refil canon pixma ip4700

[zaiko2000]

I bought myself a canon pixma ip4700 yesterday. Now i want to be prepared for the ink problem!
What is the best and cheapest way ? Refil the cartridges (lot of work) or the cis system?
Is there a lot of difference in cost?


thnx and greetings

 

[The Hat]

zaiko2000


The ip4700 is the new generation out of Canon and is a bit of a bitch to work with CISS. You will need a lot of time and tinkering to get it to work and when you do its worth it. On the other hand refilling the oem cartridges and using a resetter works just as well. You would only need a CISS if you intend to do volume work. Do yourself a favour and get good quality ink from the start, it will prove its self over the life of your printer..

 

[pharmacist]

Refilling the cartridges is very fast using the german durchstich refill method. Do not use CISS systems on Canon printers. A lot of forum members will agree with me: sooner or later you will get problems with CISS on Canon printers. There is a resetter for the PGI-520/CLI-521 cartridges available for only 15 in germany.

Good refill inks: Hobbicolors UW-8, Image Specialists (special version for the latest PGI-520/220 and CLI-221/521 cartridges) and OCP. These inks have a reasonably good fade-resistance (not so good as original Canon ink, but far better than most el cheapo refill inks).

 

[drames]

I had a question regarding the same printer on this page:

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5303

Could you answer it for me?

Thanks!