- Virtual CIO
Sustainable IT: Reducing Your Technology Carbon Footprint
5 Mar, 2026

£50.69 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re running an Epson inkjet that specifically uses the **ULTRACHROME XD2 Magenta** cartridge, this is the sort of “boring but reliable” purchase you want. Original Epson stock tends to behave consistently on colour work—less faff with banding and colour drift—and it’s a safe bet when you need prints that match prior batches. At **£42.17 ex-VAT**, it’s not cheap, but in B2B terms it’s also not wildly out of line for OEM pigments in that segment.
I’d **buy it** if magenta output is critical (marketing proofs, signage-style work, print production where consistency matters) and you’d rather pay for predictable results than gamble on third-party ink. I’d **think twice / not buy** if you’re only doing low-volume printing or you don’t actually care about tight colour matching—because the cartridge cost will sting, and you might be better served by cheaper alternatives or by running more efficiently to avoid waste. If you tell me the exact Epson printer model you’re using, I can be more specific about whether this will be a sensible cost-per-print situation for you.

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