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HP Deskjet 5550 Color Inkjet Printer
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Product name
HP Deskjet 5550 Color Inkjet Printer
Subcategory
Single and multifunction printers
Sub brand
DeskJet
Country of origin
Product of Malaysia
Print speed colour (draft, 4x6 photo)
As fast as 45 seconds per page
Print quality black (best)
Black: 1200 x 1200 dpi (Inkjet paper/best/1200 dpi text rendering) Color: Color input resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi (Inkjet paper/best/1200 dpi text rendering) Color output resolution (subject to input resolution above): 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color printing on HP Premium Photo Papers (for up to 6-ink printing color cartridge and photo cartridge must be installed)
Print quality color (best)
Color input resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi (Inkjet paper/best/1200 dpi text rendering) Color output resolution (subject to input resolution above): 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color printing on HP Premium Photo Papers (for up to 6-ink printing color cartridge and photo cartridge must be installed)
Print technology
HP Thermal Inkjet
Printer drivers included
Microsoft® Windows (2000 Professional, XP Home and Professional), Macintosh OS 8.6, 9, X
Display
None
Paper handling input, standard
100-sheet input tray
Maximum Input Capacity (envelopes)
Up to 15 envelopes
Media types
Paper (banner, inkjet, photo, plain), envelopes, labels, cards, transparencies, iron-on transfers, HP premium media
HP ePrint capability
No
Connectivity, standard
1 USB, 1 Parallel
Minimum System Requirements
CD-ROM or Internet access. Windows® 2000 Professional, Pentium 133 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 40 MB hard disk space; Windows® XP, Pentium 233 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 40 MB hard disk space. Windows® 7 ready. For more information go to http://www.hp.com/go/windows7. Some features may not be available
Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh
Mac OS 8.6 or above: Mac OS X v 10.6; 64 MB RAM, OS X v10.1 and above: 128 MB RAM
Compatible operating systems
Windows® 2000 Professional; Windows® XP Home; Windows® XP Professional; Windows® 7 ready. For more information go to http://www.hp.com/go/windows7. Some features may not be availableMac OS 8.6; Mac OS 9.0; Mac OS X v 10.1 or higher; Mac OS X v 10.6; Linux (see http://www.hplip.net)
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year standard
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