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£110.11 inc. VAT
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At £90.85 ex-VAT for an original Canon 057 black cartridge, this is priced as a “buy once, print without drama” option rather than a budget play. If your priority is reliability—consistent print quality, fewer hiccups, and minimal hassle with firmware/compatibility—then originals like this make sense. The main downside is cost per page: if you print heavily, you’ll usually find cheaper compatible cartridges that are “good enough” for everyday office output.
I’d buy this if you’re running a Canon laser where uptime matters (busy teams, critical documents, low tolerance for streaking/quality swings), or if you’ve had bad experiences with non-originals. I wouldn’t bother if you’re mainly doing low-stakes internal printing and you’re comfortable testing a compatible to see how it performs in your exact machine and workload—because on pure value for money, originals at this price rarely win. If you want, tell me your printer model and approximate monthly page count and I’ll help you sanity-check whether this cartridge cost is competitive.

Canon
Canon CLI-42 BK - 6384B001 - 1 x Based Black - Ink tank - For PIXMA PRO100,PRO100S, PIXUS PRO100

Canon
Canon 045 H - High capacity - yellow - original - toner cartridge - for imageCLASS LBP612Cdw, MF632Cdw, MF634Cdw

Canon
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Xerox
Xerox - Black - compatible - toner cartridge (alternative for: Brother TN3480) - for Brother HL-L5100, L5200, L6300, L6400, L6450, MFC-L5700, L6800, L6900, L6950, L6970
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