Amazon.com Customer Reviews
Highest quality and makes ink waterproof! - Review written on October 31, 2006
Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.
I'm a professional graphic artist, and I've used this paper for about 10 years since I purchased my first Epson printer. It produces, by far, the highest quality photographic images over every paper I've used including Kodak, Canon, HP, and Kirkland papers. So what sets it apart? (and makes it more expensive?) This paper has a chemical coating on the surface that sets inkjet die virtually on contact. So prints on Epson photo paper are smudge-free and able to be handled right out of the printer. The chemical is why you have to store this paper in its self-sealing pouch until use, because it will otherwise evaporate. But what most people don't know, is that it also makes inkjet dies nearly waterproof. I've actually run a print under the faucet, and when it dried, it was completely unharmed. On other papers, the print was destroyed. This might not seem that important, but it makes your prints resistant to fingerprints and accidental spills.
Love that it's water-resistant! - Review written on December 20, 2004
Rating: 5 out of 5
10 customers found this review helpful.
I really love that this paper is water AND smudge resistant, plus it dries instantly and can be handled immediately after printing. I use to print on Kodak Premium picture paper and HP Premium Plus photo paper with my HP Photosmart 7760 printer. Any time even the smallest drop of water would get on the paper, the ink would come right off and I'd have to print the whole thing over again.
With this Epson paper, that's no longer a problem! I even tried spitting on the paper and rubbing it in and the ink stayed right where it should.
Also, because of it's instant drying, I can send a batch job to the printer and not have to worry about hovering over the printer to remove the finished print before the next one lands on top of it.
I highly recommend this paper, especially if your pictures are going to be handled over and over again by various people because you never know if someone with wet, clammy hands is going to touch your print. Also, if you actually like to do other things while your printer is printing a bunch of pictures, the instant drying is a great feature!