Summary: Great service, amazing response to a small problem
Comment: thank you for allowing me to return this item. It was not the correct ink tanks for my printer and you allowed me to return them which I did and you refunded fully. I am very impressed and thankful.
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Summary: great ink for a great printer
Comment: I have had a Canon S630 for over a year now, and I love it. After having problems with Epson and HP printers, I tried the Canon and was astonished with the print quality. The only down side is I got my S630 before they came out with the larger format version, which I would have wanted. Certainly not Canon's fault there. I have printed 8x10s from a 2 megapixel Olympus digital camera, and was pleased with how close it came to 35mm for the price. Since 35mm has considerably more resolution than 2 megapixels, obviously there is a clear difference. However, this printer did a fine job of substituting for the One Hour Photo average picture taking level, and has saved me a ton of money.
I also do not recommend generic or refill inks for printers, as I had an HP printer ruined by them. I prefer the separate tanks for each color as well, for the simple fact that they don't make you waste ink. I have gotten over 40 8x10s out of one set of ink tanks, but it varies widely with color saturation and picture content, so I don't think it is possible to give any accurate figures for usage. Another plus for Canon is that the print head is not a part of the ink cartridge, so you don't have to pay to replace that every time you replace ink tanks, unlike some other brands of printers. While there may be some value to that kind of system, Canon's system is less expensive to the user.
The ink doesn't seem to dry out very fast with long periods of inactivity, although it is better for the printer to use it regularly. I also like the fact that the low ink warnings give enough time so that one can plan one's usage carefully to maximize what you have left and not run out of a color in the middle of a critical print.
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Summary: Don't buy generic!
Comment: I have been using Canon inks and printers for years and awhile back, I decided to try out some of those generic ink tanks and ink kits (you know, the ones with the syringes?). Both ruined my printer, after awhile. They seem to work initially, but you can tell the colors are off. Sure, the generic inks are so much cheaper, but the costs of getting a new printer are going to make up for those few $ you saved on ink. Trust me on this one, buy Canon OEM cartridges!
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Summary: good refills
Comment: these are nice refills to have. not expensive, last a while
and OEM.
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Summary: Great Idea to Use Seperate Color Ink Cartridges
Comment: My old HP printer used one cartridge for red, blue, and yellow. If I ran out of one color, I would have to buy a new [$$$] cartridge. The great thing about the Canon BCI-3e cartridges is that you can replace individual cartridges as you run out of ink. If you run out of yellow first, you can replace the yellow cartridge now and wait until the blue and magenta cartridges run out before replacing them, for example.
The great thing about buying all three cartidges at once is that you have a supply of refills waiting. The drawback, though, is that if you use one color much more than the others, you are better off buying that cartidge seperately versus buying all three in one group.
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