HP’s new DeskJet 5550

3rd June - 2002
By Ian Burley

HP DESKJET 5550

The DeskJet 5550 is a sleek new design that takes good advantage of HP’s new low profile ink cartridges. It is not specifically aimed at the photo market but shares the same new photo ink options as the Photosmart 7350 and 7150 printers. 

Official HP overview:

The HP Deskjet 5550 colour inkjet printer is a sleek, photo-quality colour inkjet printer that features up to 4800-optimised dpi* or optional six-ink colour photo printing capabilities**, providing performance, quality and speed for a variety of printing needs. 

Highlights:

Get excellent detail and colour with up to 4800-optimised dpi colour printing, on premium photo papers with 1200x1200-input dpi

Produce impressive photo quality with up to six-ink colour printing (with separate purchase of photo cartridge; not included)

Enjoy a stylish, low-profile design

Use the reserve mode to continue printing when one pen runs out of ink

Easy to use and economical with print-cancel button, media sensor and low-ink indicator

Convenient print screen button allows users to easily print the screen with the touch of a keyboard button

Use optional automatic two-sided printing accessory

Estimated European street price of €179 (actual prices may vary)

 

Specifications:

  • Black text resolution: up to 1200x1200-dpi
  • Photo-quality resolution: up to 4800x1200-optimised dpi*
  • Prints up to 17 pages per minute (ppm) black text and 12 ppm colour
  • Creates borderless 10 x 15 cm prints on HP Premium Plus Photo paper
  • Automatic paper-type sensor
  • 100-sheet input paper tray, 50-sheet output tray

 

Dimensions:

  • 45.6 cm(w) x 38.5 cm(d) x 15.6 cm(h)

 

Weight:

  • 5.3 Kg

Minimum System Requirements:

  • Parallel and USB-connect PC and Mac
  • Microsoft Windows1 95, 98,Me, NT 4.0, 2000 Professional, XP
  • Mac OS 8.6 or above, Mac OS X

Supplies:

  • HP No. 56 black inkjet print cartridge
  • HP No. 57 tri-colour inkjet print cartridge
  • HP No. 58 photo inkjet print cartridge

 

Box Contents:

  • HP Deskjet 5550 colour inkjet printer
  • Power cord
  • Power supply
  • HP 56 black inkjet print cartridge
  • HP 57 tri-colour inkjet print cartridge
  • Printer software
  • Windows and Macintosh reference guide
  • Set-up poster
  • Printer driver CD

 

Other:

  • One-year limited warranty
  • Energy efficient

 

 1 Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour printing on premium photo papers, 1200 x 1200 input dpi

** 6-ink photo printing available with separate purchase of photo cartridge; not included

 


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