Canon Ink

[margarettom]

I have a canon pixma printer and have always bought 545 and 546 ink cartridges. When I went to buy some more they all seem to be PG545 and CL546. Are these new ones the same as the old type please?

[perseverer]

Think the PG stands for Pigment(black) and the CL for Colour.

See this page for example
https://store.canon.co.uk/canon-pg-545-black-ink-cartridge/8287B001/

545 and PG545 both shown on the cartridge

[Buenchico]

They're the same but, if you still need to check, look on the official Canon site:
https://store.canon.co.uk/ink-finder

The next time you buy a printer though, choose one which uses five (or six) separate cartridges, rather than just two. They might cost a bit more in the first instance but the inks for them usually work out far, far cheaper, resulting in big savings over the lifetime of the printer. For example, a full set of all five compatible inks for my Canon Pixma MG5750 costs just £11.78 from my favourite supplier (or as little as £9.98 if I buy in bulk). I'd be prepared to bet that you have to pay a lot more than that for a set of only two ink cartridges for your printer!

[margarettom]

I do Buenchico, but I do very little printing and I struggle a bit changing cartridges, so 2 suits me. Thanks for your help though and preserver.