My prints look Ok until I touch them. It seems the ink does not get absorbed in the paper and even the slightest contact - like sorting the pages creates smears. The paper feels extra hard to the touch too. I was using the "HP Office" paper before with no problems. The attached picture shows how my shopping list looked after being carried in my pocket. The ream showed the HP Color Lok symbol on it and that is the reason I bought it. May be I got a ream that was at the end of the allowable specs... Two stars because it is bright white and I can use it for normal writing.