Digital BW, The Print

My thinking relates to exhibition prints, which are probably much
larger than letter size. If only 11X17, wouldn't it be smarter to risk
proofing on a half letter of HPR than wasting ink on EEM?  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Chan"
<madmanchan2000@...> wrote:
>
> With experience one can compensate for the differences between an
> inexpensive proof paper and the expensive final paper. Sometimes the
> difference in cost is significant. HPR is about $1.30 a sheet compared
> to EEM which is about $0.20 a sheet (letter-sized), for example.
>