HP M551 Toner
LaserJet M551 Toner Cartridges

HP M551 Printer Review

The LaserJet M551 is color laser printer that has a 75,000 print monthly duty cycle as well as expandable features that allow consumers to design this machine to meet specific needs. It holds four toners and multiple trays that provide a 600-sheet paper input capacity as well as a 250-sheet output capacity. An additional 500-sheet input tray can be added if needed.

The printing speed of the M551 is 33 pages per minute. The first page out can print in less than 11 seconds while the warm up time is less than 15 seconds. The productivity is sure to increase with such efficient speeds. There is an LCD on the top panel that sits next to 3 lights and 7 buttons, all designed to improve navigation and make project management as easy as possible for users.

The HP M551 toner cartridges that are used in this unit hold cyan, magenta, yellow and black printer toner. Each of the color LaserJet M551 toner cartridges can produce as many as 6,000 prints while the black can last for 5,500 pages. A high-capacity black HP M551 toner option is also available that will produce about 11,000 pages before expiring. The LaserJet M551 toner has the ability to deliver documents with resolutions of 1200x1200 dpi in black-and-white and 600x600 dpi in full color.

The M551 is the base model. Alternative models are the M551xh, which offers more paper capacity, and the M551dn which adds built-in duplex printing. All of these models have standard USB ports as well as an ethernet port that allows networking for a shared environment. Weighing nearly 75 pounds and measuring 20.2x19.3x15.2 inches, this unit is reasonable sized considering it holds multiple trays and colors of HP M551 toner. Overall, this is a rock solid machine for users in a work space.