High cost for little ink.

Do yourself a favor and buy any brand but Epson. The ink seems to dry up in the cartridges in a matter of a few weeks and on the NX400 you can't print if *any* cartridge is empty so you have to open a new one even if you don't need that color for the job you're printing. It's an obvious ploy to sell more ink.



Personally I'll never buy another Epson printer because of the high cost of ink.More detail ...

Quality ink

I had an HP 3320 before buying my new HP Photosmart 4480 and the ink for both printers lasted a long time and are of very good quality. The Vivera inks are great quality for photos and time will tell how long the photos actually last.More detail ...

This set works with the Canon PIXMA MP530 as well

Just an FYI; the ink set shown here (CLI-8BK CLI-8M CLI-8C and CLI-8Y) also match what's needed in the Canon PIXMA MP530 save for the Canon PGI-5BK 2PK (sold separately). (As of this writing the MP530 is not listed in the compatible printer list though the MP500 is. Considering how confusing all this typically gets I thought I'd mention it.)



Price is great; even better if you're with Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and inexpensive overnight shipping).More detail ...

Not Cheap but Works Great

The price per print of ink jet printers is simply expensive especially when you consider the fact that the process is probably not even close to being archival quality. Yet for most they will suffice. It is commonly believed that if you want archival you should either use silver emmulsion (what you will get if you have your prints traditionally developed by a photo lab - even a one hour lab) or dye sublimation. All that being said this ink and the printers they go into do a very good job. I've been very impressed. I don't think there is a huge difference over the last generation but if you want the newer printers you have to make the switch to the newer ink. Good news is that it works with the current crop of paper.

What is great about this ink cartdridge is that in the canon printers it is the cartridge mostly used for black print while the other black cartridge is used for photo prints. This keeps your cost of printing regular text a little cheaper.

Buying on Amazon isn't much cheaper than other options but if you are signed up for Amazon Prime it is increadibly easy to buy them and have them delievered very quickly (two days).More detail ...