There are other OEM and third party satin type papers that are good too such as Epson Premium Lustre, but I do feel the HP PRo Satin is the best I've seen. If you have a defective batch have it replaced under warranty. The paper is manufactured by a third party over which they have specified the paper but do not quality control themselves. Hence , if you have a problem it's best to give the warranty a chance, as you shouldn't have these problems. When you do then by doing so, the information helps other customers by having the issues sorted by HP. In turn depending on frequency , it will then be taken care of internally.