Coated vs. Uncoated Paper

While there may be disagreement on the qualities of coated versus uncoated, there is no disagreement that the major consideration when using uncoated instead of coated paper centers on ink.

"Obviously, coated prints better than uncoated solely because it's got the coating on the top side of the sheet, so the ink stays right on the surface," says Kohler. "You generally use less ink on the surface."