HP Officejet Pro X551 Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

0

6.6

User Score

Based on 57 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Very fast.
Exceptionally low cost per page.
Good print quality.

Cons:

No memory-card slots.
No borderless printing for photos.

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Last revision on January 27, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Very fast
Exceptionally low cost per page
Good print quality
Intuitive touch panel
High-volume ink cartridges
50-sheet override tray
Auto-duplex printing
Low running cost
Ample paper capacity
Touch-screen controls
Prints from USB key
Ethernet and Wi-Fi

Reviewers Didn't Like

No memory-card slots
No borderless printing for photos
Although output quality is otherwise excellent, black text is a touch grayish, and color graphics are a touch dulled down

Expert reviews and ratings

Sometimes, all you need is a quality color printer that sits there month after month churning out great-looking business documents, presentations, and drawings—quickly and efficiently. Historically, when speed and quality were important, small- and...

By About.com on July 17, 2014

The HP Officejet Pro X551dw makes short work of colorful documents. Consumers may have embraced the concept of feature-rich, multifunction inkjet printers whose replacement ink is more expensive than buying a whole new unit, but this isn't an ideal...

By Mac|Life on September 10, 2013

The HP makes some proud claims, and it more than satisfies the majority of them. Very cheap to run, and with a string of strong features and good paper handling, it works exceedingly well. Speed is searing too, outpacing many a laser printer. The text quality isn't quite as dark as we'd like it in order to place it on a par with good laser models.

By PCAdvisor on May 15, 2013

Laser printers may have had the text printing market sewn up for several years, with their strong quality and high print speeds. However, 2013 has seen the launch of a batch of potential laser-killers – inkjet printers that claim to match lasers in terms...

By PC Advisor on May 15, 2013

The HP Officejet Pro X551dw really is a new concept in office printers and this machine is an excellent first offering. It’s very fast, very cheap to run and produces high quality black and colour print on both plain and photo paper.

By TrustedReviews on April 08, 2013

According to HP, its new Officejet Pro X printers are the fastest inkjet printers in the world – an achievement that has been officially ratified by the Guinness Book Of Records. There are several models in the Officejet Pro X range, including...

By Macworld UK on April 05, 2013

This single-function Officejet, based on HP’s new PageWide inkjet technology, prints speedily, in excellent quality, and at the lowest cost per page for color pages we've seen. It has SMB stand-alone color laser printers square in its crosshairs....

By Computer Shopper on April 01, 2013

If you’re considering buying a colour laser printer for office use, you really ought to consider the HP Officejet Pro X551dw. It’s likely to print more quickly – though it takes too long getting the first page out – and it’ll be considerably cheaper to...

By IT Pro Portal on March 28, 2013

The HP Officejet Pro X551dw Printer beats the competition in its price range on speed, output quality, paper handling, and cost per...

By PC Mag on February 11, 2013

The HP Officejet Pro X551dw is an inkjet printer. And that's it. No scanner, no fax. This range from HP uses a special technology to achieve the kind of print speeds that are usually reserved for laser printers. We've already reviewed its big brother, the Officejet Pro X576dw, which, as it happens, does have photocopy, scanner and fax functions. So, how does the little brother...

By DigitalVersus on December 31, 2014

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