HP Brochure/Flyer Paper

I agree 100% with the above review- I have used this paper for a couple of years, and when it came in the blue box, I was very happy with it. The "improved" version in the black box is more yellow and less glossy, and the printed colors are dull and washed out. Looking at the same exact image printed on the new version and the old version, for side by side comparison, there is a huge and very noticeable difference in print quality. I am now looking for a replacement product which produces the same vivid colors and crisp images that the original product did. I wish they hadn't "improved" it!!!

I spent HOURS trying to figure out why I wasn't getting the vivid colors with the new brochure paper (in the black box) I had with previous versions of brochure paper (white box). I thought the problem was with Adobe InDesign, which may be true to some extent, but after making test after test, examining the previous paper compared to the new (the latter being yellower and less glossy), and especially reading reviews from people whose experience echoes my own, I realize the problem is largely due to the apparently inferior quality of the new paper. It is also possible that color managing characteristics in InDesign don't match those of the new paper. But still: I WANT THE OLD BROCHURE PAPER BACK!!!

I have used this product in the previous presentation - the box was white and blue and the paper had a gloss - this one is more of a satin finish and feels like it has been powdered. I had side by side comparisons as i ran out of paper in the middle of a project - the inks were less vivid on the newer paper and the overall 'pop' was gone. I have tried to use HP products to maintain quality in the work that i do - this one will send me searching for alternative double sided glossy paper in this weight range. HP products have been satisfying in the past - today i am disgruntled!