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Model Hewlett-Packard
Color LaserJet 5550hdn
Hewlett-Packard
Color LaserJet 9500n
Hewlett-Packard
Color LaserJet 9500hdn
List price None None None
Street price (October 2006) $6,299 $6,799 $9,650
Full-color print engine speed
(pages per minute)
27ppm 24ppm 24ppm
Black-only print engine speed
(pages per minute)
27ppm 24ppm 24ppm
First page out Black: 16 seconds Color: 16 seconds Black: 18 seconds Color: 18 seconds Black: 18 seconds Color: 18 seconds
Printing technology Laser Laser Laser
Engine manufacturer Canon Canon Canon
Maximum resolution 3,600dpi (interpolated) 4,800 x 600dpi (interpolated) 4,800 x 600dpi (interpolated)
Processor 533MHz 500MHz 500MHz
Standard memory 288MB 160MB 288MB
Maximum memory 544MB 384MB 384MB
Hard drive 20GB (standard) 10GB ($599 street) 10GB (standard)
PostScript PostScript 3 (standard) PostScript 3 (standard) PostScript 3 (standard)
Ethernet Standard Standard Standard
Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g (optional)
Bluetooth (optional)
IEEE 802.11b/g (optional)
Bluetooth (optional)
IEEE 802.11b/g (optional)
Bluetooth (optional)
USB interface Standard No No
Integrated copy function No No No
Standard paper supply 4 x 500 2 x 500 2 x 500, 2 x 1,000
Optional paper supply No No No
Bypass 1 x 100 1 x 100 1 x 100
11" x 17" paper Ye s Yes Yes
110 lb.index No Bypass Bypass
Automatic duplex Standard Optional ($499 street) Standard
Output devices 1 x 250 (standard) 1 x 100, 1 x 500 (standard) 1 x 100, 1 x 500 (standard)
1 x 3,000 ($1,810 street)
1 x 3,000 with 50-sheet multiposition stapling
($2,200 street)
1 x 1,000 with 50-sheet multiposition stapling
& booklet maker with saddlestitcher ($2,420
street )
Monthly duty cycle 120,000 pages 200,000 pages 200,000 pages
Warranty 1 year (on site) 1 year (on site) 1 year (on site)
Year introduced 2004 2003 2003
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