A Fotonic bulk ink feed system for the Canon i9900 ships with 8 x 4 oz bottles of ink and costs $ 350.00. This is the same amount of ink as contained in over 8 original cartridge sets. The manufacturer's stated retail price for an original cartridge is $ 11.95. This means that the system ships with the equivalent amount of ink as $ 764.80 worth of original cartridges, an immediate saving of $ 414.80. Ongoing savings are even higher. A 4 oz refill bottle of Fotonic for Canon ink costs $ 19.00 and contains the equivalent ink as over 8 original cartridges, or $ 95.60 worth. This makes the equivalent cost per cartridge $ 2.38 by using Lyson bulk ink, a saving of over 80%.
The savings from using Lyson bulk ink can be quite considerable. A user who, for instance, consumed a set of normal cartridges per week on these printer models would spend around $ 4,971 per year on original cartridges. By using a bulk ink feed system the cost for the equivalent Fotonic for Canon bulk ink would be $ 988, a saving of $ 3,983 per year.
Three ink options are available for the Canon i9900 bulk ink feed system. Firstly, i2i Absolute Match C1 dye inks are color matched to the original Canon inks and have a similar light fastness. Secondly, the Lyson Fotonic inks for Canon have a wider color gamut and enhanced fade resistance of around 25-30 years in average indoor display conditions. The Fotonic for Canon inks require the use of custom ICC color profiles, and Ink2image provides many free profiles for this purpose. Thirdly, the Canon i9900 bulk ink system can be purchased with the Lyson Quad Black for Canon inks for producing stunning black and white images.
SYSTEM AND INK PRICING
** Empty bulk ink feed systems are only warranted to work with Lyson inks. Although they should work well with other ink types, we can not guarantee the performance or compatibility with non-Lyson inks.
*** Lyson cleaning cartridges must be used before installing these inks on this printer model.