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Canon CLI-8 3 Pack C/M/Y Value Pack (0621B016)
$39.99
This ink looked fine as printed in my Canon MP610 Pixma, and buying the 3-pack saved us a few dollars, but either the cartridges and/or the printer are very inefficient -- we don't print much in color, and yet the cartridge runs out in what seems like a month or so. It just seems like a built-in inefficient system to bleed us of money.

Canon CLI-8Bk Black Ink Tank
$14.99
It's an ink tank. It does what it is supposed to and lasts as long as I would expect it to.

Canon CLI-8M Magenta Ink Tank
$14.99
We have all been warned that this is the strategy followed by many printer companies - keep printer prices low and charge relatively high prices for the ink. This is certainly the case here - I paid just under $15. In about a month, it is already below half and I do very little color printing.

Other than that, the ink and the printer works very well (I have a Canon MX 700).

18 Pack Canon CLI-8 Compatible Ink Cartridges (3BK, 3C, 3M, 3Y, 3PC, 3PM) CLI-8BK CLI-8C CLI-8M CLI-8Y CLI-8PC CLI-8PM With CHIP
$52.96
18 Pack Canon CLI-8 Compatible Ink Cartridges (3BK, 3C, 3M, 3Y, 3PC, 3PM) CLI-8BK CLI-8C CLI-8M CLI-8Y CLI-8PC CLI-8PM Whit CHIP Manufactured under strict ISO 9001 standards and will meet or exceed expensive OEM formulations. Approximately 2 year shelf life. All ink cartridges are individually vacuum sealed in retail packaging. Ink Capacity: Black Cartridges 13ml - Color Cartridges 13ml