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5 Dec, 2025

£164.60 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The Canon 5098C002 (original black) at **£136.91 ex‑VAT** is priced like a “safe choice” rather than a bargain. If your office prints a lot and you’re already invested in Canon’s ecosystem, the main benefit is predictability: originals typically run cleaner, give consistent page output, and are less likely to trigger annoying compatibility/quality issues than cheap third‑party cartridges. For teams that need dependable text quality (accounts, admin, invoicing) and don’t want downtime or prints that look a bit off, it makes sense.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it blindly. If your monthly volume is low to moderate, the cost per page usually won’t justify sticking with expensive originals—third‑party or compatible options can be dramatically better value, as long as you can tolerate a bit more variability and you trust the supplier. Also, if you’re mainly printing drafts, you’ll feel the price more than you’ll appreciate the quality. In short: **buy it if reliability matters and you print consistently**; **think twice if you’re cost-sensitive and don’t need “perfect every time.”** If you tell me your printer model and rough monthly page count, I can sanity-check whether £136.91 is actually competitive for you.

Canon
Canon CLI-571M XL - 11 ml - High Yield - magenta - original - ink tank - for PIXMA TS5051, TS5053, TS5055, TS6050, TS6051, TS6052, TS8051, TS8052, TS9050, TS9055

Canon
Canon 040 H - High capacity - black - original - toner cartridge - for imageCLASS LBP712Cdn

Xerox
Everyday - Black - compatible - toner cartridge (alternative for: Canon CRG-051, HP CF230A) - for Canon ImageCLASS MF262, MF264, MF267, MF269, i-SENSYS MF264, MF267, Satera LBP161, LBP162

Xerox
Xerox B215 - Black - original - toner cartridge - for Xerox B205V/NI, B210/DNI, B210V/DNI, B215V/DNI