Canon 4600 printer ink
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Eggle

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3,609 posts

266 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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I have just bought a 4600 printer for photo work and am looking at ink.
I feel I should use genuine ink for the photos, but it has 2 black cartridges. Presumably the larger black is for everyday printing, so I could use a compatible one for this?
Also, I notice some sellers advertising a Gray cartridge for the 4600. Should I use this? And if so should it replace the smaller black one?

Eggle

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3,609 posts

266 months

Friday 30th July 2010
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Anyone?

horacethefrog

410 posts

243 months

Saturday 31st July 2010
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In my experience the 'compatible' cartridges are nothing but trouble. The proper Canon cartridges (unlike Epson) allow you to run them right out so there's not a drop left and I haven't had to clean the heads once in over a year of use (iP4700, the successor to yours). Don't understand the question about the 'grey' cartridge - as you observe, there isn't a grey cartridge. Clearly it doesn't go where the yellow, magenta or cyan go and the two black slots are of different sizes so what's the problem?