dennis_leahy

<p>Again, unlike many on this forum, I don't have a pro-level printer, or a need for one. I send digital files out to pro labs for prints. I just need an "office" printer that can double as an extremely low-volume greeting card printer when the whim strikes me. The printer I am just replacing (Canon iP6700D) did that for me, and even printed out pretty impressive photos on photo paper at a trade show I did (for some software I wrote. My newer printer (Canon MP7120) will fill the same niche, and can print on CD/DVDs as well. So it's not a matter of getting a better printer, I'm just looking for ink.</p> <p>Many manufacturers (not any specific niche of manufacturing, just generally) produce a branded/labeled product for one client, and use the exact same manufacturing process and create a non-branded (or a generic brand) of the same product. I'll bet that whoever manufactures Canon's ink is making truckloads of 55 gallon barrels of the inks, and they are not all sold to Canon. So, I'll bet there is a generic ink that is identical to Canon's, at 1/4th the price. I'd like to know who it is.</p> <p>But, if that's not true, then I'd just like to know the specific brand of ink that you found can be used in your Canon (consumer-level) printers without clogging the print heads.</p> <p>Dennis</p>

<p>I know this question has been asked over the years, and though a few people insist that some generic ink works just fine (in some printers), the overwhelming answer is that the generics make poor photographic prints, and worse, clog the print head.<br /><br /> No one wants to damage their printer, but the inkjet ink is the number one cost of printing - so we'd all love to get better prices on ink. I'm wondering if there is finally someone selling generic ink that is "just as good as" or "almost as good as" Canon inkjet inks. [Maybe someone knows the real manufacturer of Canon inks, and maybe THEY are available with a generic label?]<br /><br /> I suspect the answer is still "Canon is best", but honestly, I send photos out to a lab for prints - I don't print photos at home. So, I don't really need the same archival quality, perfect colors, or ultra-sharp quality.<br /><br /> In my home office, I have a Canon MP7120 (replacing a Canon iP6700D.) It is used mostly for everyday printing tasks, and occasionally, I'll print some of my photos as greeting cards. When I do, I rarely use glossy photo paper. Usually I use "GreenPix" recycled card stock from Red River Paper (I mention this because it may help to know what I expect the inks to look good on - http://www.redrivercatalog.com/cardshop/scored/greenpix.htm)<br /><br /> Again, I have no desire to save money - even if the savings are huge - if the ink will clog the print head. But I'm hoping that by now, in 2015, that someone will have either figured out the generic labeled ink from the same manufacturer that Canon uses (assuming it exists), or maybe knows of a high quality generic that can save some money compared to Canon's very high-priced inks.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Dennis</p>