EpsonUltra Premium Presentation Paper MATTE (8.5x11 Inches, 50 Sheets) (S041341),White

The Epson papers are always the safest bet for use with Epson color printers because of the built-in color/calibration support for all of their papers, and the Epson Ultra Premium papers never fail to disappoint me. Until recently the only matte paper I had used (on a 3880 at school) was some Premium Matte (the "non Ultra" version) that my teacher was handing out for free, and I was a bit disappointed with the density of both the black and colored print. I was much happier with the Ultra Premium Matte.At home I'm using an Epson R3000 (which uses the same UltraChrome K3 inks as the 3880s at school) with the Ultra Premium Gloss, Luster, and recently the Matte, and when I compare the same photo printed on both Ultra Premium Gloss and Ultra Premium Matte it's very difficult to tell the difference in color saturation and black density. Really I see no difference in very saturated colors, and the darkest black parts of the image are only very slightly lighter on the matte paper. (My guess is that most people wouldn't notice, but I'm a photography student and so I'm used to looking at minor details.) The only color difference I really notice, at least with this photograph, is that in the dark areas (shade) under some trees where there are some very very dark green colors the gloss shows more color differentiation (and thus more detail) than the matte. This would appear to be an example of the expected difference in color gamut between glossy and matte paper in general, and again you'd probably have to be a color zealot like me to really notice in this photo.Also, not everyone realizes this so I figure I'll mention it: When printing photos on ink jet printers, papers are not just completely interchangeable the way most laser printer papers or papers for B&W ink jet printing are. "Office" papers may be mostly the same, but with photo papers your printer/driver/software need to "know" how to print on them properly. Otherwise you may end up with a mess, figuratively or even literally. At best the colors will look wrong, and at worst the printer will lay down so much ink that it'll smear all over and never dry properly. So unless you're somewhat of an expert with ink jet printing, you should use the paper supplied by your printer's manufacturer. Some papers will never work on some printers, regardless of configuration expertise, simply due to ink type.So, in short, this paper is good stuff. While it is possible to get third-party papers that are better than this, or as good but less expensive, the Epson Ultra Premium papers are very good quality and guaranteed to work properly on compatible Epson printers with no hassle. (If you buy 3rd party papers then you're going to need to mess with ICC profiles and possibly paper thickness or ink density adjustments.)So when you want very high quality paper that works properly on Epson printers with no tinkering around or color profiling needed, the Epson Ultra Premium papers are the ones to use. The Ultra Premium Matte is just as high quality the Ultra Premium glossy and luster.

I use this regularly with my Epson ET-8550. It's a great matte option for the price. I print primarily b/w images with it, but even color images look great. This will be my go-to matte as long as they make it.

I found this paper to be the best printer paper I have used. At first I was questioning the ability of my Epson Printer to produce a clear and vibrant color print. I initially went with a cheaper off brand version and the prints were terrible for color. I finally ordered one pack of this paper and it was a gamer changer in terms of clarity and color. It comes in gloss or Matte but Matte if definitely my go too. It is compatible for all printers but I have an Epson so I went with this one. I also love the weight of the paper. It is not to thin and not too thick, pretty much the right weight which prevents the saturation of color from showing through the back side. I now order this paper consistently and always have extras on hand. It's easy to use and the price is great for 100 sheets.

This is one of those "Engineered" papers that's enhanced and ultra-conditioned for great prints (inkjet or laser) that support color like you've never seen it before. It's just super-duper and heavy for an immaculate, perfect, flat print. Make sure that your print is up to these high standards.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Recently needed to do some certificates. Used this paper again. does a beautiful job. Bright clear colors on bight white paper. Works very well with the Epson printers I use. I am ordering more I used almost all of the pages already. A great value price per page.

This paper could be better in one respect Epson needs to do something to make it easier to tell the front printing surface from the back, the difference is a little to subtle I have to go stand under a bright light to judge which side looks whiter, it prints beautifully and the colors pop, that is if you put it in the printer correctly. How hard would it be to put some kind of mark on the non printing side

I build custom arcade stick enclosures and provide artwork printing to my customers, and was looking for a high quality paper for the prints that wasn't glossy. Since the prints go under plexiglass, a glossy finish would show the artwork sticking to the plexiglass in some spots (looking sort of like wet spots). After a bit of research I ordered a pack of the Epson Ultra Premium Matte Presentation Paper to test.When it arrived, I did some test prints right away. As soon as I opened the package I knew I was dealing with high quality paper. Inside the outer cardboard packaging, the paper was in a plastic pouch with several instruction sheets. One thing to not is that the paper has two sides; a bright white side that you print on, and an off white, duller side that is the back and the side you obviously don't want to print on. Based on some of the negative reviews here it seems some buyers fail to notice this, and print on the wrong side thus resulting in less than desirable prints. It's the first thing mentioned on the instruction sheet too...All of my print tests confirmed what I already suspected: this Epson paper is very high quality and prints beautifully. Colors were very vibrant and saturated with no smearing, the paper is a very bright white and it's a heavyweight paper so you don't get the ripples that you do when printing images on plain paper. All of my prints are printed with my Epson WorkForce 1100 printer with a Cobra Ink Systems continuous ink supply system with pigment inks installed.I couldn't be happier. It's an excellent, high quality heavy weight paper to print on and the images print beautifully.