HP Officejet Pro X551 Printer series
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HP Officejet Pro X551 Printer series

HP Officejet Pro X551 Printer series

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Product specifications

Product name
HP Officejet Pro X551 Printer series
Subcategory
Single and multifunction printers
Sub brand
Officejet Pro
Country of origin
Made in China
Number of print cartridges
4 (1 black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Print speed black
ISO Laser comparable, Professional Mode: Up to 42 ppm,General Office Mode: Up to 70 ppm ISO speeds measured using ISO/IEC 24734. Excludes first page or first set of ISO test pages. For details see hp.com/go/printerclaims
Print speed color
ISO Laser comparable, Professional Mode: Up to 42 ppm,General Office Mode: Up to 70 ppm ISO speeds measured using ISO/IEC 24734. Excludes first page or first set of ISO test pages. For details see hp.com/go/printerclaims
Print speed colour (draft, 4x6 photo)
ISO speeds measured using ISO/IEC 24734. Excludes first page or first set of ISO test pages. For details see hp.com/go/printerclaims
Page yield footnote
Average based on ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology and continuous printing. Actual yield varies considerably based on content of printed pages and other factors. Some ink from included cartridge is used to start up the printer. For details see hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies
First page out (ready)
Black: As fast as 9.5 sec No heating or fusing warm up time required
Print quality black (best)
Black: Up to 1200 x 1200 optimized dpi from 600 x 600 input dpi (on unspecified plain paper, HP Premium Inkjet Presentation Paper Matte, and HP Inkjet Brochure Paper Matte) Color: Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi from 600 x 600 input dpi (on HP Advanced Photo Papers)
Duty cycle (monthly, A4)
Up to 80,000 pages Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups.
Recommended monthly page volume
1000 to 6000 HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period.
Print quality color (best)
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi from 600 x 600 input dpi (on HP Advanced Photo Papers)
Print technology
HP PageWide Technology with pigmented inks
Printer drivers included
Windows PCL6 Discrete, Mac PS, Windows HP UPD, Linux, UNIX, SAP
Display
4.3" CGD (Color Graphic Display), touchscreen
Processor speed
792 MHz
Print languages
HP PCL5c, HP PCLXL (PCL6), native PDF, HP Postscript Level 3 emulation
Media sizes supported
Tray 1: Oficio; A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); B6 (JIS); 16K; 10 x 15 cm; L; Hagaki; envelopes (B5; C5; C6; DL; Chou #3; Chou #4); Tray 2: A4; A5; B5 (JIS); 16K; envelopes (DL; B5; C5; Chou #3); Tray 3: A4; A5; B5 (JIS); 16K
Paper handling input, standard
500-sheet input tray, 50-sheet multi-purpose tray
Paper handling input, optional
Optional 500 sheet tray
Paper handling output, standard
300-sheet face-down output bin
Duplex printing
Automatic (standard)
Maximum Input Capacity (envelopes)
Up to 37 envelopes
Borderless printing
No
Media types
Plain paper (light, intermediate, mid-weight, heavy, extra heavy, prepunched, recycled, bond, other inkjet plain paper), photo (glossy, gloss, soft gloss, satin, matte, other inkjet photo), envelopes, labels, cards, specialty papers (glossy brochure, matte brochure, tri-fold brochure, Hagaki, greeting cards, other inkjet specialty paper)
Media weights, recommended
60 to 120 g/m² (plain paper); 125 to 300 g/m² (photo); 75 to 90 g/m² (envelope); 120 to 180 g/m² (brochure); 163 to 200 g/m² (card) All HP media listed as compatible with the printer in the HP Designjet Printing Supplies Compatibility Guide, regardless of weight, may be used
Media weight, supported
Tray 1: 60 to 120 g/m² (plain paper); 125 to 300 g/m² (photo); 75 to 90 g/m² (envelope); 120 to 180 g/m² (brochure); 163 to 200 g/m² (card); Tray 2: 60 to 120 g/m² (plain paper); 125 to 250 g/m² (photo); 75 to 90 g/m² (envelope); 120 to 180 g/m² (brochure); 163 to 200 g/m² (card); Tray 3: 60 to 120 g/m² (plain paper); 125 to 250 g/m² (photo); 120 to 180 g/m² (brochure); 163 to 200 g/m² (card)
HP ePrint capability
Yes
Mobile printing capability
Print times may vary. AirPrint™ and the AirPrint Logo are trademarks of Apple® Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AirPrint requires the printer be connected to the same network as your Apple device. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from the access point. For additional solutions, see hp.com/go/mobile-printing-solutions.
Wireless capability
Yes, built-in Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity, optional
Support the following external Jetdirect servers; Print only: HP Jetdirect en1700 External Print Server (J7988G), HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast-Ethernet External Print Server for Network Capable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Peripherals (J7942G), HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11b/g wireless and Fast Ethernet external print server (USB 2.0, 10/100Base-TX, 802.11b/g) (J7951G), HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server (J8021A); Other supported accessories: Apple AirPort Express, Apple AirPort Extreme, Apple Airport TimeCapsule; Wireless Direct
Minimum System Requirements
Windows 10. Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3, 32-bit), Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Linux (hplip.net)
Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh
Mac OS X v10.6, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion; Intel® Core™ Processor; 1 GB available hard disk space; CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection; USB port
Compatible operating systems
Windows 10. Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3, 32-bit), Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Linux (hplip.net)
Memory card compatibility
None
Memory, standard
512 MB
Maximum Memory
512 MB
Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
517 x 399 x 414 mm
Package dimensions (W x D x H)
600 x 495 x 543 mm
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)
1219 x 1016 x 2301 mm
Weight
17.1 kg
Package weight
21 kg
Pallet weight
356 kg
Quantity per pallet
16
Count of layers in pallet
4
Cable included
No, please purchase USB cable separately
Manufacturer Warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty, 24-hour, 7 days a week Web support, business hour phone support within warranty period