Oh yes, I agree that it wouldn't work for presentation quality. No way. You'd have to use very high quality paper for sure...but I don't know what type. It's great for the kink of printing I do...just interesting web pages, software manuals, etc. Especially for the manuals, 1 inch thick is a lot easier to deal with than 2 inches thick. David Crandon Pyx Findlekind wrote: > > >Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:12:26 -0800 > >From: David Crandon <tdc at attbi.com> > >Subject: [HM] Re: Printerfeatures > > > >This is true, but I only notice this with cheaper paper. > > > >Most of the time I use draft quality for text. It still looks awesome. > >Nobody would really consider it draft. When using draft for pics, the > >quality suffers a lot, but most of the time it doesn't matter to me. > >While text doesn't show thru at all with the paper I use, you can see > >the ghost of pics though. > > > >I don't use any particular brand, but I do use only 24# paper, instead > >of the usual 20# paper. I also use only 90-92 brightness, nothing less. > >I can still get it for less than $5 per 500 sheets. > > > > Yes, 24-lb, 92-bright (OfficeDepot brand). For "in-house" use it may > be acceptable, but for presentation quality i'm afraid we're stuck > with printing on one side only. Again, it's not a feature i find all > that useful and with paper being so readily and cheaply available (Is > that US$5?) i tend to print with great abandon. > > Does anyone have experience with specialty art papers for printing > two sides, or for any other print applications? > > Now that inkjet printers are being used for printing complex > electronic circuits and even printing out body parts (where do they > get this primordial soup ink anyway?), i am curious to know; what is > the strangest substance you have ever printed on or with? > > PYX > > ---------- > Check out the HomeMac email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/HomeMac.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <HomeMac-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <HomeMac-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. <HomeMac-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! > http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html > > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > Monsoon | Flat panel speakers that deliver crisp, accurate sound! > Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/speakers.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml