Canon PIXMA G4280

Canon PIXMA G4280 GI-21 Ink Bottles

The Canon PIXMA G4280 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.

What comes off the G4280 tells the story: sharp documents most days, color photos whenever the family asks. Both kinds of work draw on the same tanks, so ink is the running cost that counts, and compatible GI-21 bottles cut it while keeping the same rated output per bottle.

Canon puts the headline numbers at 6,000 pages for black and 7,700 for every color, and the chemistry follows the job: pigment in the black bottle for documents, dye at 70 ml each in cyan, magenta and yellow for color work.

Which ink should you buy for the PIXMA G4280?

Compatible Canon GI-21 Black Ink Bottle — $19.49 — the document anchor of the set, about 6,000 pages of black from 170 ml.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Cyan Ink Bottle — $14.99 — one cyan refill dedicated to photo blues and cool graphics, about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Magenta Ink Bottle — $14.99 — magenta on its own to keep family photos warm and accurate, about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Yellow Ink Bottle — $14.99 — a single yellow bottle that keeps bright color work from fading, about 7,700 pages.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 4 BCMY Ink Bottles — $53.94 — every tank answered in one box, black plus cyan, magenta and yellow for a full mixed-use reset.
Compatible Canon GI-21 Set of 10 4 Black 2 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow Ink Bottles — $127.35 — the high-volume carton with extra black for document weeks and doubled colors for photo weekends.

Refilling and everyday use

Switching between text and pictures is normal duty here, and a few steady routines protect both. Add ink before a tank runs completely dry, leave the printer on a level surface so level readings stay honest, and keep printing regularly so ink moves through the head instead of sitting. Bottles waiting their turn store capped and upright, and a bottle that leaks or under-fills falls under the lifetime warranty.