The 5500dn Toners Takes Any Document
HP has used the 5500dn base model to build several of its printers. The HP Color LaserJet 5500dn printer using 5500dn toners is one of these printers. With this version, HP has included their Jetdirect print server that allows an even faster connecting to Ethernet. Also included is a 500 sheet feeder tray in addition to the MP tray that is included in the base model. An optional stand is also available for the printer.
The manufacturer has included 160 MB SDRAM in the base model. If more RAM is needed this can be increased to 544 MB. In addition, a 10 GB hard drive can be added for additional memory.
You will find that the print speed is faster than that of previous models. The machine is now able to print in color and black at 21 ppm. The first print can be produced in as little as 18 seconds when the machine is in the ready state. From a cold start or when the machine is first turned on in the morning, the delay may be two minutes as the machine takes time to warm up and go through its cycling process.
Connection to the computers in your network is made easy using the 400 MHz processor that is included with this machine. The print driver is a little slow during the installation due to its size. You will need enough memory on the computers for installation.
This 5500dn toner uses an in line color and black process that applies toner directly to the pages in a 600×600 dpi process that produces clear text and color prints. Colors are found to be both realistic and bright. Text is also crisp.
The printer as sold has two paper trays that hold a total of 600 pages. If more capacity is needed, an additional two trays can be added to bring the total capacity to 1,600 sheets. Envelopes can be fed through the MP tray with stacks of up to 20 envelopes being loaded at once. Paper from legal size to ledger size may be used for printing. In addition, transparencies, labels and card stock can be fed through the machine with little trouble.
Prints are caught in an output tray that holds 250 sheets at one time. This is the only output tray available so it cannot be upgraded. Sorters are not manufactured by HP for this printer.
If you need to make two sided prints, you will appreciate the duplex printing capability of this machine. Duplex printing is included as a standard feature of the printer. It does not feature stapling.
There is a one year standard onsite warranty included in the purchase price of the machine. Additionally, the machine is shipped with full toner cartridges installed for immediate printing. The package also includes the need software for installation of the machine with either PCs or Macs.
This HP printer using HP Color LaserJet 5500dn cartridges is a reliable printer. Prints are less expensive with quality HP compatible toner and you’ll receive additional savings when purchasing compatible toner online.