HP Premium Plus paper: Do most people prefer the Soft Gloss or High Gloss for highest quality ink jet printing of 8.5 X 11 prints?
2009258
Most people purchase High Gloss. Soft is best used when inserting a print in frame that has glass in front of it.
2009259
I prefer the High Gloss, and use it almost all the time. But I belong to a photo club and we print, mount and compete with our photos and most of them prefer the soft gloss. Sue
2009260
Most of my customers like the high gloss and when i ask them about if they had experience with soft they answer that they don't like soft gloss.... high gives the picture more sharpness and clarity colors are more vivid. you won't be sorry.. unless you like dull pictures.
2009261
I do not know which most people prefer but I do know both make great pictures.
2009262
I don't know what others like, however I think the hard gloss gives a sharper picture.
2009263
Hugh I usually use High Gloss paper if you never tried Soft Gloss it is something you might want to try. I like the result of soft Gloss and the next time I order paper I am going to buy the Soft Gloss. They are both good and you may prefer one over the other so I would give them a try, Joe
1981754
That all depends on how picky you are-or what you print. I always use quick draft for everyday stuff but the advanced color with the good paper for photo quality. If I'm good at using the quick draf-and I usually am= I can get about 4 times the average pack of paper out of my cartridges..I only use high capacity.
1124470
Yes. I use a Canon ink jet printer now, but I'd always used HPs before that. :)
1099433
Pretty similar - I think if you printed on high quality paper, the difference would be very small. On regular paper, a color rich picture has that sort of heavy feel of ink on it....but the quality is high in any case.
24908
In general, ink jet or commercial printing may be best for heavy card stock. My experience with color laser printers of the home office variety is that they are very picky about maximum paper thickness and the max paper thickness they allow is not very thick. Even envelopes have caused me problems with home office variety color laser machines and even the commercial grade color laser for the printing company that did work for me allowed only moderate thickness of paper.
742638
I have the c3180 and had no problems with ink smearing. The transparency paper has one side that feels smooth and the other side is slightly rough. I laud out my designs to dry, just in case but was very rough after that. I used them for a home screen-printing machine.
1997969
I have had my printer for several years now and have found that the perfect combination for OUR printing needs is to use the Black XL and the regular size for the 3 colors required. Epson sells this combination as a package. They all seem to require replacement at about the same time.We do a reasonable amount of printing - but - as a rule - not pictures or intensely colored pages. If you do - I would suggest using the XL for all 4.
298514
The Premium and the Plus are identical, except the Premium comes with a 2nd paper tray, and a complete 2nd set of ink cartridges. The cost of the ink alone makes it worth the upgrade. Having 2 paper trays is great for a busy office, or in my case, for having a tray with legal paper.
925395
I print each page on my inkjet. I just select two copies after making sure the pages are right side up and in the correct order. But I may be doing it the hard way. It's still better than special ordering custom collated invoices, and it looks better than my competitions hand written estimates.
2007608
Tip on printing greeting cards. Use Matte finish presentation paper. Make them 1/4 fold design. You'll get awsome quality and they're easier to fold than card stock anyway. It's normally 32 to 35# HP brand seems to be the best value at this time.That said....I don't think I want this printer as I often need to print on heavy paper for other print jobs.
1784153
I have an ink jet printer and it was fine. No smudging at all. I was very please with the result.
719334
I'm a professional photographer and make prints for sale. Although I certainly haven't tried all the print papers, I have great confidence in Kodak and have settled on their Premium Photo Paper STUDIO GLOSS. I avoid glossy because it is too shiny. The studio gloss paper gives very nice looking prints with good colors.
2210644
It comes with the black 507A, which is good for about 5500-6000 pages. (All the cartridges are this size, which is a lot more than the 1200 pages you get with introductory cartridges on other printers.) The 507X contains twice as much ink, but is an after-market purchase.
226151
There is no comparison to the disposable camers.I love Hp premium plus photo paper.I try to use nothing but the high gloss. But I do find it hard to find. The office supply stores have stopped selling it. Amazon is very good about getting it right out. When I accidentally started using just gloss after printing an 8x10 in the high gloss, the colors had no depth or high lights. I took both pictures in to the store to show them and they were very surprised to see the difference and they did refund my money.
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I don't keep such close tabs on the average page output that I could give an accurate count, but I am definitely happy with how long the ink does last compared to my previous Epson printers I had been using since 1995. This HP Officejet Pro 8100 is by far the best printer I've owned, especially for its long lasting ink, which makes the high price much easier to pay knowing it's a once or twice a year investment. I make a habit of using the draft setting for most of my non-presentation printing and I think that really adds a lot to the life of the ink cartridges. It appears to me that the page count HP gives for the ink is accurate. I don't keep such close tabs on the average page output that I could give an accurate count, but I am definitely happy with how long the ink does last compared to my previous Epson printers I had been using since 1995. This HP Officejet Pro 8100 is by far the best printer I've owned, especially for its long lasting ink, which makes the high price much easier to pay knowing it's a once or twice a year investment. I make a habit of using the draft setting for most of my non-presentation printing and I think that really adds a lot to the life of the ink cartridges. It appears to me that the... » Read More I don't keep such close tabs on the average page output that I could give an accurate count, but I am definitely happy with how long the ink does last compared to my previous Epson printers I had been using since 1995. This HP Officejet Pro 8100 is by far the best printer I've owned, especially for its long lasting ink, which makes the high price much easier to pay knowing it's a once or twice a year investment. I make a habit of using the draft setting for most of my non-presentation printing and I think that really adds a lot to the life of the ink cartridges. It appears to me that the page count HP gives for the ink is accurate. « Show Less
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Regular 8.5x11 printer paper or if printing photos use photo paper for inkjet printers. It will print on 4x6in or larger photo paper.
984401
It will print coated and uncoated paper.Laser printers are especially made for high quality full color printing on gloss stock because the image is burned on to the sheet (with the laser fuser and imaging unit) instead of sprayed or dripped on ink which easily smears.