Good news, the prices are falling dramatically, Canon responded. B-goods testing largely failed,

How are the prices of the ink market, specifically with regard to the CLI-526 \ 521 cartridges of Canon, is currently to advise the buyers solangsam the hamster in your wallet to fuel,
because as we have noticed as Direct Sales in recent weeks, the prices of developing "earlier" than very expensive perceived CLI-521 \ 526er series strongly downwards.
There are already scattered among 25 deals for the 9 ml cartridges also here at Amazon. Saw an average of 44 photo prints per cartridge this results in a resolute price of 0.54 per photo.

Even before a 1-2 months these cartridges were almost not to have under 30-35, which has of course had an impact on the photo unit price. But now Canon responded yet to the extent disgruntled customers.
Just as the price trend of this series developed, we expect within 1-2 months now with prices ranging from 17-22. That would be for the customer, I think a great success, because it would, of course, all the diminish plagiarism and B-goods and clearly miss the printers a greater life.

We of Darkroom recommend even baseless distance of such products take, It's not just about the chip that stores the quantities, but quite explicitly to the pressure direct costs and the follow-up costs because the printer with the alternative variant is no longer providing the service which he does with the original commodity. Because usually, the follow-up costs for B-goods, significantly higher than original inks, because then you can usually still inclusion of a new print head or even an entire printer.

We have carried out an internal test and tested various B cartridges. The Reslutat was terrifying. When PEACH and KMP ink to the print head has already adopted after the 4th change. For a product that we do not call it "may", the printer has virtually become independent, sometimes you have beautiful colorful pattern that could pass as abstract art fabricates and time the printer has just garkeinen beep longer exist on its own, times will by 2 changes of almost full cartridges, as we concluded a cartridge defect, we had then in the third, although a nice image, but also a defective printhead.

The only B-Ware has performed relatively well was the Pelican alternative, for 12.99. Problem was with this that we have been printed with 88% of the original quality (differences are only specialists on), the cartridge, however, spent only 29 photos. Gives a relative price of 0.44 per image, however, since we noticed a rapid drop in performance after 7 Jump, we have the test then stopped to not to dismiss more printers in the printer sky.

Say comparison:

Canon Original Cartridge: 44 prints possible depending on the printer. Cost per piece about 0.55 ---> rapide prices falling
Pelican Replacement cartridge: 29 prints depending on the printer possible. Cost per piece about 0.44, but no warranty and after 6-8 Switch it becomes critical.

The other B-Goods are - as already noted - house high failed and should not come into question, which can not permanently afford a new printer for customers.

I hope this helps some of you detailed review continued

Regards,

Stefan precious of precious-Druck GmbH & Co.KG.