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For a laser printer does it really make a difference what sort of paper I use?
I understand that different types of paper have different brightness, weight, and quality (opacity, feel, etc), but for daily printing does it really make much difference?
I noticed at Staples they have several types of paper:
Simply Copy - REALLY cheap tho see through in some aprts Staples Copy Paper - Economical Staples Multi-Purpoase - Bit more Expensive Staples Laser - Most expensive
Then there is paper from other manufacturers which are ~20% more for a box of 5000 sheets.
So besides brightness/weight/opacity, why would I go with one type of copy paper vs another?
Once you skip the really cheap low-end stuff - all paper seems to look the same? Are companies merely repackaging the same product into different tiers? :-)
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > In article <Xns985685FE858CBusenethoneypotrog...@127.0.0.1>, > Spam Catcher <spamhoney...@rogers.com> wrote:
>>For a laser printer does it really make a difference what sort of paper I >>use?
>>I understand that different types of paper have different brightness, >>weight, and quality (opacity, feel, etc), but for daily printing does it >>really make much difference?
At Staples, I regularly buy Hammermill "Copy Plus" 20 pound. It feeds well, doesn't jam (unless it's my fault), looks good, and the price is quite low for the quality. I prefer to use the lighter-weight 20 pound paper vs. 24 pound becuase a binder will hold more sheets. This paper is marketed specifically for Xerography machines (photocopiers, laser printers). I don't like to use "multipurpose" paper because the requirement for one method can be the opposite of what's best for another method.
As a reference, my printer is an Okidata 12i -- the same as a laser printer except that the image is formed on the drum by an array of LEDs.
>For a laser printer does it really make a difference what sort of paper I >use?
>I understand that different types of paper have different brightness, >weight, and quality (opacity, feel, etc), but for daily printing does it >really make much difference?
>I noticed at Staples they have several types of paper:
>Simply Copy - REALLY cheap tho see through in some aprts >Staples Copy Paper - Economical >Staples Multi-Purpoase - Bit more Expensive >Staples Laser - Most expensive
>Then there is paper from other manufacturers which are ~20% more for a box >of 5000 sheets.
>So besides brightness/weight/opacity, why would I go with one type of copy >paper vs another?
The vast majority of stuff I print is on el cheapo copy paper, if I want something better I tend to use Xerox's Colortech paper.
Paper and ink/toner make the world go round these days. There are differences in quality of laser papers, but how a laser printer responds to a specific paper is very model dependent.
As you mentioned some differences are brightness level, consistency of color, opacity (important for double sided pages), surface quality which may alter how the toner sits on the paper (very smooth surfaced paper will often give a cleaner print out). Some paper is more apt to absorb moisture and wrinkle or scallop during printing.
My suggestion is use the cheapest paper your printer will consistently produce the quality of image you are pleased with.
That may take some testing to determine. Some stores may be willing to provide you with a few sheets of each type to test.
> For a laser printer does it really make a difference what sort of paper I > use?
> I understand that different types of paper have different brightness, > weight, and quality (opacity, feel, etc), but for daily printing does it > really make much difference?
> I noticed at Staples they have several types of paper:
> Simply Copy - REALLY cheap tho see through in some aprts > Staples Copy Paper - Economical > Staples Multi-Purpoase - Bit more Expensive > Staples Laser - Most expensive
> Then there is paper from other manufacturers which are ~20% more for a box > of 5000 sheets.
> So besides brightness/weight/opacity, why would I go with one type of copy > paper vs another?
> Once you skip the really cheap low-end stuff - all paper seems to look the > same? Are companies merely repackaging the same product into different > tiers? :-)
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