Somehow I had already thought of that. So far, I used only the original ink set for my IP4500. The possibility of try out an alternative free I found it exciting. However, I was very skeptical. Initially worked the Basics cartridges knotless. Photo prints could be seen as such, the color reproduction was good. However, with increasing time after leaving the print quality. Despite the use of a new print head, it was not better. In particular, the black ink caused me problems. Over time, the color prints were unsightly. The quality eased considerably. Now that I have not even got a bar code, ie printed out an Amazon Return list reasonable, I have the ink set removed and a pelican. Behold, the printouts are clean again, the images offer something that can be described as image quality. Perhaps the Basics cartridges function better with faster consumption. For me they were a letdown. For me there is no further recommendation for the inks in combination of Canon IP4500 and refilled AmazonBasics cartridges.