Definitely more fade-resistant than the previous generation Canon ink (BCI-6 series). However, they've also made the cartridge smaller (fewer mL of ink) and chipped it, which makes refilling difficult.

Much more fade-resistant than previous version

Chipped cartridges

PLEASE NOTE: Up-dated review! Reasons For Choice For my Canon Pixma printer I use CLI 8M ~ magenta amongst other coloured ink cartridges.I feel that Canon has earned its title of producing high quality products & supplies. For me, they are the forerunners in quality & design.

This colour ink cartrige produces continuous high quality results

Pricey

Used for Pixma 9000 pro printer. I wouldn't trust any other ink other than the Canon CLI8 OEM ink. Adorama give the best price by far of all the distributors. Of course I would like the price to be even better because I go through a lot of ink.

VG

I have used some of the so called off brand cartridges, let me tell you, you get what you pay for, Stick with the Canon

I ordered 5 ink cartridges and they showed up within 3 days of my order. I was very happy with the speed of delivery and the price was the best I have found. You can always trust OEM ink. I have never used any aftermarket and my printer is still going strong after 6 years of use.

These Canon inks are the best for your machine. They keep your printer working as it should. Have been using them for over 4 years with no clogging or blocking of the printhead on my Canon Pro 9000 printer.