HP Colour Laserjet 8550 (Q7096A)/8550n (Q7097A)/8550dn (Q7098A)/8550gn (Q7099A)/8550mfp (Q7834A) Printers

Creative colour printing efficiency for every business need.

The new HP Color LaserJet 8550 is quite simply the best Color LaserJet HP have ever offered. This new world-beating high-definition printer is packed with all the features needed by today's high-value document creators.

In-house control of colour
The HP Color LaserJet 8550 provides business with fast, high quality printing and paper handling options, including 8-bin Mailbox, high-volume paper-feeding, collation, stapling and finishing of documents in-house - on-demand. It also offers complete control over timing, costs and security for business sensitive documents. HP's new drivers and user interface have many features for easy, intuitive operation - whatever the printing need.

Target Audience

• Business professionals producing short runs of high-value documents: posters, brochures, mailers, customer newsletters, direct mail and external presentations.

• General users producing colour and b/w documents in-house largely for internal use - A3 full colour spreadsheets, board-level presentations, annual reports, monthly sales reports and in-house company newsletters.

• Mostly formally trained graphics professionals using the latest Mac, PC and NT operating systems.

Key Selling Points and Benefits

• 200/300 MHz processors, HP RIP Once for reduced processing time and network traffic.

Greater colour accuracy

• Adobe^® PostScript 3, Automatic Pantone^® calibration and 3 press emulation settings for colour management. Superior copy quality with the MFP model.

Flexible Paper handling

• Widest range of media types/sizes, unattended printing - up to 3,100 sheets, automatic duplexing, stapling/stacking and booklet making.

Connectivity and compatibility

• For both Windows and Macintosh right out of the box plus the widest network and expansion capabilities.

Reliable and cost-effective

• HP's unbeatable reliability, low Total Cost of Ownership and Award winning HP Customer Care.

Models in the HP Color LaserJet 8550 Series:

HP Color LaserJet 8550 Base - Non-networked standalone model

Ideal for the cost conscious small workgroup or small/medium company looking for A3 size colour and b/w office printing at speed.

Standard configuration:

• Multi Purpose Tray for up to 100 sheets, plus 1 x 500 Sheet Tray
• 200 MHz processor
• 32 MB Memory
• Printer Stand

• Automatic Duplex Unit
• 3.2 GB Hard Disk enabling job retention and MOPying
• HP JetDirect Print Servers
• 10/100Base-TX Print Server

HP Color LaserJet 8550N - Networked - with Hard Disk Drive

Convenience option - ideal for the small/medium networked department with many users needing to print all kinds of A4 and A3 colour documents and short runs.

Standard configuration:

• 3.2 GB Hard Disk enabling job retention and MOPying
• Multi Purpose Tray for up to 100 sheets, plus 2 x 500 Sheet Trays
• 200 MHz processor
• 64 MB Memory
• Printer Stand
• 10/100Base-TX Print Server

• Automatic Duplex Unit

HP Color LaserJet 8550DN - Networked - with Automatic Duplex Unit and High Capacity Input Tray

Fully configured model. Ideal for both general office users and power users in medium/large networked departments. Need for time-critical, high value document production in-house.

Standard configuration:

• 3.2 GB Hard Disk enabling job retention and MOPying
• Automatic Duplex Unit
• Multi Purpose Tray for up to 100 sheets, plus 2 x 500 Sheet Trays
• 2,000 Sheet High Capacity Input Tray
• 200 MHz processor
• 64 MB Memory
• 10/100Base-TX Print Server

• 3,000 Sheet Stacker
• 3,000 Sheet Stapler/stacker
• 8-bin Mailbox
• DBM-80H Duplo^TM Booklet Maker

HP Color LaserJet 8550MFP - Networked - with convenience colour copying

This network model offers all the printer functions of the DN model with a stand to replace the 2,000 Sheet High Capacity Input Tray and flatbed scanning module for great colour copies. Ideal where convenience colour copying is an important additional requirement.

Standard configuration:

• As DN model, without 2,000 Sheet High Capacity Input Tray
• Digital Copy Module and stand
• Includes professional delivery and installation

• Intuitive touch panel display
• Stores/recalls copy settings
• Automatic paper size detection
• Automatic colour selection
• Special image adjustments (shifting images, erasing frames, shadows or binding holes...)
• Adjust background colour or eliminate copying of reverse of original
• Administration functions... system password, department ID

• Automatic Document Feeder
• 1,000 Sheet Side High Capacity Input Tray

HP Color LaserJet 8550GN - Networked - with faster processing for large file sizes

Ideal for network users printing complex graphics files eg: Design Groups, Creative Consultancies etc. High speed processor and increased memory for top class network performance.

Standard configuration:

• 3.2 GB Hard Disk enabling job retention and MOPying
• Automatic Duplex Unit
• Multi Purpose Tray for up to 100 sheets, plus 2 x 500 Sheet Trays
• 2,000 Sheet High Capacity Input Tray
• 300 MHz processor
• 128 MB total memory
• 10/100Base-TX Print Server

• 3,000 Sheet Stacker
• 3,000 Sheet Stapler/stacker
• 8-bin Mailbox
• DBM-80H Duplo^TM Booklet Maker

What's in the Box?

• CD ROM Driver System
• CD ROM User's Manual
• Quick Reference Guide
• Installation Guide
• Toner cartridge - 1 each of CMYK
• Drum Kit
• Printer Cable C-Parallel, 3 metre (Base model only)
• Power Cord
• Printer Stand (Base/N Model)

Technical information:

Physical Specifications:
Dimensions (H x W x D) and Weights
HP Color LaserJet Base 8550 and 8550N: 1060 x 668 x 714 mm.
HP Color LaserJet Base 8550 and 8500N: 101.2 kg with cartridges.

HP Color LaserJet 8550DN and GN. 1238 x 659 x 687 mm.
HP Color LaserJet 8550DN and GN 122.5 kg with cartridges.

HP Color LaserJet 8550MFP: 1206 x 673 x 787 mm.
MFP Copy module: 199 mm x 650 mm x 781 mm.
HP Color LaserJet 8550MFP: 158 kg (Shipping Weight: 226 kg).

Duty Cycle
Up to 60,000 pages per month

HP Customer Care
Warranty
One-year on-site warranty on printer and original imaging units. 90-day warranty on replacement imaging units and toner supplies. Extend warranty offerings with HP SupportPack.

Key Ordering Information

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