PIXMA MP140

Canon PIXMA MP140 Ink Cartridges — PG-30 / CL-31 and PG-40 / CL-41

The PIXMA MP140 is an all-in-one that prints, scans and copies, from the era when the MP line was Canon’s default home machine, and it runs on the PG-30 / CL-31 and PG-40 / CL-41 FINE family: PG-30 black (up to 219 pages, $25.49); CL-31 tri-color (up to 205 pages, $26.99). The same printer also takes PG-40 black (up to 327 pages, $25.49); CL-41 tri-color (up to 312 pages, $26.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

For a family sharing one MP140 for homework, copies and everyday paperwork, the useful choice is between two fills of the same FINE design. The PG-30 / CL-31 pair is the standard fill, the PG-40 / CL-41 pair carries more ink, and either can sit in the same two slots — black and color tiers can even be mixed. What a household cannot do is reach for a neighboring Canon family: the shell may look right, but the chip differs and the printer will refuse it.

Which PG-30 / CL-31 and PG-40 / CL-41 should you buy?

Standard-fill black is out: the PG-30 Black Ink Cartridge ($25.49) goes into the black position by itself, replacing the PG-30 — up to 219 pages from this standard black fill, the slot-filler for lighter document runs.
Standard-fill color is out: the CL-31 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($26.99) fits the color slot on its own, replacing the CL-31 — up to 205 pages from this standard color fill, for home color pages and photos at a lighter volume.
Step-up 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.
Step-up 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 for the shelf: 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.

Chip, ink and everyday use

For a busy household, the MP140's ink system is forgiving. The compatible chip in each cartridge keeps the ink monitor honest, so a low warning means what it says. Pigment black keeps school and office documents crisp and resistant to a highlighter, while the dye-based tri-color cartridge carries the photos. Because the printhead is built into the cartridge, a fresh cartridge also renews the printhead — the usual fix when lines go missing. Keep the spare sealed in its pack until the day it goes in.