The HP LaserJet 3055 Printer is an all in one printer that is designed for use by small businesses and in homes. The all in one machine offers prints, copies, faxing and scanning. This laser jet printer is able to perform the function of several other office machines without the expense of investing in them individually. The machine makes color scans, sends black and white faxes and makes black prints or copies, all printed with the high quality LaserJet 3055 compatible toners.

The printing speed of the 3055 Printer is 19 ppm, even when set to the best quality prints. The machine has a 7000 page per month duty cycle, but recommended print level remains at the 500 to 2000 page level. Paper is fed through the 250 sheet input tray and completed documents are held in the 100 sheet holder.

Users will find that installation and setup of this printer is very easy. The driver is included in CD form but upon installation, users may be directed to update the driver at the HP website. The updated driver will contain all the most recent updates and fixes to protect your computer and help to ensure compatibility with your current operating system.

The HP 3055 only accepts one paper tray and it is included in the package. A priority feed slot allows feeding up to ten sheets of other sizes of paper or media, including envelopes. Duplex printing is only available with a manual re-feed of the paper once it is printed on the front side.

This printer is compatible with both PC and Mac systems. For the PC, a Pentium II or higher processor is required along with a 128 MB RAM and 250MB hard disk. Most newer versions of Windows will operate the printer. Machines must have a CD Rom, USB or network port. Users of the Mac will need OS X v 10.3 or better along with a G3, 4 or 5 processor.

In the box, purchasers will find all the needed cord, with the exception of the printer cable. A black HP LaserJet cartridges is also included. Access to the user’s guide is made possible through the installation CD. Also on the CD is the needed text recognition software that can help to convert scanned text into word processing documents, as well as several other useful programs to increase functionality of the all in one machine.

Up to 110 pages of materials scheduled for faxing may be stored in the all in one machine. Fax speed is rapid at three seconds per page. Resolution of faxes is at 300 dpi. The scanner offers a better resolution at 300 dpi and allows for color as well as black and whit scans. Maximum size for scanned items is only slightly larger than a normal 8 1/2×11 sheet of paper.

Consumers should be aware that the HP LaserJet 3055 Printer prints only black prints. However, the prints are excellent for use with text documents. Many small businesses find that offering only black prints to employees is an excellent way to save printing costs. In addition, as with other laser printers, prints cost less than inkjet prints. The results of the HP 3055 printer toner cartridge are more smudge proof than prints made on a laser printer as well.

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