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HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
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Ink tank MFP. Print speed: Up to 12 ppm mono, 5 ppm color, draft.
Direct answer: is the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer right for you?
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.
HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: 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. Inkjet speed is the price paid -- 12 ppm in mono and 5 in color, and those are the draft figures rather than the ISO ones. Ink tank printers punish idleness: printheads dry if the machine sits unused for weeks, and unlike a cartridge the head is not replaced by buying a consumable.
Who should buy this
Home offices printing color regularly and wanting the lowest cost per color page.
Who should avoid this
Sites that print in bursts weeks apart, where a laser will not clog and this will.
Key strengths
- Well under a cent a mono page on bottled ink
- Refill tanks are visible, so ink level is not a guess
- Wi-Fi with Bluetooth setup
Limitations
- Printheads dry out if the machine sits idle for weeks
- 12 ppm mono, and that is the draft figure
- No automatic duplex and no document feeder
Technical specifications
- Type
- Ink tank MFP
- Brand
- HP
- Duplex
- Manual only
- Warranty
- 1-year limited hardware warranty
- Model SKU
- 1F3Y4A
- Duty cycle
- Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum
- Print speed
- Up to 12 ppm mono, 5 ppm color, draft
- Rated power
- About 12 W printing
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB
- Cost per page
- About 0.5 cents mono and 1.5 cents color, excluding paper
- Document feeder
- None -- flatbed glass only
- Replacement ink
- HP 32XL black and HP 31 color bottles
- Print resolution
- 1200 x 1200 dpi black, 4800 x 1200 dpi color
- Page yield per refill
- About 6,000 black and 8,000 color pages
Product overview
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. Inkjet speed is the price paid -- 12 ppm in mono and 5 in color, and those are the draft figures rather than the ISO ones. Ink tank printers punish idleness: printheads dry if the machine sits unused for weeks, and unlike a cartridge the head is not replaced by buying a consumable.
Key capabilities
- Print speed: Up to 12 ppm mono, 5 ppm color, draft
- Duty cycle: Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum
- Print resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi black, 4800 x 1200 dpi color
- Replacement ink: HP 32XL black and HP 31 color bottles
Frequently asked questions
Is the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer worth buying?
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.
What is the warranty and return policy for the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer?
1-year limited hardware warranty. Returns: 90-day returns on unused items.
Who is the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer best suited for?
Home offices printing color regularly and wanting the lowest cost per color page.
Who should avoid the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer?
Sites that print in bursts weeks apart, where a laser will not clog and this will.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
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Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★1
- 2 ★0
- 1 ★0
- 3 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
Three stars, and here is exactly why
Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Printheads dry out if the machine sits idle for weeks. 12 ppm mono, and that is the draft figure. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Well under a cent a mono page on bottled ink. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.
Ananya N.Sample20 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
After a few months
Had this six weeks now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Refill tanks are visible, so ink level is not a guess. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Printheads dry out if the machine sits idle for weeks. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Nikhil K.Sample13 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Ink Tank Printer
Matched my use exactly
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Home offices printing color regularly and wanting the lowest cost per color page. On that basis it has been the right call. Well under a cent a mono page on bottled ink.
Suresh D.Sample9 found this helpful