Canon PIXMA G1230

Canon PIXMA G1230 GI-21 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G1230 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.

With about 6,000 pages from black and about 7,700 from each color, the G1230 goes months between refills, so plan around that slow rhythm: keep a spare of the bottle that runs out first, or take a set to cover every tank at once.

Later printers in the range (the G3270 and G4280 generation) carry the same tanks as the G1220, so one bottle stock serves old and new machines alike. The black bottle is pigment; cyan, magenta and yellow are dye inks at 70 ml each.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G1230?

Compatible Canon GI-21 Black Ink Bottle — $19.49 — usually the first bottle to run low.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Cyan Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills only the cyan tank, one 70 ml dye bottle.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills only the magenta tank, at 70 ml like the other GI-21 colors.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — refills only the yellow tank when its level drops first among the colors.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $53.94 — covers all four tanks in a single box.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $127.35 — the ten-bottle stock-up, with 4 black and 2 of each color.

Refilling and everyday use

Steady use is what keeps a G1230 healthy. Top up before a tank runs completely dry, keep the printer level so the level readings stay honest, and print regularly enough that ink keeps moving through the head. Bottles wait capped and upright for the next refill, and any bottle that leaks or under-fills is covered by the lifetime warranty.