Software to save printing costs?

jaldijeno

I have a Brother DCP 135 all-in-one printer which I bought thanks to recommendations here over 4yrs ago, and its been great value.

I'm trying to get a handle on how much I spend on printing and I'm searching for other info posted back then I have failed to find: is there software / some method (beyond the common sense of reducing size/pages/ colours/blocks of print) where you can maximise the yield from your printer cartridges?

A post at the time seemed to be saying you can extend them beyond when they say they're empty. It cost money and at the time I passed on it.

dogmaryxx

http://www.preton.com/

santer_2

Couple more ways

http://www.printfriendly.com/

Most fonts use around the same amount of ink, but to check you aren't using an expensive one

http://www.inkfarm.com/What-the-Font

If you compare arial 9 to Century Gothic (Bold Italics) the difference is over 59%

DevCoder

You could also use a Continuous Ink System (CIS) which because you use bulk ink cuts the cost dramatically

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Continuous-ink-system-fits-Brother-DCP-130C-135-150-157-330C-350-353-357-540C-/221158644510