Bargain HP Laserjet Enterprise 500 Color M551DN
HP Laserjet Enterprise 500 Color M551DN Review
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HP Laserjet Enterprise 500 Color M551DN Feature
- Print Speed: up to 33 ppm
- Connectivity, Std: 2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host ports, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device port, Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network port, Hardware Integration Pocket, 2 internal USB Host ports
- Reduce energy use by 19 to 66 percent by setting the Auto-On/Auto-Off mode.
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Costumer review
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Heavy duty fast laser color printer.
By Ernesto Chavez
I bought this printer from a wholesale dealer. I've been using it for 3 months now.
This is M551DN model. It supports duplex print (printing on both sides)
The box in which it came is huge. A grown adult can easily fit there and play jokes or scare people. Kids will love it. lol.
Any hoo, the printer is a little heavy. If you have a bad back or are not very strong I recommend you move it with the help of some one. Make sure you put this printer in a very sturdy table or desk.
Out of the box the printer has all of it's toners (both black and color) pre-installed and ready to go. All you have to do is remove the security tapes and you're done preparing the hardware. Installing paper is also very easy. Everything feels robust and looks like it will last very long.
When you first turn it on, the printer goes trough a series of tests and boot sequences. It takes a couple of minutes for this. Actually, the boot up is pretty slow even after. Takes about 1.5 minutes to boot each time. Shutting down is fast though.
Installing the software was not hard. It did not detect the printer at first try.
By default, the printer was not using DHCP and had a static IP.
After a couple of minutes of messing with the LCD menu I was able to find the option and change the network settings. Not big of a deal. I was quickly able to assign a relevant IP address to it. Some one with out any networking experience might fumble a bit with this. After changing the IP, i could ping the printer and the software finally detected the printer. The remaining installation of the software was very easy. A test page was printed successfully at first try.
After it's first print I noticed a buzzing noise coming out of my PC speakers. After doing some investigating, the culprit was the printer itself. Whenever it's in active mode, the printer makes a buzzing noise that you can hear if you get close to the printer. This noise is introduced to your electrical grid somehow and you can hear it very noticeably in your computer speakers. Two computers in different rooms experienced this issue. Maybe a voltage regulator might help. I have to try that out.
I then printed a color photo image about half a letter page in size with various colors. The printout was good but it did not wow me. I raised the resolution and it didn't make much difference. The color accuracy was not spot on. But this may be due to paper quality, image quality, monitor calibration or simply user printer configuration. I have only printed about a dozen pages in color so take this info with a grain of salt.
As for the real heavy usage, after three months of black/white printing, we have not a had single page get stuck or damaged when printing. No paper jams at all. Everything has been perfect in that regard. No problems and no complaints can be made by me.
Only issue was an error appeared on screen. The printer was left on and the next day it had en error message. It made no sense and I couldn't see what it meant on the manual. I just reseted the printer and all was good again.
The printer also has a web portal you can easily access by simply typing in the printer's IP address. Here you can change the printer's configuration in a very user friendly web page. It's very easy to restrict color printing here.
This model also supports HP eprint which allows you to print emails or attachments directly through your cell phone. Just send an email to the printer's email address (you can assign it through HP eprint sign up webpage) and the information is printed.
In general, this printer is great for high capacity black/color printing. It's fast and reliable.
I'm pretty confident it will last us very long.
The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the on/off buzzing noise it makes and introduces this to the electrical grid. Also, the slow boot is a bit annoying.
Here's my list of pro/cons for this printer.
PROS
- Solidly built and robust printer
- Fast and good resolution on black/white printing
- Very complete and intuitive web portal (you can change printer settings here)
- Easily restricts color printing
- Color printing is very good but not great on plain paper
- HP ePrint really works
- Reliable printing (no paper jams)
CONS
- Introduces noise to electrical grid when active
- A little slow to boot
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Ernie
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent value
By R. Foreman
I purchased the M551dn after a lot of comparison with the HP 451dn. In the end there was no comparison. Based on OEM toner prices the difference in price between these two printers is close to the difference in toner supplied (1500 p vs 6000 p cartridges) so that by the time you have printed 6000 pages the cost of the printers+toner is nearly equal. Further, based on OEM toner prices and 25,000 pages, the 551 is $1500 less expensive to operate than the 451 - about $0.06 per page cheaper. As added pluses: the 551 has 1 GB of memory vs 256 Mb, 1200x1200 resolution vs 600x600, is significantly faster, holds more paper, etc., etc. It took less than 5 minutes to have it running on my three macs. Print quality is excellent, even if you are on the default 600x600 output, n.b. you have to change the default to get 1200x1200. Quality was significantly better than the HP CP3505 I was using previously. If you are looking for a high quality color laser printer with low operating costs per page, look no further. This is a great printer for the money.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Very Solid Small Biz Printer
By Jay Leopold
If you are looking for a color laser with a lot more muscle than your standard home printer and have the budget, the HP M551 series is a great choice. Adding the duplex option is not a luxury and works extremely well with all of the paper that we have including 80# stock. Toner cartridges have good life and can be refilled if you choose bringing the cost per page down dramatically.
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