HP 5500 Color Laserjet Printer

This machine was well worth the money. Even though there were tremendous shipping problems and the machine was damaged the plus's outweigh the disadvantages. I had no idea it was a duplex machine which is very good and it came with four fairly full toner cartridges which was also a disadvantage as well because a bunch of cyan, magenta, yellow and black powder were displayed in technicolor on the transports, paper trays, etc. I did have one other surprise...the communication cable, a mini centronics. I have been in the digital printing business since 1995 and this is my first encounter with said cable. I initially was going to run this using Windows xp software, but had limited control with the post script driver, so I was able to locate a windows 7 driver which appears to work very well. I would do this again and highly recommend anyone looking to buy, go for it.

The print quality is fair. Using the serial to USB connection cable to PC did not work. It was not recognized by the PC. Only serial to serial connection worked. I requested a parts name and number from Orion Printers for the installation of a network card. The card that they said I needed to buy turned out to be the wrong card for the printer as it didn't allow network connection. I continued to use serial but a while after the printer started printing black and white. Shortly after that it would not boot up giving only an error code.

Great printer even it's 10 years old

same as the one I bought in 2003

This printer is amazing. The color LaserJet 5500HDN model comes with (3) 500 sheet trays + a 100 Page multipurpose tray. It comes with a network card,HD,Duplexor and a stand to roll the printer around. It is capable of printing up to 11x17 paper and custom sizes. This printer was very easy to assemble ( less then 10 minutes) and was on the network in seconds. Color matching is superb. It was able to print very demanding documents in short order. It really prints at 21PPM in full color. I printed over 500, full bleed 11x17 prints in just over 3 hours. This is like printing 2000 sheets of 8x11 at a speed of 11.3 PPM. This really tested the printer's endurance and its calibration cycle. It surprised me how easy it was to install the toner cartridges. I haven't experienced a paper jam yet, but if I did, there is a small path to follow to locate jams, and easily remove paper. There aren't 14 secret doors to open to remove paper. It really has done a good job handling the work load I put to it. This is a REALLY good office printer. It has done a tremndously good job on printing corporate logos. This is important because it can handle the most demanding color changes with out banding or stressing. I was surprised at how acurate the images I printed out were, that I had described previously. When I looked at my first document and then looked at the last document, the color accurace was 100% consistant through out it's printing cycle. This printer has been the best performing color laser I have ever used. This has my highest recommendations !

I have had an HP 5500 Color LaserJet printer for 6 years. There is very little that this printer can not do! Love the ability to print 11 x 17 and wide variety of paper types. The toners are expensive but last a long time. The print quality is superb and the speed makes quick work of any project I have. Large paper tray and easy to access bypass tray. I would keep this printer forever but space and needs are making me look for a multi function printer. This is a great printer for a graphic artist, school, or anyone that demands high quality color printing. You will not be disappointed. Be aware that it is a pretty good sized piece of equipment. HP 5500 Color LaserJet Printer

The HP 5500 is a great tabloid (11x17) printer. Very good speed and color. Have had no problems. Print speed is as advertised. Toner cartridges hold plenty of toner - though they are expensive. Black and white printing is also great. Machine is rugged. Buttons and trays are well built. LCD infomation screen is readable and easy to understand. My model has the extra tray and stand with duplexer and network card. I do not have a hard-drive in my model. Memory is ample for printing tabloid size photos, engineering drawings, and documents. Lengthy letter size documents are no problem. Have not had a single time-out. Another HP winner.