HP · Smart Tank

Smart Tank 5105

Released January 2023

A compact colour ink-tank all-in-one that prints, scans and copies from refillable ink bottles, with a flatbed scanner and Wi-Fi, for homes printing up to 800 pages a month.

Type: Ink tank
Colour: Yes
Does: Print, Scan, Copy
Pages a minute: 12
Both sides: No

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it prints plain-paper documents well and is very cheap to run, making it good value for light home use. The common complaints are slow colour printing and a basic, screenless design; Trusted Reviews disliked the scanning interface, and Tech Advisor found it flimsy, with an awkward paper path and small starter bottles of colour ink.

From trustedreviews.com, itpro.com and techadvisor.com

Specifications

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Printing

Type: Ink tank
Colour: Yes
Speed, black: 12 pages a minute
Speed, colour: 5 pages a minute
Resolution: 4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sides: No
Printing detail: Manual two-sided printing (driver support); borderless up to A4; draft speeds up to 22 ppm black, 16 ppm colour; print languages HP PCL 3 GUI, PCLm, URF; 980 MHz processor, 64 MB memory
First page out: As fast as 14 sec black, 21 sec colour (A4, ready)
Resolution detail: Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi black; up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour (1200 input dpi)
Ink or toner: Refillable tanks filled from HP 32XL black (135 ml) and HP 31 cyan, magenta and yellow bottles; replaceable black and tri-colour printheads
Page yield: HP 31 70 ml colour bottles: ~8,000 pages each; bottles in the box (UK): ~8,000 pages black, ~9,200 pages colour in draft mode
Duty cycle: Up to 3,000 pages a month (A4); 400 to 800 pages recommended

Scanning and copying

Does: Print, Scan and Copy
Document feeder: No
Scanner: Flatbed only, up to 216 x 297 mm; up to 1200 dpi optical; A4 at 200 ppi in about 10 sec black, 19 sec colour; JPG, PDF, PNG, TIFF, HEIF
Copying: Up to 10 cpm black, 2 cpm colour (ISO, A4); up to 99 copies; ID copy

Paper

Largest paper: A4
Paper tray: 100 sheets
Paper sizes: A4, B5, A6, DL envelope; custom 88.9 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm
Paper types: Plain, matte and glossy brochure papers, photo papers, envelopes, cards; plain paper 60 to 90 g/m², photo paper up to 300 g/m²
Output tray: 30 sheets

Connections

Connects by: Wi-Fi, USB and Wi-Fi Direct
Connection detail: Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz); Wi-Fi Direct
Printing from phones: HP app, Apple AirPrint, Mopria, HP Print Service Plugin (Android), Wi-Fi Direct
App: HP app
Control panel: 1.2-inch segment and icon LCD with buttons

Design

Weight: 5.03 kg
Power use: 3.023 W ready, 1.096 W sleep, 0.109 W off
Noise: 6.4 B(A) sound power, 56.8 dB(A) sound pressure
Size: 434.66 x 361.53 x 157.26 mm (W x D x H); up to 434.66 x 580.65 x 259.37 mm with trays extended
In the box: Printer, HP 32XL black bottle (135 ml), HP 31 cyan, magenta and yellow bottles (50 ml), black and tri-colour printheads, setup guide, reference guide, power cord

Pros and cons

Pros

Refillable tanks; each 70 ml colour bottle is rated for ~8,000 pages
Borderless printing up to A4
Weighs 5.03 kg and is 157 mm tall with the trays closed

Cons

Two-sided printing is manual
12 pages a minute in black and 5 in colour (ISO, A4)
Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz only, with no Ethernet, document feeder or touchscreen

Closest rivals

Model	Type	Colour	Does	Pages a minute	Both sides	Released
CanonMAXIFY GX3050	Ink tank	Yes	Print, Scan, Copy	18	Yes	Nov 2022
CanonMAXIFY GX4050	Ink tank	Yes	Print, Scan, Copy, Fax	18	Yes	Nov 2022
CanonPIXMA TS7650i	Inkjet	Yes	Print, Scan, Copy	15	Yes	Oct 2023

Sources

Photo: hp.com

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