Canon MAXIFY GX1020

Canon MAXIFY GX1020 GI-25 Ink Bottles

The Canon MAXIFY GX1020 is a MAXIFY GX MegaTank all-in-one that prints with GI-25 Black (67 ml, about 3,000 pages), GI-25 Cyan (37 ml, about 3,000 pages), GI-25 Magenta (37 ml, about 3,000 pages), GI-25 Yellow (37 ml, about 3,000 pages). Clever Supplies compatible versions are filled to the original specification and carry a lifetime warranty.

Running costs decide whether a MAXIFY GX MegaTank all-in-one stays in service, and for the MAXIFY GX1020 that cost is almost entirely ink. The compatible range below matches the original yields, so the saving comes from the price, not from smaller fills.

Every bottle in this family is pigment ink, which sets it apart from the PIXMA MegaTank lines where colors are dye. The yields are quoted per set by Canon: 3,000 pages in black and 3,000 across the colors.

Which ink should you buy for the MAXIFY GX1020?

Compatible Canon GI-25 Black Ink Bottle — $13.49 — usually the first bottle to run low.
Compatible Canon GI-25 Magenta Ink Bottle — $11.99 — fills only the magenta tank, so you pay for one 37 ml bottle instead of a full set when the other colors are still holding.
Compatible Canon GI-25 Cyan Ink Bottle — $10.43 — fills only the cyan tank, and at this price it is the lowest-cost single bottle in the family.
Compatible Canon GI-25 Yellow Ink Bottle — $11.99 — fills only the yellow tank, the sensible single buy when yellow is the color showing low and the rest are still topped up.
Compatible Canon GI-25 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $38.94 — restock every tank in one order.
Compatible Canon GI-25 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $89.85 — the bulk pack: 4 black and 2 of each color.

Refilling and everyday use

A careful refill is what protects the money you just spent on ink. It takes a minute and needs no tools: match the keyed bottle to the right tank cap, seat it, and let it stop on its own at the full line. Forcing a bottle into the wrong color tank wastes that bottle, so never do it, and wipe any drip before you close the cap. Part-used bottles are not waste either — keep them capped and upright and the ink keeps until the next refill — and printing a page or two every week or two keeps the print head nozzles clear.