HP Smart Tank 5000

Name: HP Smart Tank 5000
Brand: HP

Updated 2026-08-011 min read2 sources cited

PS8.7/10

Ranked #1 of 4 in Best Home Printer

Best from the most popular printer brand

From $169.99Approximate — prices change and we do not track them in real time

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Key specifications

Type: Refillable ink tank, all-in-one
Functions: Print, scan, copy
Document feeder: Automatic, 35-sheet ADF
Connectivity: Wireless (HP Smart app)
Ink system: Cartridge-free ink tank, ~2 years of ink included per HP
Cost per page: ~0.4 cents black-and-white, per Consumer Reports testing

Our verdict

The largest printer brand by market share turns out to be a genuinely close call on our own numbers, not a given. The Smart Tank 5000 undercuts the Epson ET-4800 on price while matching its document feeder, and Consumer Reports' own testing puts its running cost in the same tank-printer tier as the Epson machines here. It edges out the ET-4800 by a hair on our formula — call it a statistical tie between the two rather than a clear winner. If brand-name support and ink availability matter to you, this is the one; if you specifically want fax and Ethernet, the ET-4800 still has them and this doesn't.

How it scores

Each criterion is scored 0-100 from published specs and lab-tested figures in the sources below, then weighted by the fixed formula this category uses. The weights are the same for every product here.

Running Cost35% of score

Print Quality25% of score

Features15% of score

Price Value25% of score

Strengths and limitations

Pros

From the single largest printer brand by market share, with the widest third-party ink and support ecosystem of any printer here
35-sheet automatic document feeder at a lower price than the Epson ET-4800, which is the only other machine in this ranking that has one
Consumer Reports measures cost per page at roughly 0.4 cents black-and-white — genuine cartridge-free tank economics, not a marketing claim

Cons

No fax or Ethernet, unlike the ET-4800 — wireless only
Consumer Reports rates text quality "very good" but not quite class-leading, the same tier as the ET-4800 rather than a step up
HP's history with third-party ink cartridge restrictions on other printer lines makes some buyers wary of the brand generally, even though this specific tank model doesn't use cartridges