The HP LaserJet Enterprise M553x provides good speed and solid output quality in a color laser built for high-volume printing but comes at a higher price tag

Excellent print quality

Expensive

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Excellent print quality at up to 40ppm; Up to 33% higher page yield per cartridge; Lower operating temperatures and reduced power requirements; Internal cartridge seals for clean maintenance

High up-front cost of consumable replenishment; No Bluetooth connectivity

The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn ($599) leaves off a few of the extras found in the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x ($1,999.00 at Amazon) —the new high-end model in the company's 500 series of single-function color laser printers—but it comes in at a much more moderate price. The M553dn ($959.00 at Amazon) is an impressive beast, combining very good speed with superb output quality and an ample feature set. It is considerably faster than the HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color Printer M551dn ($1,730.20 at Amazon) , which it is replacing, both in HP's line and as our Editors' Choice color laser printer for medium- to heavy-duty use in a small to midsize office. Design and Features The M553dn measures 15.7 by 18 by 18.9 inches (HWD), so you'll probably want to put it on a table of its own, and it weighs 60.6 pounds. It helps to have two people to move it into place. The standard paper capacity for the M553dn is 650 sheets, split between a 550-sheet tray and a 100-sheet mult...

The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is fast, low-priced, and has output quality good enough to let you print your own marketing materials.

Fast; Above-average output quality across the board in testing; Excellent graphics; 650-sheet standard paper capacity; PCL and PostScript drivers

Display is a non-touch LCD

The printer appeared new and worked after I replaced one of the toners (read below)

I did a test page after configuring it and there were huge blue streaks on the test page and on the subsequent pages that I tested with; I replaced the cyan toner and the problem went away.

Product is big and heavy, well-made. Plugged it in, connected to ethernet, added the printer to MacOS, and thought we were good to go. Quickly discovered that a print job would take 5 - 10 minutes to start and once it completed, the printer was no longer on the network.

This classy, feature-rich printer is fast and cheap to run, and won't be beaten for its extensive print-management tools.

Great cloud printing functionality; Excellent image quality

Inability to use cheaper alternative cartridges

You don't need to worry about somebody stealing the HP Color LaserJet 553X from your office – at 33.4kg unladen, this printer is going to stay wherever you put it even if you don't use the port for a Kensington-style lock.

I have owned my business for over 13 years and gone through a lot of printers. This is by far the best printer I have ever purchased. I have 4 trays on it, it prints beautifully and quickly, and it was a breeze to install. Highly recommend, and worth every penny.

M553dn compared to what we owned in past OKI Color Laser Tabloid size printer, HP much quieter and prints faster. Down side lack of wifi connection. Over all so far, so good.

I am bit shocked, that I can find the Printer for less - than the Maintenance Kit, that is required after about 30k of Pages. Therefore I ordered now a new Printer - instead of the Maintenance Kit. That's not very Green - but perhaps the Manufacturer needs to review their Spare Part Pricing then.