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HP 8.5 x 11 inch Glossy Color Laser Photo Paper 100-Sheets - Q6608A

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i have used this paper with the HP color laserjet CP1518NI and here is my impression:

(1) can print on either side (less confusion)
(2) better gloss, color, resolution, overall photo quality compared to inkjet photo paper having same weight/brightness.
(3) however, overall photo quality is slightly less than a good inkjet printer with inkjet high-gloss photo paper.

recommended this paper for the color laser printer.

HP Laser Photo Paper 220g will not work on the HP Color LaserJet CM1312. The roller smears the ink all over the paper. I thought I might have gotten a bad paper batch, so I returned it to Office Depot and bought it again at another Office Depot. The result was the same. If you buy the HP Brochure Paper 160g, 44 lb. instead, it will work perfectly and is actually the same laser photo paper, but not as stiff. In the beginning I called HP to find out how I could eliminate this problem, they wanted to charge me $25.00 to get the answer. I told them to go FKthmslvs and did the research myself.

This is not your average printer paper. Very thick and heavy, just specially made for Color Laser printer.
You can print on both side of paper, which I did and no problem at all (tried multiple times with same paper front and back). I think this paper will be ideal for your business brochure or pamphlet, as well as it will be good for your photo collection print out as well.
Other reviewers said that it's jamming inside printer, but I think some printer might not be able to use this paper, since it's very think and heavy. You need to check your printers spec. Your printer need to support Print Media weight 220g (I have Dell 3110cn and it support media 'Covers Thick-Side2 164-216 gsm). And when you are using this paper, you have to make sure that you select right paper type or you will have problem. I read this from somewhere on the web and what they are saying is that Color Laser printer need to heat up the drum higher for coated paper than regular paper.

I see a previous review that says it works perfectly on CP1518ni. Unfortunately that's not my experience. My new HP CP1518ni color laser printer prints fine on regular paper, but on this paper the ink doesn't seem to stick. There are large areas where the ink has been wiped off the paper as the paper rolls through the printer mechanism. What's more, if I subsequently print on regular paper, the next one or two pages have ink on the back side of the paper, which means this paper is probably ruining the printer too.

It may be just me but, it seems like every "HP" product I have ever purchased has given me nothing but problems and this photo paper is about the same. First time I ran it through my laser printer it totally melted to the inside of the imaging drum of the printer and caused a major jam. I told myself I would never buy another "HP" product again as long as I live. Hopefully if you decide to buy these you will have better luck than I did.

This paper looks and feels to be good quality, but it did not perform at all with my Samsung 310-series laser printer. The ink variously smudged, lifted, smeared and flat out refused to adhere to the paper. It worked out much better in my Kodak inkjet (where I have had no issues with any type of paper). Apparently this paper was designed only to work with HP ink and printers, so if you are using any laser printer other than an HP, do not invest in this product.

This product was hard to find in brick and mortor retail. Gald I found it here. Just what I ordered.