Canon PG-240XL Black Ink Cartridge - High Yield, Genuine

The Canon PG-240XL is the high-yield version of Canon's standard PG-240 black ink cartridge, engineered for the PIXMA MG and MX series printers. The XL designation indicates an increased ink reservoir — rated at 300 pages at ISO standard 5% page coverage, versus approximately 180 pages for the standard PG-240. The ink itself uses Canon's FINE (Full-Photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) technology, which places ink droplets as small as 1 picoliter through a high-density nozzle array. In practice, this means sharper character edges at small font sizes and cleaner halftone transitions in grayscale image output compared to lower-resolution inkjet cartridge designs.

This cartridge is purpose-built for owners of compatible Canon PIXMA inkjet printers who print primarily text documents and want to reduce cartridge replacement frequency. The XL format makes economic sense for anyone printing more than 50 pages per month — the higher up-front cost per cartridge translates to meaningfully lower cost-per-page versus standard yield. Genuine Canon ink ensures full compatibility with the printer's ink monitoring system and unlocks Canon Creative Park Premium, a content platform for downloadable print templates. For users doing occasional photo printing alongside document printing, the PG-240XL handles the black channel while pairing with a CL-241 color cartridge for the full print system.