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What to know about the HP Color LaserJet 2550n printer comes down to what one would need to know about any value-priced workgroup laser jet printer meant to work well with smaller workgroups. Hewlett-Packard seems to have designed this particular printer to fill the role of a small, durable and easy-to-maintain printer that works well under almost every condition. It can also be found at a good price, new and refurbished, at many Internet websites.

HP has also intended that this black-and-white and color printer be able to deliver at least black-and-white output at a decent speed. The 2550n does this quite nicely, kicking out about 20 pages of printed product per minute. As far as color goes, it’s also fairly certain that Hewlett-Packard intended the printer to be mainly for black-and-white, as this printer puts out around four pages per minute in color mode.

There will be little to complain about when it comes to the quality of this model’s print output, because every page will come out looking nice and sharp. This is because of its standard 600 dots per inch resolution, which is more than enough for the business needs of the workgroup to which it will be joined. Hewlett-Packard included one of its image enhancement technology programs to help keep everything looking good at all times.

“The printer is able to be joined to a workgroup through traditional wired technologies as well, with USB 2.0, parallel port and even a nice Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX input/output port available for the IT specialist to make use of when it comes to getting the printer up and running and in the workgroup quickly. All this connectivity capability is a nice selling point when it comes to an ultimate “”buy/no buy”" decision, one would say.”

With 64 MB of RAM standard, the printer should be able to handle most print tasks in a small workgroup. If that’s not enough memory, the printer can be upgraded to 192 MB, though one should assess just how much memory is needed outside of what would probably be required from any normal small workgroup. A nice 264 MHz microprocessor completes the package, and handles its duties seamlessly and with no hiccups.

The 2550n can also carry up to 375 sheets in standard configuration and with standard paper trays. In total, it can handle 875 sheets with optional paper trays. It’s also a nicely durable printer and comes with a rating of 30,000 pages per month for a duty cycle. Hewlett-Packard recommends usage rates between 1,000 and 4,000 pages per month, though, so keep that in mind when it comes to making a decision about the printer.

This unit offered by Hewlett-Packard is a true laser jet machine, meaning it will require four separate printer cartridges (one black, a magenta, a yellow and a cyan). It’s also able to be joined to a workgroup that makes use of Windows Vista, as well as a wide variety of other operating systems, including XP/Linux/UNIX and many different Mac OSs. It really is a very versatile printer, especially given its relatively low price.

The HP Color LaserJet 2550n printer can be found in refurbished condition for around 350 dollars and used from a number of outlets for about 250 dollars. It was a very successful printer for HP, meaning that finding cartridges or parts should be no problem, as it should be around for years to come.

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