The HP Color LaserJet 5500dn printer using HP Color LaserJet 5500dn toner is one of the printers that HP has built on the 5500 model. This particular version has HP’s Jetdirect print server built in to allow for fast Ethernet two sided printing. It also included an additional five hundred sheet feeder tray that is not included in the base model and a stand.

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 printer 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.

The output tray holds 250 sheets of paper as standard equipment on the machine when purchased. It is not possible to add more capacity to this tray and sorters are not available for the 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.

If you purchase the machine new, it includes a one year on site warranty from HP. Additionally you will find that the printer has the necessary toner installed in the box. The necessary software has also been included in your purchase price of this machine. You may need to check online for updated drivers.

This HP printer works well as a workgroup printer. Prints are produced in an economical manner with LaserJet 5500dn laser toners. Crisp and clean prints are always produced with HP Color LaserJet laser toner. Continued cost savings can be realized when purchasing online ink toner cartridges.