Canon PIXMA G3262

Canon PIXMA G3262 GI-21 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G3262 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.

Start with the arithmetic that makes a MegaTank worth owning: about 6,000 pages from the 170 ml black bottle and about 7,700 from each 70 ml color bottle. At that scale the G3262 does not need frequent spending, and it does not need full sets either: the bottle for the one low tank is the whole purchase, while the ink already in the other tanks keeps working.

Compatibility is a saving here: eleven PIXMA G models share this one bottle family, the widest compatibility of any MegaTank generation, so a bottle bought for the G3262 is not stranded if the printer changes. Later printers in the range (the G3270 and G4280 generation) carry the same tanks as the G1220, and one bottle stock serves old and new machines alike.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G3262?

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 — a single cyan refill for the G3262 when only the cyan tank is low, good for about 7,700 pages from 70 ml.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — a single magenta refill for $14.99 when color prints skew away from red, rated at about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — a single yellow refill when the yellow tank alone needs topping up, 70 ml for about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $53.94 — all four tanks covered for $53.94 rather than $64.46 separately, handy when several levels drop at once.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $127.35 — forward cover at $127.35, doubling up on every color and holding four black bottles for heavier print runs.

Refilling and everyday use

There is no chip to reset after a refill and no hidden cost in the process: the system is keyed, self-stopping and spill-free, and the printer reads the tank level directly. Spend attention instead of money: match the bottle color to the tank, let the ink settle for a few minutes before a big print run, and store opened bottles capped, upright and out of sunlight. Light, regular use is the best maintenance, because an idle MegaTank print head clogs sooner than a busy one.