Canon CLI-42 Genuine Eight Color Pack, Compatible with PIXMA PRO-100 Printers

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So I got the Pro-100 printer about 2 years ago, and knowing I would print a lot, I immediately shopped for spare ink. I decided to try a generic ink refill kit, not wanting to give into Canon's notorious ink prices. (we all know they make $$$ on ink). Anyway, the original printer cartridges actually lasted a lot longer than I expected, printing whatever I wanted, in sizes of 5x7, 8x10 and quite a few 13x19. I never felt rushed. But after not using the printer few several months after a house move, several tanks were erroring as empty. I tried the refill kit. It's ink as far as I can tell from naive eyes looks legit. The problem with the generics was I had ink smears on my paper, failing Nozzle Test print pages, and mysterious spots of ink on the paper. I tried all cleanings. After getting an almost perfect test page with the generic refills, I finally I printed out a 5x7 with the generic printer. It was streaked and had ink pools on it. I gave up knowing the sloppy refills seemed to be giving out too much ink. I don't blame the ink or color qaulity, I blame the faulty cartridges that remain after refill. I threw away those cartridges and the refill ink. I bought these genuine canon cartridges which were installed in minutes. I cleaned once. Did a single perfect test sheet, and printed a perfect 5x7 minutes after install. Yes, these cartridges are expensive and I hate Canon for it. But honestly for avoiding the huge hassle of failed refills, I'll take it for the cost.

excellent product, excellent value

Only use genuine Canon ink. Best quality prints. Easy to install.

This order for ink was different from others that I ordered in the past in how it was packaged. At first look after opening the box I thought I had been scammed because it looked like a cheap reproduction or a knock off because of the packaging. The inks always came individually wrapped in a red box with an official holographic seal from cannon. This was a black box, there was no official seal and when opened I noticed it was wrapped in brown paper haphazardly. I did contact Cannon and was told this was a new packaging style and that it was meant to be more eco friendly and it was in fact authentic. I do wish they would have had some kind of info on this when I ordered it because the photos showed the old packaging and had it been updated I wouldn’t of been confused and thought that I had received a bad item. As for the ink it’s working fine but there was unnecessary confusion that could of been avoided had it been shown that they had changed the packaging so I deducted 1 star for that but the ink itself is good ink that why I only deducted 1 star.

First of all, this is not a paid review - I have written maybe 2 amazon reviews ever, but I'm hoping this one will be helpful. I got a Canon Pixma Pro 100 about a year ago, and it was given to me slightly used - with Canon ink. I have a side business where I made collages, photograph them, and then make greeting cards out of the photographs, so this printer is essential to that business. When the original ink ran out, I bought the $37 off-brand replacement ink off Amazon and thought nothing of it - a couple of times. But then my prints started looking terrible, even when I did everything I could to enhance my photos. After some online searching, I realized for the first time that the off-brand ink might be the problem, so I reluctantly spent $115 on the real deal. As you can see from my photos, the Canon ink made a world of difference - the offbrand ink was producing unexplained stripes in the artwork, and certain colors like blue or yellow would randomly not come through even though the ink was full. With the Canon ink, I love the printer as much as I did on day one because the stripes and color issues are gone. So, long story short, this ink is expensive, which sucks. However, buying the cheaper version is the same thing as throwing your money away if you have any interest in printing high quality images on your printer. After a couple of months of stress and disappointment, the Canon ink solved all my problems, and I'll never be able to go back to the offbrand despite the expense. TRUST ME, DONT SKIMP AND BUY THE REAL DEAL!

I've tried some no-name "compatible" inks in various printers over the years with mixed results. They have never performed like the OEM inks whether Canon, Epson, or HP. These Canon CLI-42 Genuine inks are for the Canon Pro-100 printer and frankly speaking, I am afraid of using anything but these OEM. My results have always been outstanding so why, I ask myself, should I ever take a chance on anything else?

Great price great ink

El articulo venia rota la caja y era otra presentación del mismo articulo.

And this canon ink does the trick. No clogged jets and perfect colour relation.

Costs a fortune and is over the top for what I need, but they obviously work perfectly and don't leak!

As advertised, original Canon ink for my classic printer. Still date valid (older cartridges can seize up) and reasonably priced.

Price point could be better. It is very expensive but quality of prints is uncompromised!! If you value your expensive printer put these in BUT be aware, you cannot use these without thinking about what you are printing. Print the best and forget the rest!!