The new inkset was made for the Pro-1 which was introduced prior to the Pro-100. After the Pro-100 the Pro-1 sat as the 13" pigment machine. Ask the Hat when he bought his. Then the Pro-10 was introduced and then after a while Canon pulled the plug on the Pro-1. Initially the Pro-1 appeared to have replaced the 9500 until the Pro-10 came along.
OTOH, it sure would reduce costs quite a bit if the same printhead was used. They could even give a new number, and you'd never know. All they need is to reprogram one byte inside the ID number of the printhead and bam.....new printhehad!. Inventorying spare and replacement parts is a big headache for mfrs. like Canon it is a very expensive thing to do so. Commonality of parts is a great thing for them. Pro-10 users not upgrading because of an existing printhead....I think this hardly on their mind. By the time a Pro-10 printhead poofed up, the average user will be looking for newer, faster, better....or younger, prettier. sexier etc.
The Pro-100 and Pro-10 printheads heralded a new generation of much more reliable printheads. The ones in the CLI-8 and PGI-9 as well as even the Pro-1 were somewhat flaky. I recently had one in ax MX870 220/221 die on me recently while it was printing...it just stopped dead and the B203 came up.
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You should have told us before I purchased 10 spare printheads.
I checked yesterday Eparts.fr and they had 46 QY6-0085 in stock. Same today.
Thanks dear Canon.. I'll never criticize you again for your idiotic wireless setup procedure.
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If one goal was to virtue signal sustainability, then they would openly state the carryover aspect. That gains a few points from millenials and younger for sure. However, the real reason is that it reduced the cost to introduce a new model. The real sustainable signal would have been to say...." A few benefits to be had and if you already have a Pro-10, then the most responsible thing to do, unless you REALLY need a feature is to stick with the 10, And by the way, if the printer stops working, the printhead can be replaced thereby not needing a new printer." Will we hear this from mfrs?. Errr I don't think so. Instead we get an exciting video review by relatively new customers to printing who are excited by features we have been enjoying for at least or nearly a decade.Why do you think they keep so many in stock ?
Interesting that both manufacturer and customer can benefit from a sustainable approach.
New Canon cameras are backward compatible with existing lenses, time to do this for printers too (dear customer, you may use your existing stock of PRO-10 ink in your new PRO-300, but for maximum quality we advise you our new cartridges
