Canon PIXMA G1220

Canon PIXMA G1220 GI-21 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G1220 is a MegaTank refill-tank printer that prints with GI-21 Black (170 ml, about 6,000 pages), GI-21 Cyan (70 ml, about 7,700 pages), GI-21 Magenta (70 ml, about 7,700 pages), GI-21 Yellow (70 ml, about 7,700 pages). Clever Supplies compatible versions are filled to the original specification and carry a lifetime warranty.

Photos change the math on a printer like the G1220: color tanks get a real workout alongside everyday documents, so ink stops being a small extra and becomes the main cost of ownership. Compatible GI-21 bottles keep the same rated output per bottle while cutting that cost down to size.

One shelf of bottles covers a long stretch of MegaTank history here. The ratings stay consistent at 6,000 pages in black and 7,700 per color, and the newer G3270 and G4280 generation uses the same tanks as the G1220, so a single stock of GI-21 serves the older machine and its successors side by side.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G1220?

Compatible Canon GI-21 Black Ink Bottle — $19.49 — the big 170 ml black bottle behind document printing, about 6,000 pages per fill.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Cyan Ink Bottle — $14.99 — cyan by itself for the cool tones in photos, about 7,700 pages from 70 ml.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — a lone magenta refill to keep reds and skin tones true, about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — yellow on its own for sunlit color and bright chart work, about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $53.94 — black plus the three colors in a single box, a full refresh for mixed document and photo use.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $127.35 — the bulk box with four black and two of each color, stocked for heavy document runs with color on the side.

Refilling and everyday use

Refills on the G1220 are built to stay clean: the system is keyed by color, stops on its own and is made to be spill-free, with no chip to reset afterward because the printer reads the tank level directly. Pour only the color that matches the tank, give fresh ink a few minutes to settle before a long run, and keep opened bottles capped, upright and out of sunlight. The kindest maintenance is regular light use, since a print head left idle clogs sooner than one kept busy.