I have an epson stylus photo 925 and these are the papers I try.
with Epson ink
- Epson Photo Quality ($15 for 20) paper works really well. It is the thinnest of all the papers I used.
- Epson Glossy Photo paper is what I used mainly. Used to be at Costco at 100 for $20. Impossible to beat that price. Now they carry Kodak
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- Meritline Silver Reflective Film (silver foil ($12 for 10)) is very thin and makes covers look awsome. However, very expensive, and annoying if you print on the wrong side, as the ink only beads on top. Needs to be dried at least overnight if not longer.
with generic ink from inkdaddy.com (6 black, 6 color for $35)
- Meritline Premium Photo Glossy was horrible. But at $2 for 20, I had to give it a try.
- Silver foil now takes at least a week to dry
- HP glossy brochure/flyer paper ($35 for 50) is awsome. However, if the quality of the cover is bad, it'll print out worse. As HP uses bubble ink tech instead of jet ink tech, it might not be as bad on those type of printers. Everyone is correct though, double sided and feels like the real thing.
- Epson Glossy Photo. I went back to this old warhorse for the cost. I can only find it at $20 for 50, but that still beats most others and prints better than the others with this ink.
Jup is right. Each company tweaks their paper for their printer and ink.