Genuine OEM HP 5550 Toner Cartridge, Cyan, 12,000 page yield. HP part number: C9731A. Color Laser Toner Cartridge compatible with HP LaserJet 5550, 5550DN, 5550N, 5550DTN, 5550HDN.
Genuine OEM HP 5550 Toner Cartridge, Magenta, 12,000 page yield. HP part number: C9733A. Color Laser Toner Cartridge compatible with HP LaserJet 5550, 5550DN, 5550N, 5550DTN, 5550HDN.
Genuine OEM HP 5550 Toner Cartridge, Yellow, 12,000 page yield. HP part number: C9732A. Color Laser Toner Cartridge compatible with HP LaserJet 5550, 5550DN, 5550N, 5550DTN, 5550HDN.
Genuine OEM HP 5550 Image Transfer Kit, 120,000 page yield. HP part number: C9734B. Image Transfer Kit compatible with HP LaserJet 5550, 5550DN, 5550N, 5550DTN, 5550HDN.
HP brand 110 Volt Fuser for HP Color LaserJet 5550. NOT compatible with HP 5500. HP part no. Q3984A. 150K page yield.
$244.00
The HP Color LaserJet 5550 is a color laser printer aimed at small or medium office environments. The 5550 has a large amount of expandability options available, so it is particularly well-suited to the small office expecting its needs to grow in the coming years.
Starting with one 500-sheet input tray, the printer can be expanded with as many as three additional input trays, at 500 sheets each. This represents a great amount of expandability, but it should be noted that output capacity will remain the same. Still, the room to expand will be a highlight for the growing office.
For the HP 5550dn, the “d” and “n” in the model name stand for its duplexing and networking capabilities, respectively. Duplexing allows for double-sided prints, reducing paper costs. The networking capabilities include a built-in ethernet port for sharing the printer across a network, allowing it to be utilized by a computer on the network. The printer includes support for Mac and Linux users, meaning no one will be left out.
The HP LaserJet 5550 toner cartridges have a very large capacity of 12,000 pages for color HP 5550 toners and 13,000 for black HP 5550 toners, meaning they will not have to be changed often. To lower printing costs, users can choose to purchase compatible HP LaserJet 5550 toner cartridges from third party resellers.
Print speed is decent, at around 21 pages per minute, though some of its competition come in faster. Print quality is a bit of a mixed bag, however. Though most text is sharp and dark, there is some banding and other artifacts at times, and fine lines tend to fade in and out. Graphics prints tend to show quite a few flaws as well. Memory capacity may be an issue as well, as the printer only ships with 160 mb of memory. For a printer designed for a multi-computer network, this will likely be too little. Consequently, many office environments may find they need to upgrade the memory of the unit, adding further costs.
Overall, the HP Color LaserJet 5550 is a solid laser printer with some great features and room to expand to meet changing needs. Inconsistent print quality and a small memory capacity may be a reason to turn some buyers away.
