12 Best Alternative Canon Cartridges

Inexpensive analogue to Canon cartridges for laser office equipment. It stands out for a very attractive price, especially against the backdrop of factory offers, plus it fits a very wide range of printers and MFPs, which is useful for a large office where many modifications of Canon equipment have accumulated. In general, the cactus brand is very popular, its products are distinguished by good reliability in operation and do not receive much criticism. But on some printer models, the cartridge can print with a gray background or stripes, plus it goes through two or three refills, after which it is better to buy a new one, since the price allows. The root of the indicated problems is Chinese drums, the quality of which in some batches can be very low.

Best value for money for Canon MFPs MF44xx and MF45xx series from the i-SENSYS line. At a low cost, the cartridge provides very good print quality, starts up without dancing with tambourines and survives up to five refills. However, towards the end of the resource, it may begin to blacken or give out entire strips, which can be considered a minus or, conversely, a plus, signaling the approach of refueling time. In addition, the reviews contain information about periodic marriage, when there is no acceptable print quality even immediately after buying a cartridge, but such cases are the exception rather than the rule. In general, we get a good option for saving, especially in an office environment, when you can simply take a new analog cartridge every time or reduce costs by refilling it yourself multiple times.

A popular non-chip analog cartridge from a Japanese brand. Compatible with a large number of Canon MFP models from the i-SENSYS series and has a starting yield of 1600 pages. Not the best result, but quite sufficient for a small office and home use of office equipment, especially considering the affordability compared to the original from Canon.Judging by the reviews, the cartridge perfectly fulfills its role, prints quite cleanly, with good contrast and a minimum of obvious blots. But it is still possible to run into a problematic instance, i.e. build quality is not constant and, apparently, depends on the specific plant where the order for the next batch was placed. As a result, we get either visible artifacts from the first printed sheets, or a “micro-refill” for 100-200 sheets instead of the volume declared by the manufacturer.

The black cartridge demanded in the market with the built-in chip. It is almost 100% analog of the original model from Canon, and therefore fits a large list of laser printers and MFPs of this brand. According to customer reviews, the cartridge prints quite well, without significant blots or a gray background, but it falls short of the official model, although it allows significant savings. A much more frequently mentioned problem is that the declared resource of 1600 pages does not correspond to reality, rarely anyone manages to pull out at least 1000 sheets. This partly compensates for the possibility of refueling, and the cost of the consumable itself is significantly lower than the original from Canon.

The cheapest analogue of the original Canon 703 cartridge among those that have a sufficient number of customer responses to judge the quality. It provides acceptable print clarity and contrast, does not often litter with artifacts or starts to draw stripes, survives a couple of refills and is designed for 2000 pages - the optimal volume for home use. Among the shortcomings, we note a clarified shade, i.e. the black color is not quite perfect compared to the original Canon cartridge. In addition, there are many complaints about the build quality: obvious scratches or abrasions of the case are visible, the plastic itself is very thin and fragile, the same applies to fasteners, so you need to be careful when disassembling.

A very popular cartridge-analogue for Canon printers, presented in most retail chains in Russia. It also collects the highest number of customer reviews, which confirms its high overall quality and good print performance compared to genuine Canon cartridges. On the other hand, the model does not fit into the largest list of printers, plus it offers the smallest declared resource among all the rating participants, i.e., if the toner is not reported, then it will be possible to print around 1000 pages, no more, and maybe less. This partly compensates for the possibility of a couple of refills, after which the photoconductor begins to "crumble" and it's time to go for a new cartridge.

Analogue cartridge for Canon i-SENSYS printers. Provides very high print quality and is equipped with convenient functionality for quick reloading, which, at an initial low price, provides a very favorable cost of operation, especially in an office environment. A resource of up to 2000 pages is declared, but in the reviews they say that most often the factory toner is enough for a little more than half of the norm. But at such a price and the possibility of refilling, this is not very significant, especially against the background of the original from Canon.Another drawback is that printing with a gray background is possible, but this is not common. Well, the third fly in the ointment is the pungent smell of both the cartridge itself (cheap plastic) and toner, since this goes away with time.

One of the most popular analogues of the original 703 cartridge from Canon. An extremely low price immediately stands out, which allows you not to think about the possibilities of refueling, but simply change the consumable after the resource is exhausted. There are no particular complaints about the print quality, although some believe that the cartridge prints a little lighter than the Canon original. There are no obvious complaints about the noise of work: no squeaks, clicks and other nightmares from the cheapest Chinese fakes. At the same time, the cartridge case is very fragile and is made of thin plastic, plus sometimes frankly defective or refilled copies that were previously handed over under warranty come onto the market.

A high-volume black cartridge, which is a full-fledged analogue of the original consumable from Canon. Suitable for a large list of inkjet printers and MFPs, but the increase in resource is not as noticeable as that of many competitors - even the manufacturer himself claims 312 pages of text, although in reality it usually comes out even less. Only support for easy reloading helps out. In addition, the price of the cartridge is also higher than the offers of competitors, but this is already an additional payment for a reliable filling from Japanese and Korean manufacturers, from which the ink is also supplied, which almost completely matches the Canon factory shade, but is less resistant to water on the printed sheets, which is fraught with "blurring" of the text.

The most affordable black cartridge-analogue for Canon inkjet office equipment. It stands out from competitors with a base yield increased to 540 pages, does not smudge the print head and generally provides very high print quality, especially for home use.At the same time, the model is produced in small batches, so it is not always available even in large retail chains. In addition, the overall quality has recently decreased and defective copies are increasingly coming across. On the other hand, at a price of 150 rubles, it is difficult to expect ideality, so in terms of the “cost / quality / resource” ratio, this is definitely one of the market leaders.

Black inkjet cartridge for Canon printers/MFPs that require the installation of large cartridges. This model has a volume of 74.6 ml and, according to the manufacturer, is designed for 2500 pages, however, subject to 5% coverage, i.e. the real result, as practice shows, is in the region of 400 pages of text and spreadsheet documents. The cartridge prints very high quality and clearly, the black color is uniform over the entire page, there is no skew of shades, just as there are no obvious blots. At the same time, there are very few real reviews for this model, so the final rating was lowered for the sake of objectivity.

Not a bad analogue for Canon inkjet printers. The cartridge is made in size XL, i.е. offers an increased capacity for the ink tank, so that its yield is rated at 400 pages. It fits into a rather impressive list of printers, mainly focused on home use. The possibility of self-refueling is provided, which will save not only on the purchase itself (an analogue is two times cheaper than the original), but also by extending the service life. There are no complaints about the quality of the paint - it fits well on paper of various types, does not stain and dries quickly, but the color itself seems noticeably paler to many than in the original PG-445 cartridge from Canon.