Does this printer handle cardstock paper well? I've read that it does and that it doesn't. Which is it?
1288733
It hasn't caused me any problems with card stock. I've done four or five greeting cards, running the stock through twice to print both sides and haven't had a failure yet. I can see where it might since it goes through a pretty tight turn inside the machine. I haven't tried anything glossy or otherwise slippery.
1288734
I haven't used cardstock yet. I just tried printing a cardstock insert for dvd case and had no problem printing it but I did just one sheet.
1288735
I feed card stock and other special items such as fabric (yes it will print on fabric, that is backed with freezer paper) one at a time, and I have had no problem. I really like this printer alot.
1288736
I have not done card stocks but it did do a nice job on envelopes. I would reccomend this printer highly no problems so far.
1288737
Since the paper does a 180 degree turn out of the tray and into the print path you'd need to stay within guidelines for paper thickness and flexibility. Anything thicker than standard inkjet photo stock will give you problems. There's no rear single sheet feed as some printers have for thick stocks. Other than that I really like this printer.
1288738
I've only run one sheet of card stock through the printer (so that's not much of an testimony) but it performed perfectly.
621993
I just purchased this printer from Staples and am going to return it because I can not for the life of me get it to print on cardstock. I have been reading up on it and aparrently this is a known problem a lot of people have been complaining about since the printer came out. I have had no problems printing on various label paper, inkjet transparencies, resume paper, but it will not print on my 67# cardstock
810485
I don't recall trying cardstock through the printer in the past, mostly because the toner is so expensive. When I've printed jobs that need cardstock I printed high volume so I used my printers that use cheap cartridges. Anyway, I just tried a 110 lb cardstock through the HP MFP M175. It worked fine printing a detailed b&w; image.
827980
We've used it for printing address labes on Avery paper it works great. Never used card stock, but there are settings for thicker paper and card stock. My only complaint is the toner. It's expensive, when printing flyers where the entire page is covered in toner, the knock off toner cartridges cause big problems. But with the Samsung toner it works great.
1680336
Yes. I use card stock to create greeting cards and business cards all of the time with no problems.The colors are crisp and the feed is pretty fast considering it's an ink jet printer.IO do find that the machine is sensative when it gets down to the last 2 or three pages. Sometimes it reacts as if the paper ran out. so, just make sure you have a nice fill of paper in the feed tray.I also have a Pixma MP560. The 560 has two feeds and both work perfectly.I bought the MG5420 because it works with wirelessly my Ipad and iphone and, a rare feature; it prints on CD's and DVD's. Yes. I use card stock to create greeting cards and business cards all of the time with no problems.The colors are crisp and the feed is pretty fast considering it's an ink jet printer.IO do find that the machine is sensative when it gets down to the last 2 or three pages. Sometimes it reacts as if the paper ran out. so, just make sure you have a nice fill of paper in the feed tray.I also have a Pixma MP560. The 560 has two feeds and both work perfectly.I bought the MG5420 because it works with wirelessly my Ipad and iphone and, a rare feature; it prints on CD's and... » Read More Yes. I use card stock to create greeting cards and business cards all of the time with no problems.The colors are crisp and the feed is pretty fast considering it's an ink jet printer.IO do find that the machine is sensative when it gets down to the last 2 or three pages. Sometimes it reacts as if the paper ran out. so, just make sure you have a nice fill of paper in the feed tray.I also have a Pixma MP560. The 560 has two feeds and both work perfectly.I bought the MG5420 because it works with wirelessly my Ipad and iphone and, a rare feature; it prints on CD's and DVD's. « Show Less
33828
Hi,Most printers can handle this paper. My printer is an HP 1020 and I always have used it with excellent results. If you check into the HP web site it may give you better information.John
1570456
Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! Sounds like some people got lucky but that in general this printer is not the one to get if you want to print greeting cards or business cards....the search goes on! :-D
643431
The documentation indicates that the printer can print on card stock paper but I have not tried that yet.
1271100
I have had very occasional paper jams that are VERY easily resolved by easy access to the rear ( there is a built in visual direction via the touch screen: also for ink changes etc.) P.aper feed itself has not been a problem for me except if I try to use really wrinkled paper. much better than another brand and another HP 7960 color printer I had before.
1844083
I also haven't used card stock paper in the printer. I use mine mostly for work related printing and the thickest paper I have used was 24 lb. bonded paper that worked fine.
1680333
Yes. I use card stock to create greeting cards and business cards all of the time with no problems. The colors are crisp and the feed is pretty fast considering it's an ink jet printer. IO do find that the machine is sensative when it gets down to the last 2 or three pages. Sometimes it reacts as if the paper ran out. so, just make sure you have a nice fill of paper in the feed tray. I also have a Pixma MP560. The 560 has two feeds and both work perfectly. I bought the MG5420 because it works with wirelessly my Ipad and iphone and, a rare feature; it prints on CD's and DVD's.
116071
I print, using the bottom tray - 8.5 x 11 size paper - 110lb cardstock all the time with no issues whatsoever. Does a wonderful job. I do feed each sheet of cardstock in one at a time tho.
27772
Yes it prints greeting card stock beautifully. I use hallmark software and set the printer up according to the softwares instructions. Once you do this the software remembers and instructs you each time how to insert the card stock.
619702
I've run card stock just fine. Just know that this is not a "production" machine. It doesn't scan any faster than my HP All-In-One
1083829
No! Do not buy this printer if you want to print with decent weight card stock. I don't know why people have answered yes, but I bought this printer and ended up returning because of how poorly it handled card stock.
1570455
I called Epson directly with this question, and the rep said "To be honest...." this printer isn't really designed to handle the "stiffer" paper, like cardstock for greeting cards or business cards. I appreciate their honesty! because I was all set to get this printer, but it turns out it isn't designed with one of the major functions I want. ((Weird -- it makes coloring book pages and prints on DVDs -- but won't print on cardstock?!)Back to the drawing board.....
791856
This printer's inability to handle card stock is a known issue to HP. Their forums are full of 8620 owners that can't print card stock or photo paper. I have tried the software solutions suggested here and on the forums without success; the printer always gives me a "Paper Empty" error. My opinion, they used cheap material for the paper rollers and they aren't as sticky as they ought to be.One thing that may work is to clean the pick roller, which is the roller that grabs the paper off the stack. It's underneath the printer, and you'll have to turn the printer on its side to clean it.But really, all that should be unnecessary; HP just blew it this time. This printer's inability to handle card stock is a known issue to HP. Their forums are full of 8620 owners that can't print card stock or photo paper. I have tried the software solutions suggested here and on the forums without success; the printer always gives me a "Paper Empty" error. My opinion, they used cheap material for the paper rollers and they aren't as sticky as they ought to be.One thing that may work is to clean the pick roller, which is the roller that grabs the paper off the stack. It's underneath the printer, and you'll have to turn the printer on its... » Read More This printer's inability to handle card stock is a known issue to HP. Their forums are full of 8620 owners that can't print card stock or photo paper. I have tried the software solutions suggested here and on the forums without success; the printer always gives me a "Paper Empty" error. My opinion, they used cheap material for the paper rollers and they aren't as sticky as they ought to be.One thing that may work is to clean the pick roller, which is the roller that grabs the paper off the stack. It's underneath the printer, and you'll have to turn the printer on its side to clean it.But really, all that should be unnecessary; HP just blew it this time. « Show Less