Which is the best network color laser printer? Based on my own experience, when it comes to cost and quality, HP Color LaserJet 5550n Printer is the best. It has the speed, the quality, reliability and affordability.

The base model (5550n) comes with 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input tray, 160 MB of printer memory, 533 MHz RISC processor, two open EIO slots, HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet Print Server.
Quality And Color
Like most laser printer, the laser is not as vibrant as an inkjet printer. From what I read, this is to prevent money counterfeit. The image is sharper compared with inkjet but the dull color is not acceptable for those into graphics.
Do you know that is it not possible to ‘read’ a United States Dollar note with Photoshop?
Get The Network Version
When I ex-boss decided to purchase an A3 color laser printer, he was torn between the network version and the one without. HP gave us one month trial and we had the opportunity to test both models. The verdict? If you own a small business with a few staff and your work involves graphics, it is advisable to choose the network version.
Based on my experience, sending large files (100MB) might jam the printer, on certain scenario, it will take 15 to 20 minutes for the printer to receive the data and probably less than 10 seconds to print, this goes to show the lower memory and rerouting via the office switch is causing the delay. Restarting the printer is a must if two large files are send over the network simultaneously. Conclusion? Get the network version if budget is not an issue.
Small Business Inkjet Printer
I’ve wrote about it earlier, the best and most economical inkjet printer for small business is Canon Pixma iP4700.
Optimize Printing Quality – Reduce Ink Usage
You may not have heard about this but there are some useful software that helps you to reduce ink usage, based on experiments, some allows a maximum saving rate of 75% and if you happened to be printing alot, this converts into a massive amount of money in the long run. Read this article Reduce and Save Inkjet Printer Ink Cartridges and Toner Usage
Next / Part 2: Best Low Cost Color Laser Printer Value For Money For Small Business
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