Canon PGI-1200 Ink Cartridges

Canon MAXIFY PGI-1200 Ink Cartridges

This page covers the PGI-1200 family for 4 Canon printers: PGI-1200XL Black (about 1,200 pages), PGI-1200XL Cyan (about 1,020 pages), PGI-1200XL Magenta (about 780 pages), PGI-1200XL Yellow (about 935 pages). Every Clever Supplies version is filled to the original specification and covered by a lifetime warranty.

The PGI-1200 family powers the first MAXIFY generation — Canon’s small-office line built around pigment inks that resist water and highlighter smearing on plain paper. Only the XL size makes sense in an office that prints every day: it more than doubles the standard cartridge's output, and the black XL alone is rated at 1,200 pages.

Which PGI-1200 should you buy?

Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Black Ink Cartridge — $13.49 — the 1,200-page black a daily-printing MAXIFY empties first.
Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Cyan Ink Cartridge — $11.99 — the cyan XL, swapped on its own when that slot runs low.
Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Magenta Ink Cartridge — $11.99 — the magenta XL, replaced by itself without touching the other tanks.
Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Yellow Ink Cartridge — $11.99 — the yellow XL that completes the four-tank office set.
Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Set of 9 3 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Cartridges — $80.87 — a nine-cartridge XL stock with three blacks and two of each color, for heavy office use.
Compatible Canon PGI-1200XL Set of 4 BCMY Ink Cartridges — $38.94 — one XL cartridge of each color for a complete four-slot refresh.

Chip, ink and everyday use

In a first-generation MAXIFY, a rejected PGI-1200 is a maintenance check, not a verdict: take the tank out, look at the chip contact, wipe it clean and dry, and reseat it before restarting the printer. Its chip reports levels, so once the contact seats properly the low-ink warnings return and an office can reorder in time. Canon occasionally changes recognition behavior in firmware updates, and a cartridge refused right after one deserves that reseat first; if the message stays, contact us. Keep office spares sealed until a slot empties. The lifetime warranty covers recognition failures, leaks and poor print quality.