HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm vs Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover

What separates them

These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is ₹2,100 dearer.

HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm

₹399

75 GSM is the Indian office default and it is the reason double-sided printing looks cheap -- text shows through from the reverse.

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Moleskine

Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover

₹2,499

Around 70 GSM is the number behind Moleskine's most persistent complaint, and it is a specification rather than a defect: at that weight fountain and wet gel ink bleed through, so the reverse of a written page is generally unusable.

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Who the HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm is for

Buy it if: Anyone printing single-sided in volume where cost per sheet matters.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing double-sided documents that need to look professional -- use 80 GSM.

Who the Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is for

Buy it if: Ballpoint and pencil writers who want the build quality and the extras.

Avoid it if: Fountain pen users -- buy the 90 GSM Rhodia instead, which also costs less.

Specifications, side by side

1 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm	Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
Price	₹399	₹2,499
Weight	2.3 kg	400 g
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Binding	not published	Sewn, opens flat
Brightness	About 96 on the CIE scale	not published
Comparison	not published	The Rhodia in this department is 90 GSM and does not bleed, at a lower price
Duplex behaviour	At 75 GSM text shows through on double-sided printing. 80 GSM is the threshold where it stops, and costs only slightly more	not published
Extras	not published	Elastic closure, ribbon marker, rear pocket
Fountain pen behaviour	not published	Bleeds and ghosts. The reverse of a page written on with fountain pen is generally unusable. This is the most common complaint about Moleskine and it is a paper weight issue, not a defect
Humidity	Paper absorbs moisture and curls. In monsoon, keep the ream sealed until use	not published
Jamming	Cut cleanly and low-lint, which is what actually causes jams rather than weight	not published
Pages	not published	240
Paper weight	not published	Around 70 GSM
Sheets	500, one ream	not published
What it is good at	not published	Ballpoint and pencil, where 70 GSM is entirely sufficient
Why brightness matters	Higher brightness raises apparent contrast, which is why the same printer looks sharper on brighter paper	not published

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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