd steer clear since generics are said to fade and quality matters more than price for something you hang on the wall. Other than that, though, these work just fine. They might a third worse than genuine, but they cost 80% less. Do the math. The same number of cartridges from Canon would cost a minimum of $164 off their company site. In the worst possible case, a generic tank blows up in your printer and ruins it. If you got just ONE 12 pack worth of savings before the fakes destroyed your printer, you would still have saved over $130. With that amount of savings, you can march down to the store and buy a brand new Canon printer, no problem.
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