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 wrote:
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)

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.


"titan" <no@spam.invalid> wrote in message
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Dan G wrote:
a used out machine. Bad advice.

Martin Trautmann wrote:
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.


"Martin Trautmann" <t-use@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Martin Trautmann wrote:
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.