SKU:

CS-CN-250-SET11

Condition:

New Compatible

OEM Part #:

PGI-250 / CLI-251

Color:

BCMY

Ink Type:

Pigment black, dye colors

Page Yield:

Per-cartridge yields listed in the set contents

Chip:

New compatible chip

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1-Year Free Returns

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this eleven-tank set hold?

The set contains 3 × PGI-250XL Black (up to 500 pages each); 2 × CLI-251XL Black (up to 5,565 pages each); 2 × CLI-251XL Cyan (up to 715 pages each); 2 × CLI-251XL Magenta (up to 645 pages each); 2 × CLI-251XL Yellow (up to 715 pages each). The color and gray-free row, doubled, with the document black tripled.

Which printers does this set serve?

Thirteen verified models: the Canon PIXMA iP7220, Canon PIXMA iP8720, Canon PIXMA iX6820 and Canon PIXMA MG5420 head the list under Compatible Printers on this page. These are the five-tank machines of the range — the six-tank models with a gray slot take the thirteen-piece set instead.

Why do the ratings vary so much between tanks?

Because the tanks are measured on different work. The pigment black's 500 pages are text documents; the dye tanks are rated on photo and mixed patterns, where the big CLI black posts its large figure. Treat the numbers as each tank's laboratory measure, and the set's combined total as the planning figure.

What does the set bring the cost per page down to?

Around 0.4 cents a page at $65.84 for the box. That is the arithmetic of XL tanks bought eleven at a time: the expensive way to run these printers is one original tank at a time, and this set is the opposite of that habit.

What separates the pigment black from the dye black here?

Job assignment. The PGI-250XL pigment black makes documents — dense, dry, water-resistant text. The CLI-251XL dye black belongs to the image path, blending with cyan, magenta and yellow in photographs. The printer picks per job; you just keep both slots fed.

When one tank empties, what exactly happens?

The printer reports that slot by name — levels are tracked per tank by chip — and you fit the matching spare from the box. Nothing else comes out. Individual tanks mean a spent magenta costs you one magenta, never its neighbors, which is precisely the economy this platform was designed around.

How should eleven tanks be stored between changes?

Together, sealed, upright, in a cool drawer away from sunlight. No rotation, no special handling. The wrapper does the preserving, and a tank fitted in month ten behaves like one fitted in week one — which is the entire premise of stocking two rounds at once.

Who makes these tanks — Canon?

Clever Supplies makes them, as compatibles matched to the PGI-250XL and CLI-251XL design: same fit, same chip conversation, same rated fills. They are not Canon products, and the set is labeled and priced as the alternative.

Will these tanks mix with Canon originals in the same printer?

Yes. Each slot operates on its own, reading its own tank's chip, so any combination of original and compatible tanks prints normally. Convert one slot at a time or all five at once — the printer is indifferent either way.

What cover does the set carry?

All eleven tanks sit under the Lifetime Warranty individually: a tank that leaks, fails early or prints defectively is replaced or refunded on its own record. The order also carries a 1-year returns window, matching the long horizon a stock this size is bought for.