Aha...Just realizing now that the $99 HP Officjet Pro 6978 I bought isn't meant to handle heavy cardstock/cover paper. The spec sheet from HP even says up to 28lb for bond. The only heavy paper it's rated for is HP brand brochure and presentation papers, which are all less than 180gsm. 110lb index is 199ish gsm. No wonder the business card test page I've been trying isn't printing properly. The 10up file cuts with a slight white border on one of the cards on the bottom. It's literally printing crooked.
I should have known better. The paper settings are very vague. "Plan Paper", "Plain/Thick Paper", etc.
Now I'm debating whether or not I should keep this printer or sell it and put it towards the unfortunately very expensive HP 8740, which has similar specs to the HP PageWide printer I have, which CAN print on heavy papers, and might have more specific paper settings in the software like "Cardstock 170g-220g". 220gsm high enough to cover say, 80lb cover stock, which is 216gsm. That's standard business card stock.
But I've tried 110lb cover (298gsm) in my PageWide and it still seems to handle it well. So if the paper handling on that Officejet is anything like my PageWide, then it'll be perfect considering I can still get instant ink for 4 cents a page.
Here's what I'm thinking. I will need to be patient the next month or so. I will print the presentation books using this Officejet, but I will not hand out the books until I am absolutely ready. I can't have a printer that can't handle heavy paper. Business cards, postcards, and all kinds of crap need to print properly and straight dammit lol. I need to save up for this printer.
But first and foremost, when I go into work tomorrow at 7am, you better believe I'm gonna test that crap out on the floor model to see if it can print straight on 80lb cover and 110lb cover. I'll just save my 10up test file onto a USB drive.
The 8740 would be nice otherwise though. Faster printing, 2 paper trays (for slipping sheets between copies, slipping front and back covers, other exceptions), and a bigger touch screen. Woo.
I'm still very positive though. Once I can get things settled with the equipment I need to use, if I stockpile a hundred of these books and hand them out I'm sure someone will reach out to me still so.
My dream is to one day own one of these....hnng.pdf
Managed print services meaning I get a fast printer and negotiated pricing not only to lease the machine but a flat rate cost per page still. And 11x17 paper handling. And a stacker/finisher with stapling/hole punching. All while printing as fast, if not faster than Xerox laser digital presses like the C70. We're talking about 70 pages per minute, black or color, regardless of how much ink is covering the page. PageWide is amazing technology, but expensive.
I should have known better. The paper settings are very vague. "Plan Paper", "Plain/Thick Paper", etc.
Now I'm debating whether or not I should keep this printer or sell it and put it towards the unfortunately very expensive HP 8740, which has similar specs to the HP PageWide printer I have, which CAN print on heavy papers, and might have more specific paper settings in the software like "Cardstock 170g-220g". 220gsm high enough to cover say, 80lb cover stock, which is 216gsm. That's standard business card stock.
But I've tried 110lb cover (298gsm) in my PageWide and it still seems to handle it well. So if the paper handling on that Officejet is anything like my PageWide, then it'll be perfect considering I can still get instant ink for 4 cents a page.
Here's what I'm thinking. I will need to be patient the next month or so. I will print the presentation books using this Officejet, but I will not hand out the books until I am absolutely ready. I can't have a printer that can't handle heavy paper. Business cards, postcards, and all kinds of crap need to print properly and straight dammit lol. I need to save up for this printer.
But first and foremost, when I go into work tomorrow at 7am, you better believe I'm gonna test that crap out on the floor model to see if it can print straight on 80lb cover and 110lb cover. I'll just save my 10up test file onto a USB drive.
The 8740 would be nice otherwise though. Faster printing, 2 paper trays (for slipping sheets between copies, slipping front and back covers, other exceptions), and a bigger touch screen. Woo.
I'm still very positive though. Once I can get things settled with the equipment I need to use, if I stockpile a hundred of these books and hand them out I'm sure someone will reach out to me still so.
My dream is to one day own one of these....hnng.pdf
Managed print services meaning I get a fast printer and negotiated pricing not only to lease the machine but a flat rate cost per page still. And 11x17 paper handling. And a stacker/finisher with stapling/hole punching. All while printing as fast, if not faster than Xerox laser digital presses like the C70. We're talking about 70 pages per minute, black or color, regardless of how much ink is covering the page. PageWide is amazing technology, but expensive.
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