Customer Reviews

HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, 4 x 6 Inch, 100 Sheets (Q5431A)

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When it comes to photo printing, paper is everything. To bring out the best photo capabilities in a printer, the right paper is needed.

HP Premium Plus is a very thick and heavyweight photo paper. The photos come out beautifully without smudging and smearing. There is a coating on the backside of the paper that HP touts would prevent photos from sticking, which is always a concern of mine. So far, we've stacked some photos and haven't any problems with sticking. The photos do feel a little tacky, which they always seem to feel regardless of photo paper used. I do think it's less sticky than I've sometimes experienced with other photo papers.

The tab feature makes it easy to have a place to hold and label photos. It doesn't tear cleanly enough for my tastes, but perforated tabs never do. I just cut with my paper cutter.

This is a nice quality paper. I will buy it again in the future.

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UPDATE: I brought out the photos to show my mother-in-law how nicely the photos print out of a printer with the right kind of paper. My one caveat to her was that I could never find photo paper that isn't tacky when printed on. Sometimes, the photos even stick together when placed in a pile. I just never touch the surface where the picture is because I don't like the sensation. Well, was I surprised that the photos were not sticky at all. They felt like regular photos printed at the store. Whoa! That is a first. I just needed to let them dry completely. I thought they were dry before, but apparently not. Other photo papers really stay tacky forever, as I have tried touching them days later. This is the best. I'll be buying it from now on.

Oh, and my mother-in-law showed me photos she printed out on her photo paper and there is a huge difference. The photos on HP photo paper look like real photos from the store, no pixelation at all.

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UPDATE: I thought what I had was good, but I am getting even more stunning results from my Epson WorkForce 630 Color Inkjet All-in-One (C11CB07201) (my previous one was a Brother MFC-420CN Color Inkjet Network Multifunction). The details pop. I absolutely cannot tell this photo from the ones Snapfish sends me. Actually, I think these are better! Ink dries so quickly, it's touchable straight from the printer. If you are not getting good results, try a different printer. After seeing what an excellent printer can do with this paper, I am raising my review to five stars.

This is one of the best quality photo paper I purchase because of the image quality and fade resistance. For the best adhesion of the printed color, it is best to let it dry at least a couple of hours before placing in your photo album.

The photos looks great - no, GREAT, but they're tacky/sticky. I've been reading widely on the web and I'm not sure if that's a fuction of the printer that I'm using or the paper.

I use a CHEAP HP Deskjet 3940 with this paper so I really shouldn't complain.

I read somewhere that if HP uses different ink technology then the photos would be waterproof and would dry faster.

So all that to say that the paper is heavy and feels good in the hand. The appearance of the photos even from an "inferior" printer are FANTASTIC. But the sticky, slow-to-dry photos? I don't know if that's really the paper's fault!

Good product at a reasonable price. The paper is dated 2003 but should work OK. I did notice that it did not have the arrows on the back like newer ones do to help in loading the paper correctly into the paper tray. This is important as the paper does have tabs on one end. Just remember that the tabless end feeds first. The first couple of prints I got it backwards.

Received on time and in good condition. Great photo paper for our HP Photosmart Printer. Excellent copy and the Resolutions do not fade or smear.

Several weeks ago I ordered two boxes of "HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, 4 x 6 Inch, 100 Sheets (Q5431A)" and received two boxes of 4x6 photo paper with tabs. This is not what I wanted. When I looked up HP part number Q5431A on their website I find that HP's product description is "HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, high gloss (100 sheets, 4 x 6-inch with tab)". The tab is an extra length of paper that is perforated so you can tear it off after the print has dried. I assume this is so you can pick up the print before it has dried without smudging it. I'm not able to tear this off without leaving a ragged edge behind.

I suggest you buy your HP photo paper directly from the HP website. They'll ship it to you overnight for free with no minimum order. Their prices are not that much higher than Amazon's. And the HP website has correct product descriptions for their products.

By the way, the HP Premium Plus Photo Paper produces very high quality results, especially when used with their Vivera ink. The extra cost for the Premium Plus is worth it.

In general I don't recommend borderless paper (at least in HP printers) if you care about where your photo is cropped. It's impossible to know where the image will be cut off. Also, in my printer (HP photosmart C6280), paper in the 4x6 photo tray seems to jam more often than letter-size paper in the main tray.
I usually use glossy 8.5x11 photo paper made by Epson and cut out smaller photos when necessary. The colors are better with this epson paper, and I don't see the graininess that appears when printed on to HP 4x6 with tab premium plus photo paper.
bottom line - this paper does not produce fine prints even with an HP printer

Compared to Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II this paper produced dull, lifeless images on my HP OfficeJet Pro 8000. Not recommended.