Customer Reviews for Staples - 8.5" x 11" Laser Paper, 28 lbs., 98 Brightness, 500/Ream - Bright white
Customer Rating
5
Wonderfully Smooth Paper
on May 24, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
This wonderfully smooth paper makes me feel rich! Plus I love using it for the work I send out to my clients. It reminds us all of the good old days when 20-lb. paper really felt like something. "Flimsy paper sends a flimsy message " but this paper makes even my personal notes seem more important than they really are. Especially now when we're actually not using as much paper as before because we're e-mailing documents instead -- it's so nice to be able to handle something substantial again. It's a great "messenger." AND no more printer jams! That's just a lovely bonus.
I am a small business owner who prints many client facing documents on a regular basis. I've been using this paper exclusively for at least 2 years and have been extremely happy with the consistent quality. it works perfectly for color and black & white content. The weight is excellent for handouts and promotional mailings. I use the product with a Brother color laser printer.
We needed a heavier paper for a special piece we were making for an event we were working. We have used other Staples papers for our office with a good result and so my wife grabbed this heaver paper (28lb) for this particular project. In the past we have used other name brand products that of course were much more expensive but at the end of the day the Staples paper did the job just as well and for a fraction of the price of the name brand products. So for us this was a no-brainer and we will continue to use Stapes brand paper.
The material that I was printing was not too critical for color so the cool blue hue wasn't a problem. I am printing with an HP Laserjet Pro 400 Color that when calibrated properly is capable of reproducing fairly accurate color so the hue might bother a color professional. But as I stated earlier the type of work that I am using the paper for was not impacted by it.The paper ran great through my machine and I will use it again.
We switched to this bright white 28lb paper from a typical 20lb every day paper to print our Memorial day parade entry forms. Last year it rained (what rain in Oregon) and they barely held together. Luckily we used a laser printer instead of my little old ink jet otherwise we would have had runny ink and mooshie paper. I've notice also just the oils from your hands (even worse if you use hand lotion) will leave very noticeable marks on a 20lb paper but even a small increase in the wieght to 22lb or 24lb will look crisp and clean after multiple people handle it. So take the advise of a frugal paper snob and never scrimple on paper.