Refillable Ink Tank Printers for More Efficient Printing

There are many types of printers to fit different needs. Especially if your work requires frequent printing, you likely want to find a printer that:

• Helps you to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Minimizes your costs.
• Delivers reliable, high-quality results.

Will printers with ink tanks help you achieve those goals? They do provide quite a few potential benefits.

If you’re not familiar with refillable ink, one of your first questions may be: How often will I have to refill the ink?

The answer is: less often than you might think.

One major benefit of printers with refillable ink tanks is their high ink capacity. These printers come with large ink tanks and a separate compartment for each color. That means ample supplies of ink that will provide even more benefits down the line.

What about price?

When doing a cost-benefit analysis of any product, it’s important to have a clear grasp of the first part: the cost.

At first glance, the cost of refillable ink printers may look like a downside. A printer with ink tanks, while comparable to standard cartridge printers, often will come with a slightly higher upfront price tag. It’s when you consider future ink costs that refillable ink printers can show their value.

Printer ink cartridges are typically more expensive to purchase than printer ink refills in bottles, which usually have not only a lower price point but also a higher volume of ink¹. That means the more you use your refillable ink printer, the more cost-effective it can become. Over time, printers with refillable ink tanks can help to reduce your printing budget.

We’ve all heard the sound. A sudden silence followed by the beep, beep, beep emanating from your printer alerting you to a problem. No matter the reason, these interruptions can rob you of productivity and hurt your overall efficiency.

Not to mention, they’re really annoying.

Standard black ink cartridges will generally be good for approximately 200 pages of printing. When printing in color, the cartridges will typically produce approximately 250 sheets. But a bottle of ink used for a printer ink refill can deliver over 10 times the yield of a standard cartridge².

Fewer interruptions = reduced downtime, which can = higher productivity.

What does it mean when your computer gives you a low ink warning? Sometimes, it seems like you can keep printing for days with no problems. Other times, you’ll immediately start to notice faded ink or other issues. And if you change your cartridge to try to ensure uninterrupted printing, you feel like you’re wasting ink (and money). Printers with refillable ink tanks eliminate the guesswork. By utilizing transparent tanks, refillable ink printers let you easily monitor your printer’s ink levels with a simple, visual check. You can choose to refill the tanks at any time with no worries about waste.

Even if you are still able to print after you receive a low ink warning, you may start to notice inconsistent or reduced quality. It’s not uncommon to run into problems such as:

• Faded pages
• Gaps in the printing
• Quality differences between the black and color sections of a document

One of the actions you can take to help each page deliver the sharp and vibrant results you expect is to refill each tank before its level becomes depleted.

Refillable ink tank printers have many potential benefits, especially if you require a printer capable of high-volume printing. But what’s the best ink tank printer for home use? The answer can vary based on your specific needs. Some of the best options include:

• Canon MegaTank MAXIFY GX7021 printer – Do you own a small business? Here is a workhorse for anyone with high-volume printing needs. This printer’s large ink tanks allow you to print up to 6,000 BW pages and 14,000 Color pages³ before needing to refill. High page yields can lower your per-page costs, making this printer ideal for handling regular, big jobs.
  
• Canon MegaTank PIXMA GX4020 printer – If you work from home some of the time or all of the time, you need a quality printer. The MegaTank PIXMA GX4020 printer has all the benefits of an office printer, but in a smaller package that is well-suited to many home office environments. This printer provides high-quality printing with a small footprint.
  
• Canon MegaTank PIXMA G3270 printer – Not every home office has high-volume printing needs, but home users shouldn’t need to compromise print quality. If your household includes students, for example, your volume may be lower but you still need a reliable printer. Homework assignments, term papers, essays, or a college thesis – even students need quality results from a printer. The MegaTank PIXMA G3270 printer provides high print quality in a small footprint, and a budget-friendly purchase price – it’s one of the best ink tank printers for home use.

By offering cost-effective, consistent high-quality prints, refillable ink printers are gaining popularity. And no matter what your needs are, the line of Canon MegaTank printers with refillable ink tanks is sure to have something that’s a perfect fit.