HP Lightweight Paper will suffer from Inkjet Bleed-through on heavier printing.

HP are to introduce (Spring 2012 - North America / Late 2012 - Europe) a new lightweight everyday A4 paper rated at just 60 grams per square metre.  There aim is to reduce the environmental impact of their current product by 22 percent.  A lesser amount of raw material and energy will be required to produce the product, and transportation and storage costs will be reduced.
We think that this is a good idea for certain applications such as invoices and packing slips, however we feel the product may be unsuitable for general purpose printing.  If too much ink is applied to thin paper the colour can bleed or seep through to the other side; known as bleed-through. It is therefore important to use the correct paper for the type of ink coverage required to eliminate bleed-through issues.
We have found that even 80 gram thick paper is susceptible to such problems, and customers of our Louth computer shop usually opt for 90 or 100 gram thick A4 paper reams which produce better quality double sided results.  However the common mainstream 80 gram standard paper will continue to dominate the market place as the vast majority of our customers only print on one side of the sheet.
Larger organisations may find a place for this new product, which will enable them to lower their carbon footprint.  It is doubtful however that 60 gram paper will become common-place for home and small business printer users.  The current 80 gm standard works satisfactory with most inkjet and laserjet printers on the market today.
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