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

As the flagship model in Hewlett-Packard's 500 series of workgroup color laser printers, the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x ($1,199) is a formidable machine. Among its virtues are very good speed, voluminous standard paper capacity, Wi-Fi Direct and NFC connectivity, and above-average output quality. This goodness comes at a high price, though. If you don't need all the M553x's features, you may be better off getting a more economical variant that eschews what for many businesses may be overkill. Design and Features The M553x measures 22.9 by 18 by 18.9 inches (HWD), so you'll want to put it on a table of its own, and it weighs 73 pounds, so you'll need two people to move it. One of its two large paper trays is packaged separately, and you have to set the tray down first and then delicately align the printer on top of it until the printer snaps into place. The standard paper capacity for the M553x is an immense 1,200 sheets, split between two 550-sheet trays and a 100-shee...

The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x is fast, with features galore, a high paper capacity, and very good output quality. But some businesses might not want to pay the high price for more features than they need.

Fast; Above-average output quality across the board; Excellent graphics; 1,200-sheet standard paper capacity; Wireless Direct and NFC connectivity; PCL and PostScript drivers

Pricey; Lacks 802.11 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

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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 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.