Canon PG-210/CL-211 Ink Cartridges

Canon PG-210 / CL-211 Ink Cartridges

The PG-210 / CL-211 family is the FINE generation behind the hugely common MP495 / MX410 era of home PIXMA printers. Its shelf: PG-210 black (up to 220 pages, $29.99); PG-210XL black (up to 401 pages, $31.49); CL-211 tri-color (up to 244 pages, $32.99); CL-211XL tri-color (up to 349 pages, $34.49). It serves 16 printers, and every cartridge on this page is a Clever Supplies compatible covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

Home PIXMA work splits three ways — documents, photos, and everything mixed in between — and this FINE layout covers all of it with two slots: a pigment black and a tri-color. Because the printhead is built into the cartridge, each change renews the printhead and clears the streaks cleaning cycles leave behind. Replacement is a two-minute job with no tools, and the standard and XL tiers on this shelf share the same slots, so a tier change never means a different cartridge shape.

Which PG-210 / CL-211 should you buy?

Standard black, spent: the PG-210 Black Ink Cartridge ($29.99) covers everyday document printing on its own — standard tier, up to 220 pages.
Black, but longer between changes: the PG-210XL Black Ink Cartridge ($31.49) stretches the same black slot with the PG-210XL high-capacity fill — the longer run for document-heavy homes, rated up to 401 pages.
Standard color, spent: the CL-211 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($32.99) restores photos and color pages on its own — standard tier, up to 244 pages.
Color, in the XL fill: the CL-211XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) puts the CL-211XL high-capacity cartridge in the color slot — up to 349 pages before the next swap.
Spares for a busy shelf: the PG-210 CL-211 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) keeps spares on the shelf in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.
Spares, XL edition: the PG-210XL CL-211XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($185.93) stocks the same black-heavy balance in high-capacity cartridges, for homes that print every week.
Both lights are on: the PG-210XL CL-211XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($64.47) replaces black and color together — the right move when both positions are spent.

Chip, ink and everyday use

For this home PIXMA generation the split is deliberate: pigment black takes the documents, dye tri-color takes the photos, and a new compatible chip in each cartridge keeps ink levels reported normally. The printhead being built into the cartridge rather than the printer means every cartridge change renews the printhead — streaky output on this platform is a cartridge problem, not a service call. Store spares sealed, upright and out of sunlight, and open the pack only when the printer asks for the cartridge.