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Rick Rizner
The HP Color LaserJet 2550L is so compact you can hardly believe it's a color laser printer. The neat exterior conceals a clever carousel design that squeezes the toner and rollers into a surprisingly small space.
At $499, this unit's price looks like a bargain, too. However, to achieve that price it sacrifices some of the amenities found in other models. For example, you connect it to your PC only through its parallel or USB 2.0 port. There is no built-in networking, so to share it with your coworkers you'll need to go through Windows or buy an external print server (starting at $130 from HP or $50 to $100 for a third-party unit).
Out of the box, the 2550L's simple fold-out paper tray holds only 125 sheets. However, you can easily boost the capacity by adding a proper 250-sheet drawer, reasonably priced at $150. You...