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HP Smart Tank 5103 vs HP Smart Tank 6001

The HP Smart Tank 5103 is a ink tank using bottles; the HP Smart Tank 6001 is a ink tank using bottles. A black page costs 0.40¢ on one and 0.40¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages these two land within $0 of each other, so the decision is about features rather than money.

Cost to own · 5,000 pages
  • HP Smart Tank 5103~$297
    ~$269 printer + ~$28 supplies
  • HP Smart Tank 6001~$297
    ~$269 printer + ~$28 supplies

purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.

Where the money goes
HP Smart Tank 5103
~$269 to buy · ~$297 after 5,000 pages
HP Smart Tank 6001
~$269 to buy · ~$297 after 5,000 pages

Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.

SpecHPHP Smart Tank 5103HPHP Smart Tank 6001
Approx. price~$269~$269
Cost per mono page0.40¢0.40¢
Cost per colour page1.2¢1.2¢
Cost to own, 5,000 pages~$297~$297
TechnologyThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
Ink systemBottlesBottles
Black consumableHP 32XL black bottle · 6,000 pagesHP 32XL black bottle · 6,000 pages
Colour consumableHP 31 colour bottles · 8,000 pagesHP 31 colour bottles · 8,000 pages
Third-party ink lockNoNo
Print speed, mono12 ISO ppm12 ISO ppm
Print speed, colour5 ISO ppm7 ISO ppm
FunctionsPrint · Copy · ScanPrint · Copy · Scan
Two-sided printingManualAuto
Document feederNoneNone
Paper capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Max paper sizeLegalLetter
ConnectivityWi-FiWi-Fi
Display1.2" icon LCDMono LCD
Weight11.1 lb12.3 lb

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

Best for
HP Smart Tank 5103

Someone leaving cartridge printing behind who prints documents and family photos and does not need a feeder or a duplexer.

Best for
HP Smart Tank 6001

A family that prints homework and colour handouts and wants the cheapest colour ink without office extras.