At A Glance

Very compact model lacks integrated networking and compromises on paper handling. Supports PCL.

Manufacturer’s Description

Enhance the look of all your work documents?color or black and white?with HP's most affordable color laser printer! The HP color LaserJet 2550L is available at an amazingly low price, plus it's economical to maintain. Versatile, too: use it for both your everyday black-and-white documents and color brochures and flyers.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number Q3702A
Inventory Number 23937
Memory
Memory size 64.0 MB
Memory max 0.192 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 1
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 368 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 17 watts
Dimensions
Width 19.0 inches
Depth 17.8 inches
Height 12.8 inches
Weight 48.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 125
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 3
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash No
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 2400 x 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 2400 x 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL 6

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Print quality: Grayscale photo Very Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 8.6  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Good
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) Very Good
Color Photo (secs) 51.78
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Fair
Line Art Output Quality Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 53.61
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 58.89
Color Photo, Normal Settings 51.78
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 219.71
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 69.52
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Good
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 0
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 47.89
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Good
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.1
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Fair