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Arial, reigning as the most popular font, was used as the “zero” measurement, against which nine other fonts were tested. The clear winner was Century Gothic, which returned 31% savings in both printers. For the average private user, printing approximately 25 pages per week, this will easily generate a net reduction of $20 in a year. A business-user, printing approximately 250 pages per week, could save $80. If your organization uses multiple printers, you can save hundreds of dollars per year doing nothing more than picking a more economical font.
Century Gothic is a modern font that comes standard with MS Windows. Surprisingly, it even beat Ecofont which was specifically designed with efficiency and cost in mind. For those who require a more “traditional” look, Times New Roman provides a good balance between style and savings.
The fonts in order, starting with most economical, are:
- Century Gothic
- Ecofont
- Times Roman
- Calibri
- Verdana
- Arial
- Sans Serif
- Trebuchet
- Tahoma
- Franklin Gothic Medium
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There is also software that can save you 35%-70% of your printer ink by eliminating unnecessary pixels and allowing the user to manage the desired ink saving level. You can remove graphics or photos from printing, to make printing web pages less cumbersome and less wasteful.
You can download a trial for free at http://www.preton.com
The PretonSaver Home edition saves you hundreds of dollars in just one year, with virtually no loss of print quality.
Anything to save the planet earth!
how about shipping some of the extra printed pages to India or Ethiopia where they can be used as writing material on the reverse side.. unless you're hiding a pile of money and want them shredded pronto ...
and while i'm at it, how about fining wankers that press the print button w/o thinking...
Nice blog.
We must reflect
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