The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is a decent color laser printer designed for high-volume printing in commercial environments. It has a superb cartridge system that yields an incredible number of black and color pages, making it extremely cost-effective in the long run even if you print a lot. It's exceptionally fast at printing black and color documents, pushing out the first page in just seconds. It can print photos very quickly as well, but like most laser printers, its photo printing quality is sub-par. Unfortunately, it lacks a scanner and wireless connectivity, and its enterprise-oriented mobile app is difficult to use for the average user. On the bright side, it has decent color accuracy, and its large input tray capacity saves you the hassle of having to continually load more paper during a big print job.
Our Verdict
The HP LaserJet M553dn is a mediocre family printer. It performs well for printing black and color documents, as it prints quickly and the cost-per-print is very low. However, its photo printing quality is sub-par. It doesn't have a scanner, and the lack of Wi-Fi connectivity makes it hard to share the printer with the entire household. Also, even though there's a mobile companion app, it's far too difficult to use for the average user.
- Exceptional printing speed.
- Large-capacity input trays.
- Low cost-per-print.
- No scanner.
- Mediocre photo printing quality.
- No wireless connectivity options.
- Difficult to use mobile app.
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is decent for small or home offices. It has a fast printing speed and high page yield, making it an excellent choice for high-volume printing. However, it doesn't have a scanner, either a flatbed or sheetfed. Also, it doesn't have wireless capabilities, and its small display screen is disappointing.
- Exceptional printing speed.
- Large-capacity input trays.
- Superb black and color page yield.
- Low cost-per-print.
- No scanner.
- No wireless connectivity options.
- Difficult to use mobile app.
- Inadequate display screen.
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is an okay printer for students. Due to the toner cartridges' superb yield, you don't have to replace them frequently, keeping costs low over time. It has exceptional printing speed and can print directly from a USB thumb drive. Unfortunately, it doesn't have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth capabilities, and it doesn't have a scanner either.
- Exceptional printing speed.
- Large-capacity input trays.
- Low cost-per-print.
- No scanner.
- No wireless connectivity options.
- Difficult to use mobile app.
Although the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn can print in color, it's still an outstanding choice for printing black and white documents. It has an incredibly high black page yield, which means that you don't have to replace the toner often, saving you money over time. It prints exceptionally fast, and its two input trays can hold a large amount of paper. The display screen is a bit disappointing, though, and it doesn't have a scanner.
- Exceptional printing speed.
- Large-capacity input trays.
- Superb black and color page yield.
- Low cost-per-print.
- No scanner.
- No wireless connectivity options.
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is okay for printing photos. It prints photos very quickly, but the quality is sub-par, as there's a lot of graininess and banding in the pictures. On the upside, it has decent color accuracy, and the cost-per-print remains low even if you print a lot thanks to the cartridges' exceptionally high yield.
- Exceptional printing speed.
- Large-capacity input trays.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Mediocre photo printing quality.
- No wireless connectivity options.
- Can't print on 2" x 3".
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M533dn. There's a variant called the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M533x that has many more features, such as a third large-capacity input tray, a better display screen, and more connectivity options.
Our unit of the M533dn was manufactured in January 2020; you can see the label here.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is an outstanding color laser printer, as it has a high page yield, fast printing speed, and low cost-per-print. However, it isn't very versatile due to its terrible connectivity options, lack of a scanner, and sub-par photo printing quality. If you need a scanner or wireless connectivity, the HP Color LaserJet Pro Multifunction M479fdw is a much better choice. For other options, check out our recommendations for the best laser printers, the best printers for small businesses, and the best office printers.
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn and the HP LaserJet Enterprise M507dn are very similar overall. The main difference is that the M553dn can print in color, while the M507dn can only print in black. The M553dn has a higher page yield, but the M507dn has a better cost-per-print due to the lower cost of its black toner cartridge.
Overall, the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw is much better than the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn. The M479fdw has a full-feature scanner, a much better display screen, more connectivity options, and mobile app support. However, if you tend to print in bulk, the M553dn is a better choice due to its faster printing speed and larger input trays, and its significantly higher page yield leads to a lower cost-per-print.
The Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser is better than the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn for most uses, but mainly because the Brother is an all-in-one. It has wireless connectivity, a much better display screen, a mobile companion app, and a scanner with an automatic document feeder and duplex scanning capability. The HP is just a printer, but it has a much higher page yield, lower cost-per-print, and faster printing speed.
The Canon MAXIFY GX6020 is an all-in-one color inkjet printer with a supertank ink system, while the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn is a color laser printer-only unit. The Canon is a better family and small or home office printer, as it has a better color page yield and a better overall cost-per-print. It also has more wireless connectivity options, is much smaller, and has a flatbed scanner and ADF. On the other hand, the HP is better for black-and-white printing despite also being able to print in color, as it has nearly double the already incredible black page yield of the Canon, and prints significantly faster.
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