Did you know that you can save money by simply changing your font? Studies have shown that the most efficient font is Centrury Gothic followed by Ecofont and Times New Roman. Because these fonts are made by grouping dots together instead of lines, they require less ink to create on each page. An average person printing around 25 pages a week could save about $20.00 a year using Century Gothic for all documents. For business, that could add up to an $80.00 savings per printer, per year based on printing about 250 pages a week.
Other ways to save on ink is to avoid bold print, adjust your printer’s quality level to low and avoid printing pictures.
Did you know that some printers waste ink? Recent report by Consumer Reports Magazine found that some printers use up to 50% of their ink for non-print functions such as print head cleaning. The most effective way to tell if a printer is wasting ink is to print a document and listen to the noises the printer makes before It starts to print. The more sounds the printer makes, the more ink it is using. The report found that the HP Officejet Pro 8600 and Lexmark OfficeEdge Pro 4000 were the biggest ink wasters.
Rethink your ink. According to a leading Consumer Report magazine, common ink can cost from anywhere between $13.00 and $75.00 per ounce, or approximately $9,600 per gallon. This means that dollar for dollar, a gallon of ink can cost around the same as 2,600 gallons of gas, or 2,800 gallons of milk. What does this mean to you? You have a choice to save on your toner and ink. Whenever available, switch to compatible or remanufactured cartridge. There are a wide variety of after-market printer cartridges available to consumers today. Let us educate you on all the different options available to you. We have been helping customers in San Diego save money on printer cartridges since 1992!