The HP Color LaserJet 8550 Printer suits any workspace, be it small or large scale, and with its HP Color LaserJet 8550 printer toner cartridge 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.

Being a multi-functional printer, or MFP, it's a combination of laser printer and copier in a single machine. It weighs 223 pounds and has a compact body which measures 26 inches x 28 inches x 42 inches (width x depth x height). It's compatible with all media types such as transparencies, card stocks, labels and envelopes. A variety of paper types can also be worked on, such as copier, laser, glossy, recycled and others.

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 tasks and storage of font is handled by the 3.2-GB hard disk drive. There are a total of 136 font faces from Adobe (Type 1) and another 45 from HP (FontSmart). Connecting to a network is possible via the ultra fast JetDirect Ethernet 10/100 Base TX card. It is IEEE 1284-compliant (bi-directional parallel) with a couple of open EIO slots. With such connectivity features, networking becomes a breeze.

With the cost of just about anything rising nowadays, minimizing cost is essential. Fortunately, the 8550 provides cost-effective HP Color LaserJet laser toner so it's possible to enjoy economical printing tasks. It's efficient enough to have a rating of up to 60000 pages per month. In addition, managing the printer is hassle-free, thanks to an online solution, the HP WebAdmin feature.

Of course, one should anticipate the growing productivity needs as the business expands in the future. But there is no need to worry as the 8550 can easily catch up making it unnecessary to purchase a different machine. This is possible due to HP's complete network solution that can easily grow with your productivity needs. It makes this versatile printer hassle-free to install, manage and maintain.

It's possible to have documents that are professional in quality with the HP Color LaserJet 8550 Printer within reach. This can be achieved with effortlessness solutions and cost-effective HP Color LaserJet 8550 toner cartridges. In the future, as your business grows, it can easily catch up to the demands required, while using considerably less Cartridges.