PIXMA iP6210D

Canon PIXMA iP6210D Ink Cartridges — PG-40 / CL-41 and PG-50 / CL-51

The PIXMA iP6210D is a single-function printer — no scanner on top, just a compact print engine that lives on a desk or shelf, and it runs on the PG-40 / CL-41 and PG-50 / CL-51 FINE family: PG-40 black (up to 327 pages, $25.49); CL-41 tri-color (up to 312 pages, $26.99). The same printer also takes PG-50 black (up to 510 pages, $26.99); CL-51 tri-color (up to 450 pages, $28.49). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

An iP6210D lives on a shelf and prints — nothing else — and its owner chooses between two fills of the same FINE design. The PG-40 / CL-41 pair is the standard option; the PG-50 / CL-51 pair holds more ink in the same two slots, and black and color tiers can be mixed to match how the machine is actually used. Do not substitute a neighboring Canon family: the shell may match at a glance, but the chip does not, and the printer rejects it.

Which PG-40 / CL-41 and PG-50 / CL-51 should you buy?

Standard-fill black is out: the PG-40 Black Ink Cartridge ($25.49) swaps in alone for the PG-40 in the black position — up to 327 pages of pigment black for crisp text, bought without touching a color cartridge that still has ink.
Standard-fill color is out: the CL-41 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($26.99) goes into the color position by itself, replacing the CL-41 — up to 312 pages of dye color for photos and graphics, bought only when the color side is the one that faded.
Five-pack, standard tier: the PG-40 CL-41 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($118.50) keeps the PG-40 / CL-41 tier stocked with spares — five cartridges held in reserve for the next round of swaps in this tier.
Five-pack, mixed tier: the PG-50 CL-41 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($173.93) keeps spares stocked around the PG-50 black and CL-41 color pairing — five cartridges in reserve for owners who run the black side harder than the color side.
High-capacity black is out: the PG-50 Black Ink Cartridge ($26.99) goes into the black position by itself, replacing the PG-50 — up to 510 pages from the biggest black fill here, the pick for owners whose printing is mostly documents.
High-capacity color is out: the CL-51 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($28.49) fits the color slot on its own, replacing the CL-51 — up to 450 pages from the biggest color fill here, for households whose color printing outlasts standard cartridges.
Five-pack, high-capacity tier: the PG-50 CL-51 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($179.93) keeps the high-capacity PG-50 / CL-51 tier stocked with spares — five cartridges in reserve in the longest-fill pairing this printer takes.
Both slots at once: the PG-50 CL-51 Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($53.97) replaces black and color together in the PG-50 / CL-51 tier — the single purchase to make when both positions run dry together.

Chip, ink and everyday use

An iP6210D that prints only when called on still benefits from an honest gauge: the new compatible chip in every cartridge keeps the ink monitor reporting levels as it should. Pigment black gives documents a crisp, highlighter-resistant edge, and dye ink in the tri-color cartridge gives photos their color. The printhead is part of the cartridge on this FINE model, so a cartridge swap also swaps the printhead — the usual cure for missing lines. Keep the spare sealed in its pack until the day it goes in.