Appendix B—Technical specifications
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B—Technical specifications
Print speed
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Up to 27 ppm letter (28 ppm A4), black-only and color
First page out Up to 16.5 seconds
Resolution 600 by 600 dpi with HP ImageREt 3600
Processor 533 MHz RISC
Memory, standard 5550, 5550n, and 5550dn:
160 MB: 128 MB DDR RAM and 32 MB of memory on board
(One available 200-pin SODIMM slot for memory or a font card and two available flash memory
card slots)
5550dtn and 5550hdn
288 MB: 256 MB DDR RAM and 32 MB of memory on board
(One available 200-pin SODIMM slot for memory or a font card and two available flash memory
card slots)
Memory, maximum 544 MB: 512 MB DDR SDRAM and 32 MB of memory on board
Hard disk 20 GB HP high-performance EIO, standard on the 5550hdn
Duty cycle 120,000 pages per month
Connectivity 5550:
Bidirectional IEEE-1284-C parallel port, USB 1.1 port, three EIO slots, auxiliary connection for
third-party paper-handling devices
5550n, 5550dn, 5550dtn:
Bidirectional IEEE-1284-C parallel port, USB 1.1 port, HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet print server
installed in one EIO slot, two available EIO slots, auxiliary connection for third-party paper-handling
devices
5550hdn:
Bidirectional IEEE-1284-C parallel port, USB 1.1 port, HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet print server
installed in one EIO slot, 20 GB HP high-performance hard disk installed in one EIO slot, one
available EIO slot, auxiliary connection for third-party paper-handling devices
Printer language HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c (download from Web), and HP postscript level 3 emulation, PostScript Printer
Description, native PDF printing, XHTML-Print for mobile phone and PDA printing via the optional
HP bt1300 adapter
Fonts 80 internal TrueType
TM
fonts scalable in HP PCL and HP postscript level 3 emulation; additional font
solutions available via DIMMs
Media input
capacity
5550, 5550n, 5550dn: 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input tray 2
5550dtn: 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input trays 2 and 3
5550hdn: 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input trays 2, 3, 4, and 5
Media output
capacity
250-sheet face-down output bin
Two-sided printing 5550, 5550n: manual two-sided printing (automatic two-sided printing unit optional)
5550dn, 5550dtn, 5550hdn: automatic two-sided printing unit
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Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver and document complexity.