Canon PG-540 ink cartridge 1 pc(s) Original Standard Yield Black

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If you’re trying to keep costs sane for day-to-day printing, this Canon PG-540 black cartridge at £14.68 ex-VAT is a fairly sensible pick—*as long as* you’re using a compatible Canon inkjet model that actually takes PG-540. Original Canon ink tends to be less hassle than cheap remanufactured options: more consistent print quality, fewer “why is this blurry?” moments, and usually less risk of annoying compatibility quirks. For small offices or home offices printing occasional reports, emails, and documents, it’s the kind of cartridge that just works when you need it to.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re chasing best value by page count. Standard-yield cartridges often get expensive once your usage ramps up, and inkjet spend can creep up faster than people expect compared with higher-yield options or (for heavier workloads) a laser setup. If you print lots of black text every week, look at whether you can get a higher-yield black cartridge for your printer—otherwise you’ll be replacing this sooner than you’d like.