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Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper (S041257, 8.5x11, 50 Sheets)

Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper (S041257, 8.5x11, 50 Sheets)

List Price: $14.99
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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not photographic paper, but great card stock
Review: I was disappointed with this paper's quality, particularly when compared to the superb quality of Epson's glossy photographic paper. This paper does not produce realistic pictures at all.

Usage: While not necessarily a superb choice for matte photos, this paper does work wonderfully for printing desktop publishing documents (such as greeting cards, calendars, brochures, and other items printed on card stock).

Quality: It's consistency doesn't really offer a matte photograph appearance, even though the glossy paper from Epson DOES offer a glossy appearance.

Color: I've noticed that some packages are off-white, slightly tan/beige/yellow rather than white. It's kind of hit-or-miss as to whether you get the white or the off-colored paper. I've gotten the off-colored paper 2 out of 7 purchases.

(I use the Stylus Photo 870 to print)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome Photo Paper
Review: I've had a digital camera for a while know and have used store kiosks to do any printing.

I recently bought an EPSON 825. I also bought all kinds of different papers. I can tell you this paper is the best of any I tried.

It does an excellent job of capturing the colors and the price is great compared to a kiosk. I showed some of the prints to friends and they didn't know until I told them that they didn't come from a photo processor.

The other thing that is great about the borderless paper is NO CUTTING! The kiosks I use make me pay [$$$] a print and then make me trim the print!

The only other paper the comes close is the Kodak Premium Picture Paper (High Gloss).

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Erroneous description
Review: I've tried several different kinds of photo paper, and this has consistently been the best for me. CompUSA brand paper yellows within a couple weeks. Kodak paper does not absorb the ink well, making the prints stick to the album pages. There's another brand which I forget the name of that was alright, but had some yellowing. This Epson paper absorbs ink well and does not stick to the album. Top marks!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best paper for me
Review: I've tried several different kinds of photo paper, and this has consistently been the best for me. CompUSA brand paper yellows within a couple weeks. Kodak paper does not absorb the ink well, making the prints stick to the album pages. There's another brand which I forget the name of that was alright, but had some yellowing. This Epson paper absorbs ink well and does not stick to the album. Top marks!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great product when paired with Epson printer
Review: I've used a whole packet of this paper now on my Epson 890 printer. I'm very impressed.

P.S. This review was before I had used Kodak's One Touch to better Pictures. Please see my Kodak Paper review prior to making your buying decision. I was really impressed with what Kodak did.

GREAT FOR SINGLE SHOTS ON PRINTER This product is especially good for one or two photos that you want to print out. For more than that at one time, if your printer can use it, I would recommend the roll paper, as it prints faster since it doesn't have to cue up the individual sheets. I haven't yet used the 4 up paper that places 4 pictures on an 8X10 yet so I can't speak for that. I would imagine like the roll paper, you can make faster prints than 1 at a time.

EPSON PRINTER MUST BE OPTIMIZED FOR EPSON PRODUCTS Epson optimized their printer to work best with their product however, I never realized how much different it would look. Side by side I ran copies on this paper and a competitor's paper on my printer.The difference was amazing

-The Epson paper print was crisp clear and looked like a standard silver halide photo.

-The competitor's paper print, looked cartoonish. The colors were not set right and the sheen was all weird looking.

Given they were the same shot, the same ink, it was surprising how much difference paper would make. If you have an Epson printer and you want to see what all the hoopla is about, make sure to use Epson paper.

BE SURE YOU CAN USE THE BORDERLESS FEATURE TO GET TRUE 4x6 PRINTS Not all printers can handle borderless prints, so be sure you have one that can, if you want to make a 4X6 size print. If not, you can get the other Epson product that has perforations, that reduce the print down to 4X6. Same great quality, while compensating for the printer you have.

Given the price and convenience, this is a nice little batch of paper.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: price AND performance
Review: I've used Epson's Premium Glossy, Colorlife and Heavyweight Matte. The Matte is far cheaper and gives beautiful results. I've actually found that I like the Matte best for framing. It has a less reflective surface and looks more 'arty' than photographic. But I wouldn't recommend it for architectural, detailed photographs. A good benefit of both the Matte and Colorlife is that they have the longest rated life without fading of any paper for use with Epson's dye based printers.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The BEST
Review: I've used this paper for 3 years now and it has NEVER let me down. I've used it on Epson Photo printer and now my Canon S800 printer and have wonderful, truly photograpic results with it. I use it to print wedding pictures for a photographer when I retouch or take digital photos for her and she is NEVER disappointed. Wonderful paper!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome Photo Paper
Review: I?ve had a digital camera for a while know and have used store kiosks to do any printing.

I recently bought an EPSON 825. I also bought all kinds of different papers. I can tell you this paper is the best of any I tried.

It does an excellent job of capturing the colors and the price is great compared to a kiosk. I showed some of the prints to friends and they didn?t know until I told them that they didn?t come from a photo processor.

The other thing that is great about the borderless paper is NO CUTTING! The kiosks I use make me pay [$$$] a print and then make me trim the print!

The only other paper the comes close is the Kodak Premium Picture Paper (High Gloss).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Just like "real" photos
Review: If it had a faint logo on the back like real photo paper no one would know the difference! This paper and the Epson Stylus Photo 960 are an excellent combination.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent printing media
Review: Just bought an Epson Stylus 1270 and a couple of Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper packages, definetly a great couple. Inks dries very fast. Colors reproduction is astonishing, great contrast and color saturation.


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