PGI-225 CLI-226 - replace or refill?

[flatom]

Advice noted, stratman. Thanks. And I won't have to wait for a resetter to be developed for the 220's. Yay!

 

[The Hat]

stratman I would try just one at first to make sure everything works fine before spending more money.

Now why didnt I think of that?

Nice one..

 

[stratman]

Advice noted, stratman. Thanks. And I won't have to wait for a resetter to be developed for the 220's. Yay!

So there isn't any misunderstanding... if you use the 220 cartridge then you will need to swap the chip from your 225 cartridge and secure it to the 220 cartridge. While the 220 cartridge has the see-through portion to allow for easier refilling, you will still be using the chip from the 225 cartridge. No resetter is available yet AFAIK.

 

[stratman]

stratman I would try just one at first to make sure everything works fine before spending more money.

Now why didnt I think of that?

Nice one..

You probably did and sent it via mind control radio waves to me while I wasn't wearing my protective tin foil hat.

 

[tigerwan]

Rumor has it, May is the date the resetter will be available.

 

[flatom]

Thanks tigerwan. That leaves me in the throes of indecision about switching to 220/221 carts since you can see through the tank for a visible ink level check though it's not definitely established that they'll fit in place of the 225/226's. I was about to go out and buy some to try. What would you guys do?

 

[The Hat]

flatom
If you intend to refill your cartridges then the 220s would be a better option
because even if you get a resetter the 225s are not that easy to be refilled anyway.

If you are still worried about the 220s fitting then do as stratman suggested and buy one,
or better still a cheaper option would be to try out a 220 compatible for size..

 

[flatom]

Now we know. I replaced the CLI-226Bk with a CLI-221Bk. No go.

Also worth noting: the cartridge is black like the 226. Can't see the ink level.

I'll be watching for the introduction of a chip resetter for the PGI-225 / CLI-226's.

 

[stratman]

Did you swap chips?

 

[flatom]

Aha! You got me, stratman. I did not. It did fit in the slot OK.

But... given that the 220/221 carts are opaque and a resetter for the new carts may be imminent, I think I'll stay with the 225/226's because, under those conditions, I don't perceive any advantage to switching to 220/221's.