[Cialug] OT - Photo Laser paper

[Matt Breitbach]

I'm mainly looking for something to do "decent" looking prints from that's
got a decent weight to it and represents colors well.  The 22 pound crap
that I use for day to day printing is not the greatest for any photos (still
not bad though).

I've read all of the advice about inkjet glossy paper and I've never been a
fan of glossy photos. I've always had mine professionally done as matte, so
that's no biggie.

As far as the cost goes, right now I'm into the printer for 30 bucks, fully
functional with all of the toners (granted, they're all 20-30% full).  It'll
do 2400x600 dpi printing (2400 black, 600 color if I'm reading that right)
so it's not terrible.  Basically I want to be able to print off a few of my
daughters photos at 8x10 sizes and frame them for the house, and be able to
affordably rotate them a few times a year.

I don't do much color printing other than that - in fact I've got the
printer set up to do b&w by default, since most of the stuff that I print is
user manuals or self-produced text that I want to edit.

Mainly looking for something that someone has used that has a not-quite
cardstock consistency that works well in color laser printers.

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From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of Matthew Nuzum
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:15 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT - Photo Laser paper

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>
wrote:
> We just use "Brite White" paper - HP is a good brand, certainly there are
others. The colors you want to "pop" will still come out muted and not as
glossy as a slick photo paper.
>
> Maybe others will disagree, but I think Inkjets and some other
technologies (like Xerox Solid ink) are still better for photos than color
lasers.  Of course maybe I've never seen really good color laser output....
>

There is a reason why the high end Epson printers for doing photo
proofs still use inkjet technology. However, if you use the matte
laser photo paper that Matt suggested you'll get great color contrast
and quality and it will print much faster (and at least a little
cheaper) than an inkjet.

Definitely head the advice not to use glossy photo inkjet paper. It
does use a plastic film over paper. Especially the higher cost
stuff... it is NOT tolerant to high heat. The film separates from the
paper and becomes quite sticky. I've not tried putting it through a
laser printer but I suspect it would be about the last thing you do
with your printer (unless you take it apart and use the gears and
motors to make a cool robot).

My wife is a photographer and we can't beat the price of using the
Internet to send her pics to walgreens or walmart. If you want Photos
done cheaply, that is the way to go. (even up to 8x10)

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