Canon CLI-42PM Photo Magenta Ink Cartridge

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For £12.14 ex‑VAT, the Canon CLI‑42PM Photo Magenta cartridge is only a good deal if you actually print colour photos regularly and you’re sticking with Canon’s compatible model. If you use it for occasional office printing, you’ll probably burn more time and money dealing with cartridge swaps and colour consistency than you’d like—photo inks aren’t meant to be “background” consumables. Where it *does* make sense is a small design/print outfit or an in-house marketing team that wants reliable magenta output without messing about with third-party “cheaper” inks that can be less predictable from batch to batch.

That said, I’m cautious about recommending it purely on price because ink economics are all about your overall yield and how often you run prints that actually consume magenta. If you don’t print a lot of colour, you risk paying for ink sitting unused rather than being used—particularly with photo-focused cartridges. If you do high, consistent colour volume, then it’s a solid, straightforward buy; if your work is mostly monochrome or low-coverage colour, I’d look at whether your printer’s expected life and cartridge mix actually justify this specific magenta spend.