CANON CLI AND BCI INKS ARE REALLY DIFFERENTS?

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Hi,

I work on CD and DVD printing. I have been working sucessfully with
Canon ip5000, but is not available anymore. Maybe I will change to the
Canon IP4300, but this model works with the inks CLI, instead of the
BCI, used before.

The issue is that I bought some quarters of the ink BCI to work with
CISS on my IP5000 printers, and I want to know if I can work with the
ink BCI indistinctly on the printer IP4300 and on the printer IP5000,
or if the new CLI ink is very different from the old BCI, and if I
MUST buy the ink CLI in quarters to work with the IP4300.

I hope somebody's help !!
 
titan said:
Hi,

I work on CD and DVD printing. I have been working sucessfully with
Canon ip5000, but is not available anymore. Maybe I will change to the
Canon IP4300, but this model works with the inks CLI, instead of the
BCI, used before.

The issue is that I bought some quarters of the ink BCI to work with
CISS on my IP5000 printers, and I want to know if I can work with the
ink BCI indistinctly on the printer IP4300 and on the printer IP5000,
or if the new CLI ink is very different from the old BCI, and if I
MUST buy the ink CLI in quarters to work with the IP4300.

I hope somebody's help !!
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Translation:

I have been using a Canon ip5000 for CD and DVD printing. It has served
well, but is out-of-production and not stocked anywhere.
I am thinking of purchasing the ip4300, but this model uses CLI inks
(not BCI).

I had bought bulk quarts of BCI ink for the CISS on the ip5000 and
wonder if this can be used on the ip4300 or is it exclusive to the
5000.

Do I need to buy new bulk ink?

(no need to thank me)
 
The issue is that I bought some quarters of the ink BCI to work with
CISS on my IP5000 printers, and I want to know if I can work with the
ink BCI indistinctly on the printer IP4300 and on the printer IP5000,
or if the new CLI ink is very different from the old BCI, and if I
MUST buy the ink CLI in quarters to work with the IP4300.
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no, yes, no
 
I would keep the IP5000 running if possible. Print heads are not expensive
to replace.

That said, if your bulk ink is of good quality, it should work just fine in
the 4300. But be aware that the 4300 uses chipped tanks so you will want to
get around the low ink warnings.
 
I would keep the IP5000 running if possible. Print heads are not expensive
to replace.
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A print head and a full range of cartridges costs more than the printer
alone. The waste ink sponge is an optional bonus. Everything else may be
counted negative, since you have to get rid of this garbage again.

My guess:
* print head: $50
* 5 cartridges: $50
* sponge: $20

Current printer price: $70
 
Dan said:
I would keep the IP5000 running if possible. Print heads are not expensive
to replace.

That said, if your bulk ink is of good quality, it should work just fine in
the 4300. But be aware that the 4300 uses chipped tanks so you will want to
get around the low ink warnings.
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When on sale the new IP4300 will cost not much more than a printhead for
a used out machine. Bad advice.
 
Martin said:
A print head and a full range of cartridges costs more than the printer
alone. The waste ink sponge is an optional bonus. Everything else may be
counted negative, since you have to get rid of this garbage again.

My guess:
* print head: $50
* 5 cartridges: $50
* sponge: $20

Current printer price: $70
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New Canon IP4300 about $80.00. This is a no brainer decision for a
person with a brain.
 
I'm not sure where you buy ink, but $2 is more like it, not $10. (we already
know the OP uses bulk ink)
And given that the IP5000 does not use chipped tanks, the savings over
buying a new printer keep multiplying with every refill.
 
I'm not sure where you buy ink, but $2 is more like it, not $10. (we already
know the OP uses bulk ink)
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$10 is the price of an original chipped cartridge. Otherwise, it may be
$10 per liter of refill ink.
And given that the IP5000 does not use chipped tanks, the savings over
buying a new printer keep multiplying with every refill.
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As long as you do refill, you don't have to mind to use either the
iP5000 or the iP4300 - both can be refilled the same way. The only
problem may be that the empty detection will not work.

- Martin
 
Martin said:
$10 is the price of an original chipped cartridge. Otherwise, it may be
$10 per liter of refill ink.



As long as you do refill, you don't have to mind to use either the
iP5000 or the iP4300 - both can be refilled the same way. The only
problem may be that the empty detection will not work.

- Martin
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The IP4300 uses a new patented formula of ink that no one else has been
able to duplicate. While you should always use Canon ink in Canon
printers this is even more important for the IP4300.
 
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