HP Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer
Need one printer for everything from photo enlargements to 12 x 12″ scrapbook pages to documents? Check out our Photosmart B8550. It lets you print excellent-quality photos in a wide range of sizes—all the way up to 13 x 19″—plus documents.
Easy and flexible
- Print photos in a variety of sizes, from 4 x 6″ to 13 x 19″.
- Review and enhance on the 2.4″ color display.
- Print without a PC—just insert a compatible memory card, or print straight from a PictBridge-enabled camera.
- Take the guesswork out of your printing with our Auto Sense technology.
High quality, affordable costs
- Get consistently excellent results with our new five-ink printing system.
- Skip the photo lab and enjoy the convenience of printing enlargements at home.
- Save money by replacing only the individual cartridges that run out.
- Enhance details with HP dual-drop technology, which produces extremely small ink drops.
- Print lab-quality photos that last for generations when you use HP Advanced Photo Paper.
- Get instantly dry, smudge-resistant photos when you use HP Vivera ink and HP Advanced Photo Paper.
- Print documents for archiving for decades without fading when you use HP Vivera pigment black ink.
Peace of mind
- Protect your investment with the one-year limited warranty plus our Total Care advice and support.
- Get questions answered toll-free, 24 x 7, or via e-mail in as little time as an hour—at www.hp.com/go/totalcare.
- Get exclusive offers and discounts on supplies and get free next-day shipping with “My Print Rewards”.
What’s in the box
- Printer
- Power cord
- Print head assembly
- HP 564 black (approx. 250 pages), photo black (approx. 120 4 x 6″ photos), cyan (approx. 300 pages), magenta (approx. 300 pages), and yellow (approx. 300 pages) cartridges
- CD with software
- Photo media sample pack
- Creative projects guide
- User guide
- “Start here” poster
FEATURES
Black print speed: Up to 32 ppm
Color print speed: Up to 31 ppm
Black print resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color print resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Duplex printing: Manual (driver support provided)
Display: 2.4-in LCD (color graphics)
PHOTO
Borderless printing: Yes (up to 13 x 44 in; 330 x 1117 mm)
Direct photo printing: Yes (memory cards, PictBridge cameras)
Memory card support:
- Compact Flash
- Memory Stick
- Memory Stick Duo
- Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard
- Secure Digital High Capacity Card
- xD-Picture Card
TECHNOLOGY
Real Life technologies: (front panel) Auto Red-Eye Removal, Photo Fix – contrast adjustment; (software) Sharpening and SmartFocus
PAPER
Supported paper sizes:
- Tray – Main Tray: Letter, legal, tabloid, executive, 4 x 6 in, 4 x 12 in, 5 x 7 in, 8 x 10 in, 11 x 14 in, 12 x 12 in, B, 11 x 17 in, B+, 13 x 19 in, No. 10 envelopes; Photo Tray: 3.5 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in
- Duplexer -
Duty cycle: N/A
Paper handling: 125-sheet input tray, 20-sheet photo tray
Automatic paper-type sensor: Yes
CONNECTIVITY
Networking: None
Wireless capability: Optional, enabled with purchase of a hardware accessory
Connectivity: 1 USB, 1 PictBridge, 3 Memory card slots
GENERAL
Dimensions: 22.83 x 15.31 x 7.13 in
Weight: 16.7 lb
Supported operating systems:
- Windows Vista(R)
- Windows XP Home and Professional (SP1)
- Windows XP Professional x64 (SP1)
- Windows XP Professional x64 (SP2)
- Mac OS X v 10.4
- Mac OS X v 10.5
Compatible cartridges:
- HP 564 Black Ink Cartridge (~250 pages)
- HP 564 Photo Black Ink Cartridge (~130 4 x 6-in pages)
- HP 564 Cyan Ink Cartridge (~300 pages)
- HP 564 Magenta Ink Cartridge (~300 pages)
- HP 564 Yellow Ink Cartridge (~300 pages)
- HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge (~800 pages)
- HP 564XL Photo Black Ink Cartridge (~290 4 x 6-in pages)
- HP 564XL Cyan Ink Cartridge (~750 pages)
- HP 564XL Magenta Ink Cartridge (~750 pages)
- HP 564XL Yellow Ink Cartridge (~750 pages)
- Some ink from included cartridge is used to start up the printer. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies]
ENERGY STAR® qualified: No