Canon PG 50 Black FINE Ink Cartridge High Capacity
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Manufacturer: Canon
Model: 0616B002
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Canon
Label: Canon
Features for Canon PG 50 Black FINE Ink Cartridge High Capacity:
- Pigment ink formulation for long lasting prints
- Resists smearing casued by highlighters
- Smudge resistant
- Ink remaining notification technology
- Crisp, laser text-quality text
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Customer Reviews
Canon good product 
2008-09-23
This Canon products are good and relaible very happy with the High capacity ink cartridge, I am not happy with the distributor because never answer my e-mail requesting traking number for arrival this is very important for me. Next time I will buy direct from Canon due the lock of information requested.
Thanks.
Luis
Flaw in logic and math of previous reviewer 
2008-08-30
There is a flaw in the math and logic of a previous reviewer who stated that this cartridge only has 37.5% more ink then the PG-40. The reviewer obviously is missing a very important and significant part of the equation. (i.e. the saturation point of the sponge).
In other words, if the sponge of the cartridge retains 4 ml of the ink. Then the PG-40 cartidge only has 12 ml of effective ink (since 4 ml is retained by the sponge). Therefore a cartidge with 22 ml of ink = 22 ml - 4 ml saturation point of sponge = 18 ml of effective ink. Which would be 50% more ink then the PG-40 cartridge.
You have to consider everything that effects the output of a product when performing a scientific or mathematical equation. Neglecting the unobvious parts of the equation and only focusing on what is obvious and is in "front of your face" results in serious miscalculations and errors in reasoning.
Furthermore, by considering how much ink is retained by the sponge, it also shows that you gain more then you realize when you refill ink jet cartridges. Since the sponge is already pre-saturated with ink at the time you refill it, then any ink you add will be used as part of the output when printing pages. So by refilling this cartridge with 22 ml of ink when it runs out of ink, then you effectively have a 26 ml cartridge. And this applies for every refill, since after the first time the cartridge is filled up, the sponge is pre-saturated and any ink added will be directly used by the printer. Something I think a lot of people who refill their inkjet cartridges do not realize.
I believe the most important thing to look at when purchasing an inkjet printer is which printer is the best for refilling. You can buy a very large bottle of bulk ink for around $20. You can get over 2000 printed pages out of a single inkjet cartridge on this printer. This is by far one of the easiest and best inkjet cartridges for refilling. Granted the Canon has a few annoyances when you refill cartridges, but those are easy to get around, and if anyone has any refill questions I'll answer them in the comment section.
Does its job 
2008-04-25
It's fine - it's a good printer cartridge. Never lasts as long as I think it should
short print life 
2008-04-01
For a product that claims "high capacity" the number of pages I was able to print from it was rather disappointing. And this is even when I print most of my documents in "fast" mode.
Always Promising 2007-10-10
This ink is always promising; the price is great! It's cheaper to order it through Amazon than to drive the ten minutes it takes to pick it up at the office supply store.
Works great 2007-09-19
Canon PG50 Black Ink Cartridge for PIXMA MP150, MP160, MP170, MP450, MP460
Great cartridge, but life seems short 2007-05-13
I bought the larger cartridges because I had read that they last so much longer. However, after having used a couple of the more expensive cartridges (which cost 50% more than the PG-40) I am convinced they do not last 50% longer than the regular cartridges. In fact I saw very little difference. After examining the boxes, I realize that the larger cartridge only holds 22ml versus 16ml for the regular (37.5% more). It doesn't even seem to last a third longer to me.
So I will purchase the regular cartridges from now on. Same print quality, but a better value.
Texas user
Wrong ink for printer. 2007-05-12
This ink was suggested for the Canon MP460, It was the wrong ink when I finally received.
Going back to HP 2007-05-03
Got a Canon Pixma printer with a new computer system. It prints nice enough, but it goes thru ink like Foster Brooks goes thru Foster's Lager. Print about 20 pages and the low ink sign comes on; print another 20 or 30 pages and it's time for another overpriced cartridge.
Junk!
Make sure it is the right one for your printer 2007-04-16
I bought this high capacity cartridge because I read that it works with the Canon ip1700 printer. Apparently this is not true for US printers, but it is true for European printers. Unfortunately, canon support had no help for me, so I opted to manually put the ink from my new PG-50 into my empty PG-40. It was much easier than I expected, as I just had to remove the tops from both cartridges, and swap out the ink soaked sponge. A little super glue and scotch tape to hold the top in place so the ink didn't evaporate, and it worked great!
After looking at the amount of black ink that the sponge had for both cartridges, it is apparent that the high capacity gives more ink per dollar, but it does take some effort to get it to work.
Good luck, and I hope this helps.
