HP OfficeJet G55 All-in-One

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Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 17.4 x 11.5 inches ; 26.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SPW4
• Item model number: C6736A 
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
When you need multiple features but aren't in the market for three separate units, the Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet G55 All-in-One saves you time, space, and money, since printer, scanner, and copier are built into one reliable and networkable product.

The OfficeJet G55 is designed with separate paper paths, which allow printing while you are scanning images; you can make copies while sending print jobs or scan while copying documents. The copier also works as a stand-alone device to produce fine quality monochrome or color copies in 600 x 600 dpi resolution at copy speeds of up to 12 ppm in black and 9 ppm in color. You can also select from 1 to 99 multiple copies. The reduction and enlargement options range from 25 to 400 percent. All the best qualities of the copier translate to the scanning and printing features as well. The flatbed scanner features resolution of 600 x 3,600 dpi (and up to 9,600 dpi enhanced) with 26-bit color and 8-bit gray scale (256 levels of gray for improved contrast). It includes optical character recognition (OCR) software for easy editing and revisions. The printer produces pages with 600 dpi resolution in black and 2,400 x 1,200 in color, with print speeds of up to 12 ppm in black and 10 ppm in color. The unit holds 150 sheets in the input tray, handling plain paper, ink-jet papers, labels, transparencies, glossy and matte photo paper, iron-on transfers, and more.

Built-in multitasking technology allows simultaneous operation, including direct PC faxing from supported applications and allowing images to be sent directly to e-mail with one-touch operation.

USB and parallel port connections, color ink cartridges, CD-ROM installation software, user guide, and bidirectional IEEE 1284 cable are all included. The one-year limited warranty covers parts and labor. --Barbara Price

Product Description
The HP OfficeJet G55 is HP's premium performance color flatbed printer/scanner/copier for document handling, creation and management. It features the latest HP print technology for delivering photo-realistic image quality at faster speeds, exceptionally high-quality scanning, faster copying speeds, and optional networking capability which allows one unit to be shared by several PCs.The HP OfficeJet G55 increases productivity by being able to perform several tasks at one time. For example, while printing the same user can scan, queue up a copy job, or queue up more print jobs. Queued jobs automatically start as soon as it's their turn.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars HP OfficeJet G55 has many good and some bad points, December 1, 2000

By A Customer

The Office Jet G55 has some very good points. Installation is fairly easy. The printer produces top quality color graphics. The scanning capabilities are among the best I've found, and I have enjoyed being able to easily enlarge scanned images to selected page sizes. The desktop manager is easy to use.

The only serious problem I have with the printer is the speed -- a reason I've avoided inkjets in the past. The printer is useful for small jobs if moderate-to-high quality output is needed. Large, high-quality color jobs require a multi-hour commitment.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Beyond Expectations. Superb Value., April 26, 2001

By	Don Blohowiak "Lead Well® Institute" (Charlottesville, VA) - See all my reviews

This machine far exceeded what I thought its very reasonable purchase price would deliver. (And as the co-author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Great Customer Service," I'm not easily impressed!)

The quality of printing is excellent--even on the draft setting for many jobs. The ink cartridges lasted far longer than I anticipated.

The well-designed, intelligent software that comes with this machine makes scanning and exporting to your favorite application a breeze and a joy. The scanning quality is excellent, and very fast, too.

Usually, the more I use a machine, the more flaws I find, the less satisfied I become with it, the more impatient I am to upgrade to the next gizmo iteration. With the OfficeJet G55, it's just the opposite. I keep muttering, "That's amazing!" "Cool." And other non-curmudgeonly phrases endangering a hard-won reputation.

I rarely rave about a computer peripheral, but the HP engineers behind this well-designed, value-priced marvel deserve a hearty round of applause for a job very well done.

I recommend it without one shred of reservation (and, believe me, that's high praise from a finnicky fellow whose friends call him, The Grumpy Gadget Guy).

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value!, July 25, 2000

By A Customer

I have been dissatisfied with printers we've had in the past. The were either too slow (particularly color) or the print quality was less than acceptable when printing color photos. You can create BEAUTIFUL prints with this printer using Premium Photo paper. You'd never know you didn't get it from the photo processor! And the scanned image quality is excellent too.

I love that you can be scanning and printing at the same time!

The G55 outputs great quality prints and scanned images at a very reasonable price. Thumbs up!