HP 878 1-liter Yellow PageWide XL Ink Cartridge

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At £175.22 ex-VAT for a 1‑litre yellow cartridge, this HP 878 PageWide XL ink is only “good value” if you’re actually using a PageWide XL system regularly and burn through yellow at a steady pace. In the real world, these cartridges are less about occasional printing and more about keeping large-format production predictable—so if you’re doing frequent posters, signage, or workflow-heavy colour output, the litre size helps reduce downtime and reorder friction. If you’re a smaller shop or you just need the odd print job, you’ll likely tie up cash for ink you don’t use fast enough.

That price also tells you it’s not the kind of ink where you should shop purely on unit cost—because the real question is whether your uptime and colour consistency matter more than shaving a few pounds. If your business depends on repeatable yellow tones and you’re matching clients’ brand colours, sticking with the right OEM cartridge tends to be the safer bet. But if you don’t run the printer often, or you’re cost-pressured and can tolerate more variables (like varying print quality, maintenance overhead, or more frequent replacements), then I’d be cautious and look harder at your alternatives rather than paying premium for a cartridge that might sit on a shelf.