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Cyber Essentials Plus for Small Businesses: Is It Worth It?
13 Jun, 2026






£53.36 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The “Epson Polar Bear” multipack (4 colours) for the 26 EasyMail is one of those items that’s fine—right up until it isn’t. If you’re running a small office setup that prints consistently and you know you’re going to use all colours, it’s good value because you’re not getting caught paying single-colour replacement prices when one channel eventually clogs or runs low. At ~£44 ex-VAT, it’s also the kind of predictable cost that works well for anyone doing regular mailers/labels and wants to avoid downtime.
That said, I wouldn’t buy this if you only print occasionally or only use one or two colours. Multipacks can be a trap when inks dry out or go unused, and ink is one of those costs that look “reasonable” but can quietly add up if your usage is spiky. If your EasyMail printer is mainly black-and-white text, you’ll likely get better real-world value going single-colour when needed.
**Best fit:** small teams with steady print volume using all four colours. **Avoid:** low-usage setups, colour-printers that mostly do black, or anyone who struggles to finish cartridges before they dry. If you tell me what you actually print (labels? letters? how many pages/week), I can sanity-check whether a multipack or smaller replenishment makes more sense at this price.

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