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My oldest printer is a MG6200 which still continues to reject non OEM cartridges but can eventually print with some coaching but I have had to get rid of many canon printers from the days of the ip 3000 and 4000 and following on with the ip4500 up to the IP 4750 and then the IP 7250. What a...

Refilling Canon inkjet cartridges is far from dead; in fact, it is a "live project" for millions of users in 2026. However, it has evolved from a simple "top-up" into a sophisticated battle between consumer workarounds and manufacturer software. The industry data for 2026 shows that refillable...

So refreshing to see so many still doing the dirty work and refusing to pay the inflated prices of OEM cartridges. Long may it last

Just wondered how many of us are still refilling. Personally I am still using refillable ink cartridges on my Canon TS700 printers but I must admit that my G500 ink tank printer produces some fantastic photo prints using Canon ink. However, for everyday DS prints I still rely on my TS 700...

Just wanted to elaborate on the need for quality printing and I will always continue with my quest of ink refilling for many projects. However, I am amazed by the quality of prints from the Canon g500 series printer. Canon ink has always been superior to non oem ink and at last quality photo...

Have three TS700 series printers. Best ever Canon budget printer, IMO. I always use good quality ink, OCP or Inktec in refillable ink cartridges from Ali Express. Have printed well over 1500 pages with just one blockage. Don't bother with Canon cleaning, hardly ever works. Just whip out the...

Been using Canon printers way back to the IP 3000and IP4000. Still have functional IP4700, Ip 4850 and MG 6250 printers and my least favourite is the ip 7250. What of lot junk this is. Easy to get compatible carts but get ready for problems with duplex printing and print head blocking for...

Just keeping this thread alive. Don't think there so many of us printer addicts still "Alive" but it has been wonderful, for so many years, defeating the corporate printer manufacturers trying to prevent us from circumventing the exhortionate prices of OEM cartridges. I've loved my time on this...

Tried using a different usb port but didn't help.Think the usb005 code may not bet the problem. Getting 5 orange flashes pointing to a printhead problem. Usually you get an error code pointing to a printhead error but the orange flashes are probably a better pointer. To be expected with these...

My ip4800 series printer is showing a usb005 error with the message "An error has occured check the display on the printer" Obviously there is no display on these printers so I can't find an answer to the error code. I have removed and replaced ink carts and printhead and turned printer on and...

I am a republican but can still admire the late Queen. The "Crown" you refer to probably would have been government officials and I am in no doubt that the Queen would have had no knowledge of what you profess to be the truth. I have no knowledge of this story but many children were abused in so...

Going back to the days of ip 3000/4000 printting and the disaster of a print head failing. It seemed a real disaster at the time. Now it seems like an everyday problem. Print heads fail. It's just an everyday problem. Some printers go on and on whilst some print heads fail by just being turned...

https://www.refillsupermarket.com/en/ https://www.octoink.co.uk/ Two great sites for bulk ink

WOW,It's amazing how you are so up to date with current printer changes. You really are the star of this forum. Unfortunately as an amateur but enthusiastic printer addict, I was brought up to believe that dye ink was cheaper and better for photo printing, as opposed to pigment ink which was...

This is interesting. Would be useful if posters could state how many pages have been printed. Automatic duplex printing must pay a role in the the longevity of a printer just because of the extra strain placed on the rollers. In the early days the loss of a IP4000 printer seemed like a disaster...

You seem to be one of the real photo printer experts on here. In your opinion how does the Canon G550 compare to Epson ectotank or Canon pro printers, taking into account value?. I think that that the G550 is the best A4 photo printer I have ever owned. Is there anything better?

Thanks for info. Makes perfect sense for a dedicated photo printer. Have often used black photo ink in my other printers which have a black pigment ink cartridge so no loss as far as I am concerned. So we have a Canon photo printer which uses all 6 inks for photo printing at a reasonable price...

Just took the plunge and purchased th G550. Wow! Don't know how they stand up against the Pro printers but the G550 prints are way above anything I have ever printed. Used Canon paper and good quality printer paper and both give excellent photos. Will continue printing with my current crop of...

Agree with the hat. Google the printhead. New ones are still available. Ebay etc are a good source for out of stock printheads. They are all taken out of nonfunctional printers. Some work, some don't but you can get your money back if they don't work. Watch out for sellers selling black only...