mikeg@brspyr1.brs.com (Mike Gionfriddo) (11/21/87)
A while back I posted a request for information about high quality paper
for a laser printer and what follows is the summary of the information I
received over the net and from my own investigations. I would really
like to thank everyone who replied and especially Gary Benson for
digging for some more in-depth information.
The responses I got seem to be fairly well split over Hammerhill Laser
Plus and CF Laseredge. Both papers are coated to help lock toner and
prevent diffusion into the base. Both papers are extremely white
(reflective, bright). I got a sample pack of both papers and tested
them using a newsletter that contained six different fonts and some
fairly straight forward graphics (no greyscale or great detail) and
found the CF Laseredge paper to be the best. CF Laseredge is very, very
white which really made for sharp images and the coating seemed to work
better then the Hammerhill Laser Plus in terms of toner bonding. I used
an Apple Laserwriter Plus to produce the newsletter.
Inmac Laser Paper and Xerox 4024 Dual-Purpose 28lb. where also mentioned
as good papers, but I didn't try them out. I didn't get any specific
pricing information, but the high quality papers seem to be in $15 - $30
per ream price range. Again, thanks to everyone who responded and sorry
it took so long for this summary to get out.
Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with any of the above mentioned
products or organizations. Statement of recommendations
are simply my opinion.
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