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

What separates them

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

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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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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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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.

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.

Specifications, side by side

1 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.

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

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