Canon Pro 100 ink
Jun 29, 2015 11:12:52 #
I am looking for a recommendation based on experience for inexpensive aftermarket ink for my Canon Pro 100 printer. I live in Canada so I would like a recommended supplier in Canada to avoid duty, exchange and cross border hassle.
Jun 29, 2015 11:49:14 #
So you buy one of Canons best printers, probably based on the output you have seen. Now you want to put CHEAP ink in it? Do you put uv filters on your best lens too?
Wow.
Wow.
Jun 29, 2015 11:56:38 #
To minimize cost, I use Amazon to buy one cartridge at a time to replace what is used out of a single complete set of spares. That prevents me from having too many of any one color.
Amazon usually gets them to me in two days.
On other forums it seems the go to choice for cheaper printing is Precision Colors. No, I've not tried it.
http://www.precisioncolors.com/
Amazon usually gets them to me in two days.
On other forums it seems the go to choice for cheaper printing is Precision Colors. No, I've not tried it.
http://www.precisioncolors.com/
Jun 29, 2015 12:48:23 #
I would recommend, http://www.precisioncolors.com/ Their inks are indistinguishable from Canon's, including longevity. You can research this for yourself online. There is much evidence to support this. However, make sure that you download the ICC profiles to accompany their use.
http://www.precisioncolors.com
http://www.precisioncolors.com
Jun 29, 2015 13:19:02 #
Geegee wrote:
I am looking for a recommendation based on experience for inexpensive aftermarket ink for my Canon Pro 100 printer. I live in Canada so I would like a recommended supplier in Canada to avoid duty, exchange and cross border hassle.
Use Canon's ink. Otherwise be prepared for trouble.
Jun 29, 2015 20:08:38 #
[quote=tsilva]So you buy one of Canons best printers, probably based on the output you have seen. Now you want to put CHEAP ink in it?
I have to agree with tsilva (and Jim Bob) here , Geegee. I have the Pro 100 and would not use anything except Canon ink. Tried it once with the Pro 9000 Mark II when I needed some ink in a hurry. Never again! Do yourself a favour and stick with the Canon ink.
I have to agree with tsilva (and Jim Bob) here , Geegee. I have the Pro 100 and would not use anything except Canon ink. Tried it once with the Pro 9000 Mark II when I needed some ink in a hurry. Never again! Do yourself a favour and stick with the Canon ink.
Jun 30, 2015 08:48:03 #
tsilvia and Jim Bob are of a group of people who I affectionately call Purists and use only OEM ink and Epson Paper in an Epson Printer. :)
I admire that virtue and it make me ashamed of my self and makes me feel like a cheap skate. My previous printer, an Epson, did have problems after using a CIS, continuous ink supply. The printer died after 5 years, not associated with the ink system. During that period saved $2000 in ink vs OEM. Yes, dsp, we agree, but many good inks out there. :thumbup:
UV fade is not a problem for two reasons, no Xenon UV Arc lamp in my living-room, and most inks have UV protective additives. And no, I do not hang my photos out doors in Florida... it rains too much and the UV is too high.. Ozone depletion ya know. :thumbdown:
I admire that virtue and it make me ashamed of my self and makes me feel like a cheap skate. My previous printer, an Epson, did have problems after using a CIS, continuous ink supply. The printer died after 5 years, not associated with the ink system. During that period saved $2000 in ink vs OEM. Yes, dsp, we agree, but many good inks out there. :thumbup:
UV fade is not a problem for two reasons, no Xenon UV Arc lamp in my living-room, and most inks have UV protective additives. And no, I do not hang my photos out doors in Florida... it rains too much and the UV is too high.. Ozone depletion ya know. :thumbdown:
Jun 30, 2015 09:02:15 #
dpullum wrote:
tsilvia and Jim Bob are of a group of people who I... (show quote)
With regard to color fading- All color(regardless of material) will fade, sooner or later, if left unprotected in ambient light.
Jun 30, 2015 09:06:35 #
Use the manufacturer's inks, and if you are using other than their brand papers be sure to download the proper ICC profiles. Unfortunately, Staples, Costco, Sam's Club, etc don't have the profiles to download for their papers and Don't tell you whose paper it is an (expensive) trial and error testing process for each paper :thumbdown:
Years ago we tried a knock off ink for a good HP office copier because it was a few bucks cheaper. It leaked and made such a mess that we couldn't clean up the "innards" of the machine and had to replace it. That was the most expensive ink I've ever purchased and will never use off brands again.
I thought most duty problems shipping low cost problems from the US to Canada went away when Pres. Clinton signed the NAFTA.
Years ago we tried a knock off ink for a good HP office copier because it was a few bucks cheaper. It leaked and made such a mess that we couldn't clean up the "innards" of the machine and had to replace it. That was the most expensive ink I've ever purchased and will never use off brands again.
I thought most duty problems shipping low cost problems from the US to Canada went away when Pres. Clinton signed the NAFTA.
Jun 30, 2015 10:53:18 #
JCam wrote:
Use the manufacturer's inks, and if you are using ... (show quote)
Yes, but the suppliers jump on the bandwagon. Yesterday I tried to place an order for six cartridges of ink from 4 INKJETS in Long Beach, California who offer free shipping in the continental USA and they were going to charge me over $25.00 to ship to Canada. I told them to go ship on someone else. The fair thing to do would be to charge me by subtracting their cost of shipping in the US from their cost of shipping to Canada but no, they were going to stiff me for 25 bucks. And while I'm on the subject, many US suppliers simply do not ship to Canada. If it is something that is not available here I have to order it and have it delivered to a friend in the US who will then ship it to me. There, I got it off my chest! I'm sorry, I know this is an American website and most of the Hogs are Americans but I am just telling it like it is.
Jun 30, 2015 10:59:53 #
dpullum wrote:
tsilvia and Jim Bob are of a group of people who I... (show quote)
I know they are mostly talking about printing photographs here, but I have an issue with a printer eating ink! I don't print photos, haven't in probably 20 years... I am talking about a standard Canon all-in-one desk printer. I cannot *afford* to put Canon ink in it! At least 95% of my printing is simple text, just black. Once in a month or so, I will print out a map from google earth, and that is about the only colour I use. Yet, in the past few weeks, all of my colour ink cartridges have gone down by about half.
I asked Canon about this some time ago, and was given a bunch of tips. About the only one which was applicable was to not turn off the printer, since every time the power switch is cycled, it does something to the heads which can use a miniscule bit of ink. So, it stays powered on all the time.
I think that it sometimes uses the colours to print black, since I have times where the 2 black cartridges do *not* appear to be going down, while the colours are...
To give an idea of my print quantity, a ream of paper lasts me for several years, so it's not like I am printing out manuals or something...
Jun 30, 2015 11:06:42 #
I'm using 123inkjets.com for my PRO-100 printer with satisfactory results at half the price of OEM.
Jun 30, 2015 11:15:01 #
keithmac
Loc: Nanaimo, B.C. Canada
Geegee wrote:
I am looking for a recommendation based on experience for inexpensive aftermarket ink for my Canon Pro 100 printer. I live in Canada so I would like a recommended supplier in Canada to avoid duty, exchange and cross border hassle.
I am also from Canada and have been using Precision Colors ink for my Canon Pro 900 MK II. I bought their refill kit and have found it to work very well. They have a Canadian outlet in Toronto, 426-637-6926. There shipping to British Columbia was $9.11 Canadian.
I have also used 123 Inks and have found there product to be excellent as well.
Jun 30, 2015 11:28:33 #
Jun 30, 2015 11:31:52 #
Gentlemen,
There is a quality middle ground, and it's called www.imageex.com. I have two Canon printers, one 1 year old, the other 12+ years old (used for mass printing when needed). I went down the road of "third party" ink, and had to replace the print head. Lesson learned.
I now stau only with Canon ink. Oh, wait, expensive? Right! Well, here are two steps to save money. ONE, shop Amazon, my favorite store. TWO, and this is now my primary store. www.imageex.com buys the damaged boxes from sellers. After all, who wants to pay $16 or $18 in their favorite camera store and look at a damaged box. So, they buy up the damaged boxes, examine the contents. If undamaged, they plastic wrap and offer it for about 50% less. I've purchased many such cartridges, seeing that each is the genuine Canon ink cartridge. So here IS a way to buy manufacture product and pay less than high prices.
http://imageex.com/
There is a quality middle ground, and it's called www.imageex.com. I have two Canon printers, one 1 year old, the other 12+ years old (used for mass printing when needed). I went down the road of "third party" ink, and had to replace the print head. Lesson learned.
I now stau only with Canon ink. Oh, wait, expensive? Right! Well, here are two steps to save money. ONE, shop Amazon, my favorite store. TWO, and this is now my primary store. www.imageex.com buys the damaged boxes from sellers. After all, who wants to pay $16 or $18 in their favorite camera store and look at a damaged box. So, they buy up the damaged boxes, examine the contents. If undamaged, they plastic wrap and offer it for about 50% less. I've purchased many such cartridges, seeing that each is the genuine Canon ink cartridge. So here IS a way to buy manufacture product and pay less than high prices.
http://imageex.com/
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