reasons to not use typekit?

Question

I'm launching a new site soon and would like to use a nice font (for headings etc). I've experimented with scripts like cufon and found them very disappointing. The way I see it, I have two legal options:

1. Create my own font stacks using fonts that are licensed for @font-face (like fontsquirrel)
2. Subscribe to typekit
3. Use standard font stacks including some of MS Office's nicer fonts (not keen on!)

I'm looking for comments from someone with experience here, not speculation please (I can do that myself!).

Has anyone used typekit? Have you noticed any performance issues?

Answer 1

I used the typekit free trial, and loaded it using Google's webfont loader (which works with Typekit, Google fonts, and Ascender. I've never used Ascender, but found Typekit and Google fonts to be of about equal speed. This speed was not enough to deter me from using it. I have a very lightweight website, so one large item didn't impact it too much, but given what broadband penetration is and how much processing power it seems to use I wouldn't dissuade you from using this. These font files are all smaller than most small .swf files and people don't balk at using those.

Also, in regards to Safari on Mac, I've noticed no issue with Google fonts and I'm curious if the javascript that @rvlanen references is the javascript in the typekit font loader. Google's webfont loader doesn't seem to have this issue.

Hope this helps

P.S. Link to Google Webfont loader: http://code.google.com/apis/webfonts/docs/webfont_loader.html