Ubinki Ink Cartridges 280XXL

The five-cartridge mix includes two black cartridges alongside cyan, magenta, and yellow, so it covers everyday text printing and color documents without adding a Photo Blue cartridge you may not need. The set is listed as a replacement for Canon PGI-280 and CLI-281 cartridges in a range of PIXMA printers.

It’s a practical format for routine home, school, or office printing.

Where it shines

This pack contains one large black 280XXL, one small black 281XXL, and one each of cyan, magenta, and yellow 281XXL. That combination makes sense if black text is a regular part of your workload but you also print color graphics, reports, or photos now and then. For example, you could use the black cartridges for school handouts and letters, then draw on the color set for a chart or a family photo.

The listing gives estimated yields of about 600 pages for the large black, 6,360 pages for the small black, and 850 pages for each cyan, magenta, and yellow cartridge, based on 5% coverage. Those figures are on the spec sheet, not a promise of how many pages you’ll get: coverage and print jobs can affect actual results. It’s a great fit if you want a multi-color refill set and the listed cartridge mix suits your printing habits. If you prioritize a complete photo-color lineup, note that Photo Blue is not included.

What matters most

Compatibility is the main thing to get right. The listing names Canon PIXMA TR8620a, TR8620, TR8622, TR8520, TR8500, TR8600, TR7620, TR7520, and TR7500, as well as TS6100, TS6120, TS6200, TS6220, TS6300, TS6320, TS702, TS702a, TS8100, TS8120, TS8200, TS8220, TS8222, TS8300, TS8320, TS8322, TS9100, TS9120, TS9520, and TS9521C series models. Check your exact printer model before choosing, a similar model name alone does not confirm cartridge compatibility.

The yield estimates use 5% page coverage, so pages with large areas of dark text or color may use ink differently from lightly printed documents. This is a replacement cartridge set, rather than a purchase of individual colors, which is useful if you expect to need the full mix but less convenient if only one color is running low. It’s not for you if your printer requires a cartridge not included here or you specifically need Photo Blue.

Best use cases

The set is aimed at common mixed printing: letters, reports, graphics, and photos in a home, school, or office. If you print mostly black-and-white pages, a black-only option may better match what you need, if you regularly produce color documents, having cyan, magenta, and yellow together is more useful than replacing colors one at a time. The listing describes the ink as intended to produce crisp text and graphics, but it does not provide independent print results or details about care and storage.

Final verdict

This five-pack is worth considering when your Canon model is on the compatibility list and you want both black cartridge sizes plus the three standard colors in one set. The main trade-offs are the missing Photo Blue and the fact that the stated page yields are based on light 5% coverage. Choose it for routine text-and-color printing if that cartridge mix fits, look elsewhere if your printer model is unlisted or your photo workflow calls for Photo Blue.