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Canon CLI-8M CLI8y CLI 8 CLI8 M - Chromalife 100 - Magenta Red Ink Cartridge | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: CE
Buy New: £3.15
New (62) Used (1) Refurbished (3) from £0.01
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 218
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 55.1 x 39.4 x 11.8
MPN: 0623B001
Model: 0623B001
EAN: 4960999272702
ASIN: B000B8TJ12
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new. Sent 1st Class. Amazon P&P applicable. For use with: Pixma IP4200, IP4500, 5200, 6600, MP500, 800.
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| • | Canon Ink Cartridge CLI-8M Magenta, for IP4200 / IP5200 / IP5200R PIXMA... |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Look at the total price January 21, 2008
S. D. Watson (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just to say - don't expect something for nothing. I suspect one of the reasons the price is 'so good' is to take into account the standard delivery charge - that is not set by the seller - its an Amazon Marketplace standard. These inks cost 10- 12 in the shops - if you can find them.
Good value for money I think.
 Very misleading price January 7, 2008
George Maguire (UK)
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I too have a big problem with the way this product is marketed by Amazon. It is priced at 3.15 and it is not until you get to the very final part of the payment process that you discover that the shipping cost is 4,50 for an item weighing 50g so it is not 3.15 it is 7.65. Clearly a deceit which is not somthing I expect from Amazon. Until I read these reveiws, I hadn't seen that they were on sale directly from Amazon, why don't they make this fact more prominent? It is not true that you get free shipping buying them this way, the shipping costs are multiplied so if you buy ten, the shipping cost is 45.00 which is clearly a nonsence. Amazon are getting themselves a huge amount of hassle from this shabby practice and it's hard to see why they are allowing it to go on in their name.
Rate the product, not the delivery, and check where you buy from November 23, 2007
mcv (Derby, UK)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I've read a lot of negative reviews and low ratings on Canon inks, so I wanted to point out a couple of things to think about to those that read the reviews and using them before buying. You may find this same review on the different ink colours from Canon, but I don't work for Canon and I'm not a fanboy of theirs either (I prefer the digital cameras from their main rival actually!) - I simply use Canon printers and inks.
1) Some reviews are not rating the product, they are rating the delivery cost of the item. Whilst this is an important part of the purchase, I don't think it is justified to include this in the rating because Amazon provide free delivery if you spend 15 or over. This can easily be done by buying two cartridges. Myself, I tend to buy four or five at a time in order to have plenty of spares before large print jobs.
2) I believe some of the negative comments about delivery arise because the products are being bought from a Marketplace Seller and not Amazon themselves. Yes, clicking on 'Add to Shopping Basket' does automatically order from the vendor listed after 'Availability' (look carefully next time), but if you look to the right of the page, under 'More Buying Choices' and click on 'x used and new', you can order from Amazon themselves. Granted, it is more expensive but the free delivery makes it cheaper overall.
3) If you are not really concerned about the quality of the printed output, then yes, you can certainly buy a cheaper alternative from a third party. However, don't expect the printed results to be as good as those using Canon's inks and papers because all printer manufacturer's papers and inks have been developed to work best WITH EACH OTHER. The chemical properties of paper and the ink vary between manufacturers so different combinations produce different results, eg. Epson papers produce a magenta tint on Canon printers, etc. Don't take my word for it though, this topic has been well researched by Photographic and Computing magazine reviews, as well as average users who have experimented expensively (like me). If you really want or need the best quality prints, perhaps because you are selling them, then you cannot get better results than using the manufacturer's original ink.
4) Be aware that certain third party inks MAY (not WILL) damage your print heads, which can be costly to repair. There are several online forums testifying to this.
5) Compared to the price of other large brand inks, Canon's ink prices are about the same. Have a look on this very website at HP's inks if you want to check. Bear that in mind when reading reviews complaining at the price of the product. (I seem to remember that at one time HP ink was officially the 5th most expensive liquid in the world, even more expensive than top notch Champagne!)
I hope this is useful or helpful to readers, but feel free to disregard anything I have said as merely the opinion of another mortal!
MCV
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