i want to use this printer primarily for text. What can I expect for number of pages per cartridge, and do I need 2 kinds of black with the MG5220?
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I always use the genuine ink. I just think overall things will work out better that way. I have never measured pages per cartridge but it is porobably reasonable. Your printer apparently uses CLI226 and PGI 225. I'm not thrilled with printers which use so many different inks but that seems to be the trend these days. Have a Blessed day!
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Fortunately, I have not seen these issues. I own both a now quite ancient MP600 and the later MG5220. We do not have a serious printing volume going through either one of these devices, nor have we used a lot of non-Cannon after market ink cartridges. Both of these factors mitigate against having issues which prompt the MG5220 to go berserk and start flagging an error which may be caused by wear and tear. I have noticed that the display screen for the older MP600 seems to have frayed the wires that connect it through the swivel mount to power and as a consequence, the entire display which shows printer status goes dark on occasion and can be revived by moving the door to the control panel on the top of the unit back and forth until it lights up again. I have spent more on ink cartridges for these Cannon printers than I paid for the devices by a large margin, and would recommend to anyone who has a significant printing volume requirement to look at something else, but I have found that their proprietary ink and cartridge system does a pretty good job of not "drying out" or "dropping out" as do so many other less pricey printer cartridge systems which depend more on at least the occasional or "one page a day or more" printing to stay fresh. We often print on two or three days a month and can go for months without printing and yet, when we do print, the page comes out clear and complete, a situation not so likely on some other brands of printer.
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My Cannon MG6120 printer requires all ink cartridges have ink in them. I guess the gray is used for gray in photos or printing in gray scale. The printer does use up the gray ink, but not as often as the black ink. Cannon can probably answer this question better.
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Yea, it works great for that. I bought it for that exact reason. I used it all semester and the black cartridge never ran out, and when printing black and white stuff, it runs pretty fast as well.
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What type of Cannon printer do you have? I have a Cannon Pixma and can only use the Cannon CL241 for color and the black ink is: PG 240. I have found through my own experience that I cannot use other cartridges and unfortunately most stores do not carry those. I have to order them online and find the best price through Amazon. They are generally pretty good about shipping out quickly and these cartridges are not like HP where you get down 3/4 of the way and will no longer work. These cartridges from Cannon that I use will literally use every last drop and show as if they are completely empty... yet keep on printing. What type of Cannon printer do you have? I have a Cannon Pixma and can only use the Cannon CL241 for color and the black ink is: PG 240. I have found through my own experience that I cannot use other cartridges and unfortunately most stores do not carry those. I have to order them online and find the best price through Amazon. They are generally pretty good about shipping out quickly and these cartridges are not like HP where you get down 3/4 of the way and will no longer work. These cartridges from Cannon that I use will literally use every last drop and show as if they are completely... » Read More What type of Cannon printer do you have? I have a Cannon Pixma and can only use the Cannon CL241 for color and the black ink is: PG 240. I have found through my own experience that I cannot use other cartridges and unfortunately most stores do not carry those. I have to order them online and find the best price through Amazon. They are generally pretty good about shipping out quickly and these cartridges are not like HP where you get down 3/4 of the way and will no longer work. These cartridges from Cannon that I use will literally use every last drop and show as if they are completely empty... yet keep on printing. « Show Less
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This is too vague of a question. Do a search on Amazon for compatible ink for MG7120 and you will find the cartridges you need. I have used this vendor and am pleased with the resulting products and prices.
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I don't what specific models that you can use it on but I know I have the MG5320 and the printer head cant be used by regular ink. so I have this one for my cake stuff and I have another printer for my regular printing.
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Sorry Mary, can't help you with that question. I use the printer only for color documents and have a black and white laser for just text documents. In the options for the IP7220 there is a gray scale print option and business document option, but I do not know if they use the black cartridge only. Ken
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Hello No your printer MG2200 need PG 240 as black and CL 241 as color, please check this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BF6K8WI http://www.amazon.com/ECO-INK-Remanufactured-PG-240XL-240/dp/B00BF6IJLK/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3I9SIF8XJIQY9 Great day SAM
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I called Brother to get this question answered: 1 (877) 276-8437. Yes it will print using only black ink, although it is not automatic. Go to Printer Preferences, Advanced tab, select color: check 'grey scale'. It was really a pleasure to help you with this. I learned something myself.
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Just so you know, the MX522 printer takes 240 (Black) and 241(Color) ink. The difference between regular and XL is the volume of ink in the cartridge. There is savings in the larger cartridges but it is not dramatic and if your usage is low, there is a chance the head will clog with dry ink. I don't really know how to make the decision on cartridge size. The ones shipped with the printer are too small so I am going with XL this time around.
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Carl! I just did it... took out the color cartridge and it printed a B/W image....hey thank YOU it is good to know just for general purposes. BTW it is darn good little printer and if you can find it on sale as I did (40 bucks) also there is a vendor here that sells both cartridges for under 20 bucks including shipping...they wanted 48 bucks at Staples for the dang cartridges themselves for cryin' out loud........:>}
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Does anyone know how many Black and White pages you can print per B&W; cartridge with the MP830?
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That's the printer I have and to be honest I haven't even used them yet. I bought them for when I run out on the cartridges that came with it and I haven't yet. When I do use them I will let you know. They look like they are the same shape as the originals so I think it will work, it just looks generic.EDIT: I have the MG5320, sorry.
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Hello. You have a choice of two cartridges for black with this machine. The Brother TN-331BK or the TN-336BK. The TN-331BK is the low yield cartridge that gives up to 2500 pages based on 5% page coverage. The TN-336BK yields up to 4,000 pages based on 5% coverage. Honestly, for someone doing higher volume printing (500+ pages per month) the TN-336BK is the only real choice. The price different is not that great. Overall this is a very economical printer.
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have an MG5420 printer & were compatible with no problem(s). I didn't use all the cartridges at the same time coz some of the original still had ink, but as soon as they ran out, the printer took it with no issues. I think your MG5520 will take it as well since it has the same type of cartridges. And the color output is not much of a difference compared to the original...Pricewise, there's a big difference...Good luck!!!
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Just unpacking mine, believe that one black cartridge is for photo only, i.e. the small one that matches the color ones. Large one lower quality for general text use.Try double checking one of the computer mags on this....LPS my concern is that directions say standard computer paper only in front tray, back tray for quality photo paper. And that 4 x 6 is only photo size that works?????Any input appreciated, I M on hold now, its only unpacked....