Premium Plus Photo Paper, 11.5 mil, 8.5 x 11, Soft-Gloss White, 50/Pack

I decided against uploading photos for an iPhoto book, because of 1) limited flexibility and 2) uncertainty of the paper quality for a lot of expense. I have used HP premium plus photo paper for this purpose so many times in the past, that I was confident in what the end result would be concerning image quality. Mistaken. Thin paper and very poor color contrast resolution in side by side image comparisons. Perhaps the chemicals in the instant dry paper is the difference that makes the images appear flat. I am careful that my paper and inks are compatible, and I do not skimp on cheap paper, but this paper ranks with the worst. Sorry, and I will be returning it. The thinness would be acceptable if the image quality remained the same. New? not improved. Bring back the other.

I purchased this paper and love it. If you want professional looking photos this is the one to use.

I am extremely disappointed in the 'new' Premium Plus soft gloss paper. It is
thinner and the quality of the print is, in my opinion, far below what the product
used to be. I know it dries faster but that is not as important to me as the
quality of the picture. And we are still charged the same, I guess because it
is supposed to be better. I tried printing on the Advanced paper mode as it
was suggested to someone in a review that I read. That did not work. If anything
it was worse. You may marvel that I still recommend the paper. It is still better
than others I have tried. I am just extremely disappointed with HP and their
supposed improvement. I will be searching for another paper.

I just purchased the new improved photo paper. I hadn't read these reviews. I had one sheet of my old paper left and printed some photos on it and then opened the new package and printed on it. I couldn't believe the difference! I thought something was wrong with my printer! I cleaned the cartridge heads and made sure all of my settings were on "best" and "hp photo paper" and tried again. Still horrible! I just can't believe the difference! My old paper (which has the same name) is clear and has such bright colors! The new paper looks blurry and way to light! So disappointed! I too will be looking for a new photo paper! Sad, as I have used this paper for years, but no more, it looks horrible!

The new paper is definitely inferior to the old ... it doesn't have the crisp image quality, the heft of the old paper, or the same color gamut. The color of pictures printed on the old paper has to be redefined - it's expensive and wastes time.

The prices are great and the next day delivery was a real surprise!