Canon CLI-571XL High Yield Grey Ink Cartridge

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The Canon CLI-571XL “High Yield” grey ink is the kind of spare you buy when you’re printing a lot of office documents or internal graphics and you want fewer interruptions. At £13.28 ex‑VAT, the price feels pretty reasonable for a high-yield cartridge—assuming your printer is one that actually uses the CLI-571 family and you’re using it regularly enough to benefit from the XL output. If you print grey charts, drafts, invoices, or anything where colour accuracy matters more than “just get ink on paper”, Canon’s cartridges usually behave consistently and don’t tend to cause the clogging/quality whiplash you sometimes see with cheaper compatibles.

That said, I’d be cautious if you’re a low-volume printer. Grey ink is one of those colours that can get sluggish if it sits unused, and the “high yield” only really pays off if you’re actively churning through pages. Also, don’t assume it’s a toner cartridge—this is an ink cartridge, so make sure you’re buying the right consumable for your machine (and not mixing it up just because of the category on the site). Bottom line: good buy for offices with steady grey printing and a Canon setup; not great value for sporadic use or if you’re already paying close to the best price for compatible inks.