Canon PIXMA i-3000 Ink Cartridges

[johnwintx]

I've been using non-Canon products for over a year now in my PIXMA i-3000 with no problems. I use all BCI-3 types for black, cyan, magenta, yellow. I usually buy 3 of each in one order. My last order totalled under $27 (shipping included) from www.airzoimaging.com. Can anyone beat this (without doing the refills yourself)?

 

[ocular]

That is cheap - at the moment the BCI cartridges are $1.39 each, 12 x$1.39 = $16.68 +pp on www.airzoimaging.com
How many sets have you put thru your printer and has there been any problems?

 

[zepper]

Let another noob welcome you to the Nifty Stuff forums. Perhaps one of the OTs will give us a proper welcome...

I don't look for the lowest price. I look for the best value - combination of quality and price. I've been using swiftink.com ink tanks in my iP3000 for some time and I'm very happy. They normally charge $4.95 per tank, but have quantity discounts and frequent specials in varouns forums. We've had several 35% off sales on the Anandtech forums (under which I stocked up!) and a 15% offer is currently running on Heatware.com. For the iP3000, you should only be using the BCI-3 for the one black, the colors should be the BCI-6 series. The 3 series are pigmented, while the 6 series are dye based.

.bh.