Customer Ratings & Reviews

In my Canon Pixma TS8220, which uses/wastes color inks on every print job (even though about 95% of our printing is done in black/grayscale), the standard-sized color cartridges in this product are inadequate to provide sufficient page yields/product life to match the larger supply in the included XL black ink cartridge. There is also an additional color cartridge (plum) that is not included in this product, but is fortunately used at a much slower rate.) These facts will required additional adjustments as the smaller yield color tanks are prematurely depleted. My previous Canon printer, a Pixma MG5220, provided much better page yields on every standard cartridge, or about the same yields as the XL versions of the 280/281 series provide now with our newer Canon printer at a significantly higher price! The older printer died with a failure to start, prematurely ending its useful life, and subsequently increasing our printing costs on the newer model with very little difference in features. Have you ever wondered how Canon can get more ink in the same physical container, since the black 280 XL cartridge is the same size as the black 280 standard cartridge? The answer is simple really... they just under-fill the standard cartridge! And wait, there's still unused space in the 280 XL, allowing additional ink to be added for Canon's 280 XXL cartridges, again the same size as the standard cartridges (they have to be to fit in the printers that use them). The bottom line is that Canon could put more ink in all of the standard cartridges, and price them more economically, but... they want more money, and are willing to use marketing trickery, extra ink colors (I never needed "Plum" to get great photos before) and programmed printer ink wasting to rob the consumer. That is my opinion, and if Canon is listening, I will be looking far more carefully at ink costs and page yields before I buy my next printer. May the buyer beware!

Bought this along with the ink that came with the printer, and have since swapped it in. No mess, and colors come out great in any printings we do.

Easy accessible to buy and easy to install and use

Canon cartridges always work, and result in clear and sharp printing for text and photos

The ink cartridges were easy to install and were readily recognized by the printer. Good value. I would purchase again.

The best price I could find in town for ink cartridges..

Once installed the ink great. Maybe it’s my printer or something, but ink kept spilling when I initially installed them. I was probably doing something incorrectly.

Great product. Ink was last installed in July, so I got about 6 months. Expect the same with this. Pleased also with BB shipping/delivery.

In stock at a great price. Many stores were out of this ink. Stopped by Best Buy and They had a few cartridges. Thank You Best Buy.

Buying these as a bundle is totally worth it. They all tend to run out and similar times anyways so I never have issues with buying bundle over singles.

Printer ink performance is very good! Quality of the ink is very good! Purchase through Best Buy went very well!

Great results for vibrant color even though it’s pricey. I make my own stickers and my colors truly pop

Nice to be able to go to one place for printer ink refills...Best Buy can be relied upon to have what is needed.

Canon PGI-280xl and CLI-281 5 pack is the ink for the Canon PIXMA TR8520 printer. These inkjet cartridges are good quality and long-lasting. I am pleased with this purchase.

Very good machine for the price. However, can't send one doc after the other. Must wait for the first to clear printing. Still a dependable home printer. I recommend. Easy set up.

Easy to replace these cartridges they last a long time before i need to replace

I have no complaints. While a little pricy, the cartridges last a long time and the print quality is excellent, crisp and clear.

Cannon photo inks make pictures look professional. They are a good quality to use on photos.

Apart from the fact that the cartridges seem to empty way to quickly, the quality is very good, particularly on printed pictures.

Its ink. Only brand I use in my Cannon printer. For the overall best results its better to use Cannon ink although expensive. Almost cost as much as the printer.