Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is $200.00 dearer.
Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
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Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer
$399.99
The same ink economics as the ET-2850 with the two things that machine lacks: a 30-sheet document feeder and Ethernet, which is what makes it usable as a shared office printer.
Full details →HP
HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
$199.99
Refillable tanks rather than cartridges is what changes the arithmetic: a bottle set covering roughly 6,000 black and 8,000 color pages costs about as much as one laser cartridge.
Full details →Who the Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is for
Buy it if: Small offices wanting supertank running costs with a feeder and a wired network port.
Avoid it if: Single-user desks, where the ET-2850 does the same printing for less.
Who the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer is for
Buy it if: Home offices printing color regularly and wanting the lowest cost per color page.
Avoid it if: Sites that print in bursts weeks apart, where a laser will not clog and this will.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 11 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Epson EcoTank ET-4850 All-in-One Supertank Printer | HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $399.99 | $199.99 |
| Connectivity | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB |
| Cost per page | About 0.8 cents mono and 2.2 cents color, excluding paper | About 0.5 cents mono and 1.5 cents color, excluding paper |
| Document feeder | 30-sheet ADF | None -- flatbed glass only |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing | Manual only |
| Page yield per refill | About 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages | About 6,000 black and 8,000 color pages |
| Print resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi | 1200 x 1200 dpi black, 4800 x 1200 dpi color |
| Print speed | Up to 10 ppm mono at ISO, 33 ppm draft | Up to 12 ppm mono, 5 ppm color, draft |
| Rated power | About 13 W printing | About 12 W printing |
| Replacement ink | Epson 502 bottles, black and three colors | HP 32XL black and HP 31 color bottles |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty with registration | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Duty cycle | Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum |
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