The 5550 has excellent print quality and its quick. It should be, because it is sold as a high duty-cycle commercial machine suitable for networking etc. But it cannot handle glossy or thick stock in the lower paper trays, plus they have no availability for custom sizes in them either. So, ... Read review
Advantages: Fast, excellent print quality Disadvantages: Too many limitations
The 5550 has excellent print quality and its quick. It should be, because it is sold as a high duty-cycle commercial machine suitable for networking etc. But it cannot handle glossy or thick stock in the lower paper trays, plus they have no availability for custom sizes in them either. So, you can have up to 3, 500 sheet paper trays, but you can only load them with plain A4 stock. The duplexer suffers the in the same way. The practical result of ... ...tray that holds only a maximum of 100 sheets. Then, if you want your beautiful photo-quality glossy brochure printed on both sides, you have to return to the printer, turn the paper over and start again. All in all a potentially great machine that suffers from poor design and lack of flexibility. Sadder still, this is a problem that appears to be suffered by the whole range ... more
The 5550 has excellent print quality and its quick. It should be, because it is sold as a high duty-cycle commercial machine suitable for networking etc. But it cannot handle glossy or thick stock in the lower paper trays, plus they have no availability for custom sizes in them either. So, you can have up to 3, 500 sheet paper trays, but you can only load them with plain A4 stock. The duplexer suffers the in the same way. The practical result of this is numerous trips to load the, rather flimsy, multi-media tray that holds only a maximum of 100 sheets. Then, if you want your beautiful photo-quality glossy brochure printed on both sides, you have to return to the printer, turn the paper over and start again. All in all a potentially great machine that suffers from poor design and lack of flexibility. Sadder still, this is a problem that appears to be suffered by the whole range
ANSI A (Letter) (216 x 279 mm), Legal (216 x 356 mm), Executive (184 x 267 mm), A4 (210 x 297 mm), A5 (148 x 210 mm), A6 (105 x 148 mm), Folio (216 x 330 mm), JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm), 101.6 x 152.4 mm, Statement (139.7 x 215.9 mm), B6 (125 x 176 mm)
Envelope Sizes
International DL (110 x 220 mm), International C6 (114 x 162 mm), Com-10 (105 x 241 mm), International C5 (162 x 229 mm), Monarch (98.4 x 190.5 mm), Japanese Chou No 3 (120 x 235 mm), Japanese Chou No 4 (90 x 205 mm), Japanese postcard (100 x 148 mm), Japanese Postcard Double (148 x 200 mm)
Media Weight
60 g/m2 - 210 g/m2
Total Media Capacity
600 sheets
Media Feeder(s)
1 x autoload - 500 sheets
1 x autoload - 100 sheets
Max Media Capacity
1600 sheets
Output Trays Capacity
250 sheets
Duty cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle
120000 pages
Networking
Networking
Print server
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Network / Transport Protocol
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, UDP/IP, NetBEUI/NetBIOS
Remote Management Protocol
SNMP, HTTP, HTTPS, IPP 1.1
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free)
Internal
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 ( 1 ) x memory
Connections
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x toner cartridge ( magenta ) - up to 3000 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( yellow ) - up to 3000 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( black ) - up to 3000 pages
Works with Windows Vista
Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Compliant Standards
CE, UL, VCCI, C-Tick, cUL, RoHS
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 230V
Frequency Required
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational
750 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
250 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities, PageScope EMS Plug-Ins, PageScope NDPS Gateway, PageScope Net Care, PageScope Network Setup, PageScope Web Connection, PageScope Direct Print, PageScope Peer-to-Peer Printing, PageScope Plug and Print
OS Required
Novell NetWare 5, Novell NetWare 4.0, SuSE Linux 8.2, Red Hat Linux 9, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Novell NetWare 6, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Apple MacOS 9.1 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Apple MacOS X 10.3, Apple MacOS X 10.4, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
10 °C
Max Operating Temperature
35 °C
Humidity Range Operating
15 - 85%
Sound Emission (Idle)
39 dBA
Sound Emission (Operating)
56 dBA
Manufacturer's product description
High-performance printing is only a click away with the magicolor 5550. The 733 MHz PowerPC processor and Emperon printing technology deliver 27 color or 31 black & white pages per minute. The onboard 256 MB DDR SDRAM, which doubles data throughput and consumes less energy than conventional SDRAM, can be upgraded to a maximum of 1024 MB for even more processing power and productivity. For the ultimate in multi-user compatibility, this printer is equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet interface for high-speed business networks as well as with USB 2.0 and parallel interfaces for local printing.
