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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ Canon CLI-281XL Black Ink Tank: Superior Compatibility with TR8520, TR7520, TS9120, TS8120, and TS6120 Printers by Matt Minette

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Uses color ink cartridges even if it says to print in black only.

I have found that even if you tell the computer to only print in black and white, it mixes the black with the colors and instead uses the black reservoir and merges the colors. so i completely phase out all my colored tanks. And then left them empty in the machine, forcing the printer to use the black tanks. There was an option on the printer screen to turn off the ink cartridge empty warning, so I pressed the button so I didn't have to clear the ink empty message every time I printed. When I need to print in color, I take the filled color cartridges out of the zip pouch, put them in the machine, print, and then switch the machine back to empty cartridges. Otherwise, the device will run out of cartridges in a week if you print a lot. I also recently ordered new cartridges. Insert them and two out of three show up as incomplete on the printer screen, further compounding the injury. I will never buy a Canon printer again.

Pros
  • XL ink tanks help you save money, print more when you need to and extend the time between ink tank changes.
Cons
  • Almost everything is there