Does the type of paper make any difference when using an ink jet printer for everyday stuff?

Where I work uses copy paper for the inkjets and some use el-cheapo paper with tractor feed margins (removed. Print quality isn't important. Ink consumption is more important.Does the type of paper make any difference when using an ink jet printer for everyday stuff?
I use an ink jet printer on a daily basis and i just use ordinary photocopier paper.





Most photocopy paper is universal now and works well with most machines.





Just use a specialised paper when you want something to look high quality.





Ordinary paper wont damage your machineDoes the type of paper make any difference when using an ink jet printer for everyday stuff?
if you are printing lots of color e.g. a photo, you'd best use coated-paper - it reduces the ink consumption while keeping the colors bright etc. If you use normal paper it will look faded and dull, and actually get soggy in some cases from all the ink it's sucked in.
For everyday stuff? No not really just get Recycled 20lbs paper, the cheapest you can find.
There is no difrence, just the quality.
the problem with el-cheapo (I like that term I maight just borrow it from you) is that it can affect your print heads by leaving little bits of cloth on them and eventually youll have to buy new printheads.





as for ink consumption if you use bad paper you will probably have to print stuff again beacuse you don麓t like the results.
Ink consumption defers by the paper U R using
the copy paper is about the cheapest. and to sane ink, change your printer settings to low res. or draft
There a specif paper made for Inkjet printers...If Ur using regular paper...U might mess up the heads...allignments...not to mention the print quality!
Not really
The crappier your paper, the more likely you are to encounter a jam, and most modern inkjets don't suffer jams well, especially if they require you to force the traverse (the part of the inkjet that moves the ink / nozzles over the paper) out of the way to clear the jam.





That said, standard 18- or 20-pound, 84-bright copy paper will be fine. What won't work well is cardstock (anything over 40-pound, or business-card-thick stock), onion skin / erasable bond or other papers with sticky coatings.
Well the more expensive papers makes your colors look brighter and normally they are a little thicker than the very cheap ones.





If you really want to save some ink just change the printer setting from normal quality to draft quality. The quality of the prints will be lower but should be good enough.
the type of paper should only be different if you are doing special things like resume, letters, envelopes, cards, when doing everyday stuff just use a paper of 92 to 20 brightness