PIXMA MX479

PG-240 / CL-241 Ink for the Canon PIXMA MX479

The PIXMA MX479 is an office all-in-one with fax and an automatic document feeder, built for paperwork as much as photos, and it runs on the PG-240 / CL-241 FINE family: PG-240 black (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); PG-240XL black (up to 300 pages, $32.99); PG-240XXL black (up to 600 pages, $34.49); CL-241 tri-color (up to 180 pages, $34.49); CL-241XL tri-color (up to 400 pages, $35.99). Every cartridge listed here is a Clever Supplies compatible, filled to the genuine specification and covered by our Lifetime Warranty.

The MX479 tends to belong to someone working from a home office, where the fax and document feeder earn their keep on contracts and forms all week. That professional workload still rests on a very domestic ink system — just two cartridges, one black and one tri-color — and the printhead arrives new inside every cartridge, which is why an MX479 left idle for a stretch usually returns with a cartridge change rather than a repair. The boundary to respect is the code family: cartridges from neighboring Canon families share the shelf shape but not the code or the chip, and they will not be recognized.

Which PG-240 / CL-241 should you buy?

Black, but in the XL fill: the PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge ($32.99) replaces the PG-240XL position with the higher fill — stretching black printing to up to 300 pages between swaps.
Black in the XXL fill: the PG-240XXL Black Ink Cartridge ($34.49) replaces the PG-240XXL position with the largest fill in the family — a black run of up to 600 pages before the next change.
Only the tri-color ran dry: the CL-241 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($34.49) refreshes the color slot on its own — restoring full color for up to 180 pages of prints.
Color, but in the XL fill: the CL-241XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($35.99) replaces the CL-241XL position with the higher fill — keeping photos and color pages going for up to 400 pages.
Spares for the shelf: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($149.93) keeps backup cartridges ready in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.
Both slots in one swap: the PG-240XXL CL-241XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($68.97) replaces black and color together — the practical pick when both indicator lights are on.

Chip, ink and everyday use

A home office runs on predictable supplies: each cartridge carries a new compatible chip, so ink levels are reported normally and reordering is never a guess. The family mixes pigment black for documents with dye tri-color for photos, the standard FINE recipe. Because the printhead is built into the cartridge rather than the printer, every cartridge change renews the printhead — streaky output on this platform is a cartridge problem, not a service call. Store spares sealed, upright and out of sunlight, and open the pack only when the printer asks for the cartridge.