HP Smart Tank Plus 5106
Simple to set up, easy…
15/05/2023 16:11
Positive impression from the get go with a nice handle to help you pull the machine from the box. A quick gander through the extras shows nothing special, ink and power cable, which is great. It's frustrating when they pack the boxes so full of things that will just go in the bin.
Setup was a breeze. I did not create an HP account and this did not prevent a seamless experience. I plugged it in and downloaded the app to my iPhone. The app found the printer over Bluetooth and talked you though every step of the setup process, from removing packaging, connecting to wifi, installing the ink / printheads to getting your first prints off the machine.
Print quality was excellent given the less than stellar quality paper I had to hand for testing.
The real area this printer shines right now though is it's connectivity. in the house I have a desktop Windows 11 PC, a macbook, iPad pro, Windows Laptops, and multiple iPhones all that on occasion require to print. The piece of mind that this printer gives, knowing that on any of these devices, it is detected and ready to print in seconds is worth its weight.
Print photos from your PC, go for it. How about attachments you have gotten through a message on your phone? Sure thing. I have not once needed to transfer files (or change the device I am using) to get something to print with is a huge productivity boost.
They give you enough ink in the box to fill all the colour tanks and fill the black 1.5 times. Whether this stands up to 3 years worth of prints I do not know, but it is nice that the printer is full from the start and that you can clearly see the ink levels on the front of the machine.
Bonus for the nerds, this printer is also picked up by Home Assistant and reports ink levels so could use low ink alerts to trigger automations around the home (running out of blue? turn all the lights blue). I'm sure there are smarter people out there that can think of better things but having the function available is nice.
JiveAlfalfa
Manchester , Spojené království
Age: 36
Gender: Female