Canon PIXMA G2270

Canon PIXMA G2270 GI-21 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G2270 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.

The G2270 makes its case on cost per page before anything else. Its black bottle holds 170 ml for about 6,000 pages, and each 70 ml color bottle is rated at about 7,700, so refills are rare events rather than a running expense. When one tank does drop, replacing that bottle protects the saving the tank system was bought for.

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. Canon’s headline yields for this family are 6,000 pages in black and 7,700 per color.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G2270?

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 — cyan by itself for $14.99, 70 ml rated at about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — magenta by itself when reds thin out, in the same 70 ml, 7,700-page bottle.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — yellow by itself when prints lose brightness, also 70 ml and about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $53.94 — one of each color for $53.94, below the $64.46 total for the four bottles bought singly.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $127.35 — the stocked-shelf option at $127.35, with four black and two of each color for heavier, regular printing.

Refilling and everyday use

The keyed design protects the money sitting in the tanks: each bottle fits only its own tank, so a top-up is hard to get wrong, in four steps: uncap, seat the bottle, wait for the level line, done. Mixing colors, or topping a tank with a different GI family, would waste ink whose formulations differ, which is why the keying exists. If a refill leaves the level sensor confused, the fix costs nothing: run the ink flush or level reset from the printer's maintenance menu.