HP Deskjet 5550c

Advantages: Excellent value for such high print quality
Disadvantages: Too new to have cheaper alternative sources for the ink cartridges

...that this is my first HP printer. Likewise, there’s to be no peeking. With my Epson, I could lift the lid and peer at the slowly emerging image (very slowly at maximum definition). No such fun with the HP. Lifting the lid halts the machine but does no damage to the printing when replaced! PICTURE QUALITY Of course, with only my Epson to compare with, the HP 5550 is excellent. There is no discernable trace of “banding”, i.e. lines of print prominent ...
...print at 4800 d.p.i., the HP 5550 can print right to the edge of some paper sizes (4"x6" photo papers mainly) obviating the need for a guillotine. Niggle No. 2 – I have a small stock of Panoramic Paper, intended for my Epson. This is A4 width but twice the normal length. Epson printer drivers allow you to choose this size from a list. “Never mind”, I thought, “the HP 5550 will have a 'User Defined' setting that I can adjust”. Well, yes and no really. ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent Functionality In The Short Term
Disadvantages: Ink's Too Expensive In The Long Term

...thing to say about the Hp DeskJet 5550 is its 4,800 by 1,200 mode, that it's only available when printing high-resolution photos. The source images must be at least 1,200 dpi and printed on photographic paper. For other jobs with other paper types, such as Plain Paper or Transparency’s, the HP is a 1,200 by 1,200 dpi printer. The second thing is that it doesn't really matter regarding what resolution the printer can print at. Just as today's PC graphics ...
...printer with use of the Hp 58 photo cartridge. It lacks the standard digital-camera memory-card slots that are found on dedicated photo printers; however having said that it can produce borderless 4 by 6-inch prints. The use of an additional two colours of ink (light cyan and light magenta) can be achieved by the use of the Hp 58 photo cartridge; producing even more life like images in my honest opinion. There are several drawbacks with this printer: ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent quality prints (especially photos) and exceptional value for money
Disadvantages: Too slow, expensive ink.

The HP DeskJet 5550c is great value for money if you want photo quality prints. It does great prints and the colour is enhanced by the fact that it uses 6 colours to print with instead of the usual 3. I use mine to print, photos, documents, everyday text and various other things. All come out at great quality which makes this printer great value for money as far as the quality of prints goes. However the bad points are that there are definatly faster ...
...The printing isn't particularly slow but it could be faster. However you get what you pay for. For a professional rapid printer you would defiantly pay more. The ink is rather expensive as it comes in small catridges and you have to buy replacement catridges. There are no refills. this makes each print more expensive. If you aren't going to print often but you want great quality when you do print then this is a great printer. However if you print ... Read review

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: ink prices

well here goes had this printer for a few years with no problems used daily prints fine ,printer cartridges are not the cheapest but my local computer fair sorts that out takes the cheapest of papers with no problems quite small in size and fairly quiet not really into printing lots of photos but for its age the picture quality is very good for normal printing works well ,always using it for printing my address labels for ebay and no worries ... Read review