Paper puzzle 4x6 really 4x6.5

What's the deal with photo paper.

I bought a Canon printer which came with a sample of 4x6 paper
and pictures turned out perfect. Then, I bought a box of Kodak
4x6 and it turns out to be 4x6.5 so there is a white stripe on
the edge of my "borderless" pictures and I haven't been able to
get my software to print to fit it.
How does one know what size really means when the contents may
not match the box label
and is there any way to print on the Kodak stuff without having
to cut off the white stripe?

Thanks.

 

In message <[email protected]_s54>,

Sounds to me like the extra 1/2 inch is there so that you *can* priint
borderless, without any problems. Lots of printers have problems with
borderless prints because they have nothing to grab onto when the last
edge of the paper is being printed. Office Depot makes paper that has
the extra 1/2 inch attached with a weak masking tape, and it pulls right
off after printing. Office Depot paper is much better liked than Kodak
paper, BTW.
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The strip is perforated, so you can tear it off after printing, leaving
a borderless print. The idea is to allow inkjet printers to properly
align the paper and feed it through.

 

Oh? By whom?

 

The Kodak paper doesn't have a perforation. (At least this box
doesn't).

 

I have never used it, but that is what the literature claims.

 

In message <>,

From all the reading I've done of people commenting on ther quest for
perfect paper, lots of people say nay to Kodak, no one has said kodak
was the best they've tried, but people have compared OD paper to the
best, and many have settled on it as one of the best papers they have
found.

Sorry, but I don't have the time to document every comment I hear or
read.
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When you make such a statement, you should give references, otherwise,
it is an unsubstantiated opinion. I haven't tried OD paper, but have
used Kodak paper for some time, and have been totally satisfied with the
results on several different HP printers. However, the brand of printer
might have a LOT to do with how a particular paper performs.
That being the case, it might be difficult to give a single answer to a
'best paper' question.