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HP Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer

(CB981A#B1H)

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Need one printer for everything from photo enlargements to 12 x 12" scrapbook pages to documents? Check out our Photosmart B8550. It lets you print excellent-quality photos in a wide range of sizes—all the way up to 13 x 19"—plus documents.

Easy and flexible

  • Print photos in a variety of sizes, from 4 x 6" to 13 x 19"
  • Review and enhance on the 2.4" color display
  • Print without a PC—just insert a compatible memory card, or print straight from a PictBridge-enabled camera
  • Take the guesswork out of your printing with our Auto Sense technology1

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High quality, affordable costs

  • Get consistently excellent results with our new five-ink printing system
  • Skip the photo lab and enjoy the convenience of printing enlargements at home
  • Save money by replacing only the individual cartridges that run out
  • Enhance details with HP dual-drop technology, which produces extremely small ink drops
  • Print lab-quality photos that last for generations2 when you use HP Advanced Photo Paper
  • Get instantly dry, smudge-resistant photos when you use HP Vivera ink and HP Advanced Photo Paper
  • Print documents for archiving for decades without fading when you use HP Vivera pigment black ink3

Peace of mind

  • Protect your investment with the one-year limited warranty plus our Total Care advice and support
  • Get questions answered toll-free, 24 x 7, or via e-mail in as little time as an hour—at www.hp.com/go/totalcare
  • Get exclusive offers and discounts on supplies and get free next-day shipping with "My Print Rewards"

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1. When using HP Advanced Photo Paper.
2. Display-permanence rating by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. or HP Image Permanence Lab.
3. Based on paper-industry predictions for acid-free papers; colorant stability data at room temperature based on similar tested per ISO 11798 and ISO 18909.

What's in the box?

HP Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer

    Printer
    Power cord
    Print head assembly
    HP 564 black (approx. 250 pages), photo black (approx. 120 4 x 6" photos), cyan (approx. 300 pages), magenta (approx. 300 pages), and yellow (approx. 300 pages) cartridges
    CD with software
    Photo media sample pack
    Creative projects guide
    User guide
    "Start here" poster

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