I always use Canon inks in my printer, because the colours are consistent. For those who are about to purchase a printer, I would certainly recommend Canon. Prior to buying a Canon printer I had an Epson 950, R300 and another R300. They all blocked soon after 12months except the last R300, which blocked on the 10th month. I informed Epson of this persistent fault. Epson returned my email within fifteen minutes, accusing me of using compatible inks! I was so disgusted by their attitude that I purchased a Canon, that was 5 years ago. The Canon printer is working as well as it was when it was new. I must add that Canon inks are much cheaper than Epson inks.