Pros
- Low per-page costs.
- Small footprint.
Cons
- Low standard paper capacity.
- Slow photo printing.
At A Glance
Considering its disappointing print quality and performance, there are better choices than the Magicolor 2550EN.
Manufacturer’s Description
The compact and affordable magicolor 2550EN printer boast the enhanced graphics quality and high-end printing features typically found in larger, more expensive models.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | A00V013 |
| Inventory Number | 25649 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.64 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1100 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 250 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.9 inches |
| Depth | 19.8 inches |
| Height | 13.4 inches |
| Weight | 45.8 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 200 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 9600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 9600 x 600 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 6 |
| Postcript Type | PostScript 3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Fair |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Very Good |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 18.8 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 80.06 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.3 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 39.63 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 17.98 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 41.59 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.7 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 28.38 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 36.54 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 72.48 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 26.46 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
