- IT Support
IT Support Trends for 2026: What SMEs Should Prepare For
22 Mar, 2026

£488.04 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
Honestly, that price is eye-watering for a single yellow ink cartridge. At £406.12 ex-VAT, you’re not just buying “ink” — you’re taking on a high running cost, and large-format printing quietly punishes that. I’d only consider this if you’re already getting consistent results from Epson’s OEM consumables and you’ve got a workflow where colour accuracy and repeatability matter (branding work, proofing that needs to match, or anything where reprints are expensive). If your printer is reliable and you’re not fighting clogged heads or frequent waste, OEM can be the lesser of two evils.
Who should buy: studios, reprographics shops, and design/print teams using Epson large format who need dependable yellow performance and can’t risk banding or colour drift from questionable substitutes. Who should *not*: anyone printing occasional jobs, doing lots of test prints, or trying to manage margins tightly—this is the kind of consumable that can swallow profitability fast. If you’re price-sensitive, it’s worth budgeting for the cartridge *plus* your real-world usage rate (how quickly yellow gets used, and whether you’re doing cleaning cycles). If those factors aren’t under control, this “original” option stops looking like value.

Canon
Canon MC-31 - Maintenance cartridge - for imagePROGRAF GP-200, GP-300, TA-20, TM-200, TM-205, TM-300, TM-305

Epson
Epson T6425 - 150 ml - light cyan - original - ink cartridge - for Stylus Pro 7890, Pro 7900, Pro 9890, Pro 9900, Pro WT7900

Epson
Epson Ink Cartridges, T580200, Singlepack, 1 x 80.0 ml Cyan

Epson
Epson Ink Cartridges, T603100, Singlepack, 1 x 220.0 ml Photo Black