Have a new MG8220 and have been using an Epson Artisan 837 for about a year. Starting to have some issues with the 837 which prompted the 8220 buy. Figured I better get one while I could.
Now when I first got the 837 I was going to go all in on cart refilling. Two things stopped me:
The aftermarket inks seemed a far cry from the Claria inks. Claria inks are costly but I did not read many good reviews for aftermarket replacements.
Resetting carts seemed much more problematic for the Epson Artisan series carts than I liked. So I have just only bought Claria carts on sale to at least save something.
Did a search here on the 8220 and there is not much to be found. But I read what there was. I see folks I think opting for the 525/526 carts instead of the 225/226 carts. Not sure why though. Are the 525/526 carts clear while the 225/226 carts are opaque? Is that the dif or is it something else? Also not sure about capacity but I think Canon only make a high cap black cart and standard cap for colors as opposed to the Epson system which has high cap carts for colors and black. Do I have that right about the Canon Carts and capacity?
Are the after market inks available for Canon closer to the OEM quality or is there as big a dif in Canon OE vs AM as there is in Epson Claria OE vs AM? How about hassles with resetting the carts. Smooth process with Canon or problematic?
Thanks for the help. This is my first Canon printer.
Now when I first got the 837 I was going to go all in on cart refilling. Two things stopped me:
The aftermarket inks seemed a far cry from the Claria inks. Claria inks are costly but I did not read many good reviews for aftermarket replacements.
Resetting carts seemed much more problematic for the Epson Artisan series carts than I liked. So I have just only bought Claria carts on sale to at least save something.
Did a search here on the 8220 and there is not much to be found. But I read what there was. I see folks I think opting for the 525/526 carts instead of the 225/226 carts. Not sure why though. Are the 525/526 carts clear while the 225/226 carts are opaque? Is that the dif or is it something else? Also not sure about capacity but I think Canon only make a high cap black cart and standard cap for colors as opposed to the Epson system which has high cap carts for colors and black. Do I have that right about the Canon Carts and capacity?
Are the after market inks available for Canon closer to the OEM quality or is there as big a dif in Canon OE vs AM as there is in Epson Claria OE vs AM? How about hassles with resetting the carts. Smooth process with Canon or problematic?
Thanks for the help. This is my first Canon printer.