Color Laser Printers

259 reviews

Feb, 2025

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usability (88)
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print quality (29)
size (22)
design (15)

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price (109)
ink consumption (32)
noise (19)
paper handling (5)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 259 reviews of Color Laser Printers. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the reliability and print quality are overall positive. The size and performance also get good reviews. There are some mixed opinions about the control panel and price. Many are critical about the paper handling and noise.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Color Laser Printers is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Color Laser Printers

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of Color Laser Printers from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the durability and print quality are generally positive. The usability and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas the reliability and noise get negative views.

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69% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

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Amazon.com review summary for Color Laser Printers

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Color Laser Printers from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and design. The price and usability also get good feedback, but many are critical about the noise and size.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

HP Color Laserjet 2550L Printer

The HP Color LaserJet 2550L is so compact, you can hardly believe it's a color laser printer. The clever carousel design squeezes everything into a surprisingly small space.

Text quality was uninspiring. Most characters looked too heavy and larger letters appeared blotchy. Color images seemed a bit dark overall, but sharp

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

HP LaserJet 2550L Laser Printer (20 PPM, 600x600 DPI, Color, 64MB, PC/Mac)

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Very compact model lacks integrated networking and compromises on paper handling. Supports PCL.

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)

HP Color LaserJet 2550L

Ultracompact personal color laser printer has a pleasantly low price but isn't a top performer.

Sleek and low-priced, the LaserJet 2550L seems promising for small offices, but its speed and print quality aren't stellar.

Jan, 2005

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Expert review by : Kristina Blachere (cnet.com)

HP LaserJet 2550 review

Intro Priced at less than $500, the HP Color LaserJet 2550L is a real bargain. Although it prints slowly and boasts little in the way of initial connectivity or paper capacity, the HP Color LaserJet 2550L's output is impressive. Given that you can...

Affordable; very good print quality; no-nonsense design and interface; highly expandable.

Slow color print speeds; base model has low paper capacity; no LCD on control panel.

This color printer has a bare-bones configuration and slow color print speeds, but it is extremely affordable, offers great print quality, and can be upgraded as your printing needs change.

Sep, 2004

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Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

HP Color LaserJet 2550L

The HP Color LaserJet 2550L offers great-looking output from a $500 color laser package.

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Jul, 2004

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Expert review by : Consumer Guide (howstuffworks.com)

Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 2550L color laser printer Review and Prices

Once mainly the purview of graphics professionals, color laser printers like the Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 2550L have dropped into the range of mere mortals in the past year or two.

Jun, 2006

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Expert review by : John Chow (thetechzone.com)

HP Color LaserJet 2550L Laser Printer Review

If you're in the market for a low cost color laser printer then you'll want to take a look at the HP Color LaserJet 2550L. The HP 2550L is part of a new breed of low cost color laser printers that is making it easier to move up from inkjet printers.

Small footprint, Good print quality, Works with a wide range of printing media

Consumables cost more than the printer itself, Long spool up time

The 2550L has a fairly long spool up cycle. When making a test print, it took about 30 seconds to rev up and about 4 seconds to print. On multi-page jobs, it took up to a minute to cycle through its toner and imaging system before it started printing....

Sep, 2005

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Expert review by : HardwareCentral (hardwarecentral.com)

HP Color LaserJet 2550L Review

It's a color laser printer; it's $499, Above-average color graphics as well as typically handsome text quality

The printer's bulky; the paper tray's tiny, Slow performance

But while its speed was underwhelming, we were pleasantly surprised by the 2550L's print quality. The 600 by 600 dpi engine's text was dark and sharp in big and small font sizes alike, as we expect of all laser printers, but we did a double-take at our...

Jun, 2004

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Expert review by : Bruce Fraser (macworld.com)

Color Laser Printers

We were pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of this crop of printers, but the clear winner was the HP Color LaserJet 4600. It produced the best-looking output (and will likely do even better when the appropriate ICC profiles become available),...

Sep, 2002

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (goodgearguide.com.au)