Xerox Genuine ® VersaLink® C500 Color Printer​/​C505 Color Multifunction Printer Cyan Extra High capacity Toner Cartridge (9000 Pages) - 106R03873

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At £253.79 ex-VAT for a Cyan “extra high capacity” Xerox cartridge, this is priced like a genuine supply item, not a budget alternative. The upside is reliability: with VersaLink C500/C505 fleets, genuine toner tends to be consistent on colour density and less fussy about print quality over time—handy if you’re printing client-facing docs or internal comms where you’ll notice banding or shifts. If your team values predictable output and low hassle (no endless tweaking, fewer returns, less diagnostic faff), it’s a sensible buy.

That said, it’s only “worth it” if you actually hit the utilisation that justifies the higher page claims. If your print volumes are modest or you’re mostly doing drafts, you’ll feel the cost more than the convenience. Also, if you’re already managing colour profiles carefully, genuine toner can still help, but a cheaper compatible cartridge might be fine—just don’t expect the same consistency and you may pay for it in headaches later. In short: buy this if you run VersaLink C500/C505 hard and want dependable colour with minimal risk; skip it if you’re cost-driven and can tolerate more variance in output.