subject: The Hewlett-packard Laserjet 8550 Color Printer - A Quick Consumer Product Review [print this page] The HP Color LaserJet 8550 Printer suits any workspace, be it small or large scale, and with its HP Color LaserJet 8550 toner cartridges provide consistent professional-looking prints. This versatile machine does so quickly and inexpensively. It's also flexible enough to adjust to your growing productivity requirements, thanks to HP's networking print solution. Simply, HP knows there's no space for wasting time in a busy workspace.
It's a smart combination of color laser printer and copier, being an MFP (Multi-Function Printer). This compact machine measures 26 inches (width) x 28 inches (depth) x 42 inches (height) and weighs 223 pounds. It can work on all sorts of media from labels, envelopes and card stocks to transparencies. It's capable for working with several different types of paper, including glossy, recycled, laser and copier.
Compatible media sizes include legal, executive, letter and tabloid. When it comes to custom sizes, compatible ones include anywhere from 7.5 inches x 3.9 inches to 18.5 inches x 12 inches. There's a standard paper input capacity equivalent to 600 sheets. However, through optional input trays available, that can be increased up to 1,000 paper sheets. With such features, this office equipment can easily catch up with varying productivity needs. Likewise, for two-sided printing, an optional duplexer unit may be installed.
There's a built-in 62 MB RAM which can be upgraded to a maximum of 512 MB, thanks to the available 8 memory slots. And with the new 200 MHz processor within, there's less time spent waiting for the printouts. As proof, the first page is out in 38 seconds for black and white jobs and 53 seconds for colored jobs. This printer is capable of churning out 24 pages of black and white prints per minute, and 6 pages of colored prints per minute.
Spooling print jobs and font storage is taken care of by the 3.2 GB hard disk drive. There are 136 Adobe Type 1 font faces available and 45 FontSmart from HP itself. For connecting to a network, there's the ultra speedy Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX JetDirect card. Such connectivity is IEEE 1284-compliant bi-directional parallel, with 2 open EIO slots. With this connectivity option, networking is a breeze.
It's no secret that everything comes with a steep price tag these days. That's why cost-reduction is highly important. HP understands this so there's plenty of space for cost-effective HP Color LaserJet printer toner cartridges solutions. This office equipment has a rating of a max of 60,000 pages in a month. Likewise, the HP WebAdmin feature makes it easy to manage the 8550 via online means.
It's necessary to get ready for the future, including the growing need for productivity as a business grows. This HP offering can easily catch up with such, so you don't have to buy another piece of office equipment. Through the complete network solution HP has provided, this printer can easily grow along with your needs. Now it's easier for this flexible machine to be installed, managed and maintained.
