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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What kind of paper for DeskWriter ??
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Date: 4 Feb 90 00:48:04 GMT
References: <3538@odin.SGI.COM>
Reply-To: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
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In article <3538@odin.SGI.COM> mtoy@there.sgi.com (Michael Toy) writes:
> I have a HP DeskWriter, it is a great printer, everybody should have one.
> I want to know, exactly what kind of paper do I buy in order to get the
> best quality output.

I've had excellent results using "CASCADE OD/Xerographic" 20-pound paper
from Boise Cascade.  Our company buys it in quantity (a dozen cases at a
time) for use in our laser-printers and copiers.  I purchased one case
out of the last lot (about $46/10k sheets)... should keep my wife and me
in DeskJet and typing paper for the next few years!

This paper is far superior to the generic Price Club 20-lb paper, which
I've also tried... it jams far less frequently in our LaserWriter Plus,
is more opaque and feels heavier (although it's nominally of the same
weight) and seems to have a better coating.

On this paper, DeskJet output is almost indistinguishable from
LaserWriter output... 300 dpi graphics and text are very crisp, with no
bleeding.  On cheaper paper, the output looks like it came from a dot-
matrix printer with a worn-out-and-reinked ribbon.  There's no contest..
the OD/Xerographic paper is definitely work the extra bucks.

I have no connection to HP or Boise Cascade, save as a very happy
customer of some of their products.

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