Office Depot Platinum Series Color Inkjet Paper, 24 lb.

[kadymae]

(No, really, despite what you see below, I can spell platinum -- I was slightly distracted by a little furprobate when performing my test.)

 

On a whim, I decided to give a high quality inkjet paper a try. This paper costs about $7 for 500 sheets. As I understand it, 24lb is about the lightest paper that plays well with rollabind. Also, of the things I noticed while shopping today is that 24lb is the highest "common" weight of inkjet paper -- as soon as the weight hits 28 or 32lb, the price triples. 150 sheets of HP's premium 32lb inkjet paper cost $20!

 

The texture of the paper is smooth and silky though not quite as silky as the laser paper. As you can see from the picture below, there isn't much in the way of noticible feathering -- but once again, the Pilot Varsity had the most feather, must be something about their ink -- but the paper tends to broaden and soften the edges of lines, all but eliminating line weight variation. There's also a very slight dry time needed, especially with a wet writer like the Pelikano jr.

 

Despite the fact that it's a thinner paper than the 28lb I did a write up on yesterday, there's little show through on the back side.

 

My verdict? I'll see how it holds up in my circa notebooks, but if it does, it's a keeper.

 

 

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[hardyb]

In your experience, do you notice a difference when you compare the performance of ink jet vs. laser paper. I ask because it would seem that ink jet paper would respond better to FP use, what do you think?

[FLZapped]

I've been using this stuff and it works great, including in my ink jet printer

 

They put it on sale every now and then. The last purchase I made was buy 2 get 1 free.

 

 

I like the idea that it is free of most chemicals that would cause it to degrade over time.

 

-Bruce

[kadymae]

In your experience, do you notice a difference when you compare the performance of ink jet vs. laser paper. I ask because it would seem that ink jet paper would respond better to FP use, what do you think?

 

Both write smoothly and well, but inkjet paper "softens" the line of the ink. If you want to do calligraphy, or want something really crisp that shows line weight variation and shading, don't use inkjet.

 

My personal preference is for the laser paper, but the inkjet performs acceptably, too, and I'll continue to template, cut, and smurf it until I go through the ream.

 

If you want a cheaper but still pretty nice FP friendly paper and don't need/want the heavy stock, this is a good choice.