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HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer: specs & release date

HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer, released 2022. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.

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BronzeDeskmark31/100#11 of 15 in class

The HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer has no published US price yet. It earns a Bronze Deskmark — 31/100 pay-blind standing, #11 of 15 in class.

Verified Jun 15, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below

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Is the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer a good buy?

On the spec sheet, its max print speed ppm of 12 is below the median of the 15, and its release of 2022 is above the median of the 13. By release date, it is among the newer of the 13 we date.

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One independent lab measured this product across 2 physical metrics — speed and footprint with all. These numbers rest on a single hands-on source so far.

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What reviewers say about the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer

Only one whitelisted tester, Digital Trends, hands-on reviewed this exact model. Verdict: extremely cheap per page with a roughly two-year ink supply in the box and a fast, good-quality scanner, but let down by slow color speed, faint lines on glossy prints, a confusing 1.2-inch icon display, and painful paper jams.

Based on 1 review · 1 lab-tested · 2023-12-22

Tested by Digital Trends

Consistently praised

  • Extremely low running cost (~0.6 cents per color page)
  • Two-year ink supply included in the box
  • Fast scanner with good scan quality
  • Surprisingly good photo quality on plain paper

Commonly flagged

  • Slow color print speed (5 ppm)
  • Faint lines visible in glossy/borderless prints
  • Tiny 1.2-inch icon LCD and buttons are confusing
  • Paper jams are difficult to clear

Where reviewers disagree Single-source result: only Digital Trends provided a real hands-on body with verbatim quotes and measured values, so no cross-source comparison is possible. All four quotes and all five measured values were re-verified as literal substrings of the fetched page (18,810 chars). No conflicting whitelisted review was available to compare against.

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Digital Trends lab-tested ·

Color print speed (average color document): 5 ppm (12 seconds per page) · Copy speed, monochrome: 10 ppm · Copy speed, color: 2 ppm · Footprint with all trays open: 17.1 in wide x 22.9 in deep x 11 in high

The Smart Tank 5101 has surprisingly good photo print quality on plain paper, as HP claims.
The scanner is fast and has good quality.
The HP Smart Tank 5101 has its strengths, but suffers from software issues and cost-cutting measures.
Clearing this paper jam required an unusual and significant amount of effort, including disconnecting the printheads and flipping the printer on its face to pull paper from a bottom hatch.

Specifications

Price (US)Not published priceUsd=null because hp.com timed out on all fetch attempts.
BrandHP
Released2022
Typeinkjet
ColorYes
Functionsprint, copy, scan
Max print speed ppm12
DuplexNo
ConnectivityWiFi, USB, Bluetooth
Ink or tonerHP Smart Tank refillable ink bottles (GT51 / GT52 series)

Source: hp.com (verified 2026-06-15). HP Smart Tank 5101 product page (hp.com) timed out or dropped connection on all fetch attempts during research session. Smart Tank 5101 is a tank/bottled-ink 3-in-1 (no fax) per HP Smart Tank product family published documentation. VERIFIER CORRECTION (2026-06-15): max_print_speed_ppm filled to 12 (up to 12 ppm black / 5 ppm color) — corroborated by HP datasheet via retailers (comptechdirect, B&H, HP support specs). duplex=false confirmed (single-sided only; only manual duplex), connectivity WiFi(2.4GHz)/USB/Bluetooth-LE confirmed, 3-in-1 (no fax) confirmed. Confirmed USD price remains null (hp.com inaccessible).

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What do reviewers say about the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer?

Only one whitelisted tester, Digital Trends, hands-on reviewed this exact model. Verdict: extremely cheap per page with a roughly two-year ink supply in the box and a fast, good-quality scanner, but let down by slow color speed, faint lines on glossy prints, a confusing 1.2-inch icon display, and painful paper jams. Praised: Extremely low running cost (~0.6 cents per color page); Two-year ink supply included in the box; Fast scanner with good scan quality; Surprisingly good photo quality on plain paper. Flagged: Slow color print speed (5 ppm); Faint lines visible in glossy/borderless prints; Tiny 1.2-inch icon LCD and buttons are confusing; Paper jams are difficult to clear. (From 1 tester review, 1 lab-tested.)

How much does the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer cost?

The HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer has no published US price as of 2026-06-15.

When was the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer released?

The HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer was released 2022.

What are the HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer's key specs?

HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer (HP): type inkjet, color Yes, functions print, copy, scan, max print speed ppm 12, duplex No. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-06-15.

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