First of all: The product has been properly as original spare parts. It will be delivered quickly, can be easily replaced even for laymen and works perfectly for an approximately three-minute calibration time. - It costs only unfortunately the same as a comparable new. Buying a printer head can therefore be seen primarily as an environmental measure in order not to participate in the mass production of electronic products. And the old cartridges can be used, of course, because the manufacturer Canon course promptly requiring other cartridges for new devices. Many dealers admit clearly that the built and planned Gerätetod occurs about three to four years of operation, moving no matter which cartridges are used, whether much or little is printed.