Smart Tank 5102
Economic and Ecological…
05/19/2023 17:07
The HP Smart Tank 5102 is a low-cost printer designed to be more eco-friendly, by having refillable ink tanks. The toner seems to only be available through the HP subscription service. The printer was very easy to set up. Took the printer out of the box, took off the packing tape and cardboard retainers, plugged it in, and then ran the HP Smart Application on my computer which walked me step-by-step through the setup process. The guide that comes with the printer also walks through the process. The black toner that comes with the printer is extra large so you can fill the tank twice.
The one downside for me was that the printer can only connect via Wi-Fi, or optionally via USB if you have a USB cable, not provided. The reason Wi-Fi is a problem for me is that I have a segmented network, so I must ensure that this printer is connected to the main network segment so that all the computers can see it. It would have been nice to also have a wired Ethernet connection.
Connecting to the printer is easy by using the HP Smart Application from any of the PCs on the network. The printing is nice and clean, and the colors look good. The printing is one-sided, but you can duplex it if you flip and run the pages through the printer again. The input paper tray is small, I can get around 35 sheets of standard paper in it at a time. The tray can collapse so that it is flat against the back of the printer when not in use. On the front is a flip-out paper tray to catch your printed work. The printer also does a good job with copy and scanning. All and all it is a solid everyday printer that is accessible from a wide range of devices. It has print/scan/copy capabilities, which should meet the needs of most users.
If you sign up for an HP Account and grant it access to your printer, then HP can send you supplies when they get low and monitor the health and usage of your printer. It looks like there are a couple of different service plans available.
michael.rockwell
Clarence Center , Spojené státy americké
Age: 63
Gender: Female