Cand you tell me more about the standard paper used in laser printers?

Question

Hi all,
I wonder what is the best paper for a laser printer. Cotton paper?
I am asking because today I put newsprint in my new laser printer and it was jammed in the middle...so I had to open the entire printer to get the sheet back.I heard that 99% of the paper on the market is made from carbon which is not that good. I probably need cotton or something carbonless.

Thanks alot!

Answer 1

Paper is made from WOOD fiber. Cotton may make nice toilet paper (feels softer to the behind), and some inkjet paper may contain a little bit of cotton to absorb ink better, but laser don't use ink... They use toner and heat. (And toner is mostly carbon already)

Whatever your local office superstore has that says "multipurpose" "copier/laser" and so on will work fine.

I just buy "copier paper" from Costco, works fine.

Answer 2

hey i use the normal A4 size paper with the laser printers and it is working for me.May be the jam was due to some other problem.Probably you didnot place the paper correctly