This product is the high capacity unit available for the current range of Canon two cartridge printers. A surprising amount of consumers do not realise this cartridge is available as an alternative to the PG-512 that shipped with the printer when it comes to replacing the empty one. While this cartridge contains more ink than the standard capacity cartridge it is physically the same size and is compatible with all printers that take the PG-512. If you open up the cartridge (as demonstrated in the video below) you will notice the sponges inside fill the entire body of the cartridge meaning if you decide to refill it you can get a decent amount of ink in there.
This cartridge contains 15ml of black ink.
How many pages will the PG-512 print?
You can expect to get approximately 401 pages from this cartridge if you are printing with an average page coverage of 5%. However in reality it is likely to be less than this as 5% is a pretty light coverage for an average user.
For more on page coverage please check out our article on the subject here.
What are your thoughts on this cartridge?
If you are sticking to Canon’s own cartridges this product is the most cost effective way of buying ink for your printer. However the Canon original PG-512 only contains an extra 6ml of ink than it’s standard capacity counterpart. With this in mind I would recommend either getting your empty cartridge refilled or looking into a remanufactured alternative.
What printers is this cartridge compatible with?
–Canon Pixma iP2700
–Canon Pixma iP2702
–Canon Pixma MP240
–Canon Pixma MP250
–Canon Pixma MP252
–Canon Pixma MP260
–Canon Pixma MP270
–Canon Pixma MP272
–Canon Pixma MP280
–Canon Pixma MP282
–Canon Pixma MP330
–Canon Pixma MP480
–Canon Pixma MP490
–Canon Pixma MP492
–Canon Pixma MP495
–Canon Pixma MP499
–Canon Pixma MX320
–Canon Pixma MX330
–Canon Pixma MX340
–Canon Pixma MX350
–Canon Pixma MX410
–Canon Pixma MX420
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