HP LaserJet M551 M551DN Laser Printer Save 42% off

• Product Type: Laser Printer.
• Recommended Use: Plain Paper Print.
• Print Color: Color.
• Maximum Mono Print Speed (ppm): 33.
• Maximum Color Print Speed (ppm): 33.

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

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I ordered this printer and started printing 450 pgs. The screen on the printer started showing low toner. So I printed a status report. It showed 40% used up and 650pgs left to print remaining. When spoked to HP sales rep they told me prior to purchase the tomer yields 5500-6000 pages.

When I received the printer the toner taped were all ready pulled out. I did not call about it because the printer printed.

So called HP to complain about this. The responed with the printer comes with trial toner. I told them the sales agent that took my order said I get a full set of toner. I can only print abot 1000 pages according to the report of the printer. Also the web site "What''s in the box

Printer; four preinstalled HP LaserJet toner cartridges (yield ~5500 pages black and ~6000 pages color); toner collection unit; in-box documentation (Getting Started Guide); software drivers and documentation on CD-ROM; power cable; HP Jetdirect Gigabit Ethernet embedded print server; 100-sheet multipurpose tray 1; 500-sheet input tray 2; built-in automatic two-sided printing". They said it do not say it on the web site That''s what it is. Rather that send me a new set of toner I returned the unit. The printer prints great but I did not get what I was promised.