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

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.

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.

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 sell prints on Etsy, and this paper has always delivered great quality and a great price. The paper is heavy wt, smooth, and prints beautifully. I've ordered this paper from this seller many many times and it always arrives quickly and in perfect condition. The only complaint I have is that it says to print on the brighter white side, but to my eyes, I cannot tell which side is supposed to be the whiter side. I wish it was more obvious and the non-print side was more off-white.

I like the texture and thickness of the paper my prints. I agree that it is hard to tell wicks the 'right' side. This paper has a whiter side than the other. I think it depends on what finishing you like. I tried both sides and liked them so far.

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 highly recommend this paper. I used it to print download images that I purchased from Etsy. The result is a professional looking product worthy of gift giving. An incredible value. Sorry no pictures. I didn't get permission. Next time. 😉

This is a quality paper... the "ultra" premium presentation is worth the money if you are printing matte photos. I use it for printing art prints I sell... using my professional Epson printer. Be aware that premium presentation is a lighter weight.