The two negatives regarding this printer are the size and the noise level. It is nearly twice the size as my Xerox black and white printer, and the noise gets fairly loud when the printer is win operation. Other than that, it has been a fantastic addition to my office. It spools very quickly and time to first page printing is minimal. It is a very fast color printer with great print quality.

My Samsung C543dn finally had an issue with one of the developers and fixing the related issues was going to cost more than I paid for the printer. So time to look for a new one. I stopped buying inkjet years ago due to printhead issues, etc., and switched to color laser, which is more expensive up front. And the M553dn is very expensive up front, especially when buying with a full set of cartridges (especially when compared to my original cost for the Samsung printer on sale). However, after installing and using for several months, I will say it looks like it is worth the expense. The HP M553 is a little larger than my previous printer, but is silent when idle and very quiet when printing. The print quality is excellent, but the speed (especially first page out after initial warm-up) is even more impressive. I have it sitting on the network at home and enjoy the duplexing (which is always a requirement feature for me). Even the duplex print speed is very good. I read numerous reviews on multiple printer manufactures before selecting and this new HP design seemed to be the best choice for me. So far, the printer has lived up to the excellent reviews have read. The new toner design is suppose to have a notable effect on cost. First the power consumption specs are down, and I can say there are no light flickers when the machine warms up (as this did for the smaller Samsung printer). And the idle power level is also much lower, but again it has a super fast warm-up and first page print from idle. The toner cartridges are expensive (especially for home use), but the new toner design is suppose to produce more pages and reduce the per page cost (and if specs hold up should make this a lower cost printer over its life). I picked up the M553 while it was on sale at Best Buy, and there was an HP special running on buying the toner with the printer (20% discount) so I picked up one of each. I decided to go with the lower toner capacity level, as the higher level was not as discounted, and for my use a full set of spare cartridges should last for a number of years.

I previously had a color printer that ate toner running thru a "quality control" every time it warmed up from "sleep". I finally kept it awake all the time I was using it. The HP M553 takes a short warmup when I first turn it on, but when it goes into sleep it comes right out when it receives a print and prints it right away. Have only had it for a month so don't know how it is with using supplies but the reviews I read indicates it is very good and doesn't waste toner. It prints very fast and has good color for graphics and is pretty good on photos. Not as good as a dedicated color photo printer, but very good. So far I am very happy with it.

I bought this printer a month ago and I've been happy with it so far. The quality is great and has great speed. I would recommend this printer to those looking for a durable and high quality printer at a reasonable price.

Recommend HP Laser Jet printer for quality printing. Easy to load paper and use.