Product Details
Get superior print quality with a fast, powerful, easy-to-use wide-format (A3) color laser printer for the general office. With a proven design, the HP Color LaserJet 5550 printer series is the perfect blend of reliability and performance for a total business colour printing experience.
Speed/monthly volume | |
| Print speed, black (best quality mode) | Up to 27 ppm |
| Print speed, black (normal quality mode) | Up to 27 ppm |
| Print speed, color (best quality mode) | Up to 27 ppm |
| Print speed, color (normal quality mode) | Up to 27 ppm |
| First page out (black) | 16 sec |
| First page out (color) | 16 sec |
| Monthly duty cycle | Up to 120000 pages |
| *Footnote for duty cycle | Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups. |
| Recommended monthly print volume | 2500 to 10000 pages |
| *Footnote for recommended monthly print volume | HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period. |
| Print quality/technology | |
| Print quality, black | Up to 600 x 600 dpi |
| Print quality, color | Up to 600 x 600 dpi |
| Resolution technology | HP ImageREt 3600 |
| Cartridges | 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow) |
| Paper handling/media | |
| Paper tray(s), standard | 2 |
| Paper tray(s), maximum | 5 |
| Input capacity, standard | Up to 600 sheets |
| Input capacity, maximum | Up to 2100 sheets |
| Duplex printing (printing on both sides of paper) | Automatic (standard) |
| Media sizes, standard | Letter, legal, executive, 11 x 17 in, ledger, envelopes (No. 10, Monarch), statement |
| Media sizes, custom | Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 12.05 x 18.5 in; automatic two-sided printing, Trays 2, 3, 4, 5: 5.8 x 8.3 to 11.7 x 17 in |
| Media types | Paper (extra heavy, glossy, heavy, heavy glossy, high gloss images, intermediate, light, plain, recycle, tough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies |
| Document finishing | Sheetfed |
| Memory/print languages/typefaces | |
| Memory, standard | 160 MB |
| Memory, maximum | 544 MB (512 MB DDR SDRAM, 32 MB of memory on board) |
| Processor speed | 533 MHz |
| Hard disk | Optional, 20 GB |
| Print languages, standard | HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c (HP PCL 5c driver available from the Web only), HP postscript level 3 emulation, native PDF printing (v1.3) |
| Connectivity | |
| Connectivity, standard | IEEE 1284-C compliant bidirectional parallel port, USB 1.1 port, HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet Print Server in EIO slot, 2 open EIO slots, Jetlink port (for third-party paper handling devices) |
| Connectivity, optional | HP Jetdirect EIO internal print servers, HP Jetdirect external print servers, HP wireless print servers, HP Jetdirect EIO connectivity card for USB/serial/LocalTalk |
| Minimum system requirements | PC: Windows 2000: 300 MHz Processor with 64 MB of RAM; Windows XP: 233 MHz Processor with 64 MB of RAM; 180 MB free hard disk space for Windows, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM (Windows Vista(TM) Ready, check user guide for minimum hard drive space), 160 MB for Mac; Mac OS 9.0, 9.04, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1; CD-ROM drive or Internet connection; dedicated IEEE-1284 parallel port |
| Compatible network operating systems | |
| Macintosh compatible | Yes |
| Compatible Operating Systems | Windows 2000; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Windows Server 2003 (32/64 bit); Windows Vista(TM) Ready; Mac OS 9 or higher |
| Certifications | |
| Power consumption | Energy Star qualified |
| Environmental specifications | |
| Operating temperature (Fahrenheit) | 59 to 81 ° F |
| Dimensions/weight | |
| Dimensions, std. (W x D x H) | 22.7 x 27.7 x 25.2 in |
| Dimensions, max. (W x D x H) | 22.7 x 61 x 25.2 in |
| Weight | 114 lb |
