PIXMA MP280

Canon PIXMA MP280 Ink Cartridges — PG-210 / CL-211

The PIXMA MP280 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-210 / CL-211 FINE family: PG-210 black (up to 220 pages, $29.99); PG-210XL black (up to 401 pages, $31.49); CL-211 tri-color (up to 244 pages, $32.99); CL-211XL tri-color (up to 349 pages, $34.49). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

On the PIXMA MP280, usage tends to spike around projects: several days of steady printing, scanning and copying, then a pause. A two-cartridge FINE layout suits those spikes — black in one position, tri-color in the other — and the printhead is replaced automatically whenever a cartridge is. Quiet periods therefore seldom become permanent faults. What does stop the printer cold is a cartridge from the wrong Canon family: similar shell, wrong code, wrong chip, no recognition.

Which PG-210 / CL-211 should you buy?

Black slot empty: the PG-210 Black Ink Cartridge ($29.99) fills the black position by itself — good for up to 220 pages of everyday documents on the PIXMA MP280.
Black, longer between swaps: the PG-210XL Black Ink Cartridge ($31.49) is the high-capacity stand-in for the PG-210XL — rated up to 401 pages, suiting a PIXMA MP280 that runs in heavier bursts.
Color has run dry: the CL-211 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($32.99) renews the color position alone — up to 244 pages of color printing before the PIXMA MP280 asks again.
Color with a longer reach: the CL-211XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) is the extended version of the CL-211XL — up to 349 pages, a better fit when PIXMA MP280 color jobs arrive in batches.
A shelf-ready reserve: the PG-210 CL-211 Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) holds the black-heavy balance these printers consume in practice — spares ready for the PIXMA MP280 instead of a wait between orders.
Reserves for heavier rhythms: the PG-210XL CL-211XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($185.93) pairs high-capacity black and color for longer stretches between reorders — built for weeks when the PIXMA MP280 barely rests.
Both lights showing: the PG-210XL CL-211XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($64.47) renews black and color in one fitting — the clean reset when both positions fade together on the PIXMA MP280.

Chip, ink and everyday use

For the PIXMA MP280, the chip story is simple: a new compatible chip in every cartridge keeps the ink monitor honest. Pigment ink in the black position gives documents a crisp edge that resists highlighter smears; dye ink in the tri-color position gives photos their color. And since the printhead is part of the cartridge on every FINE model, swapping a cartridge also swaps the printhead — the usual cure for missing lines on these machines. Keep the spare sealed in its pack until the day it goes in.