It’s a simple MFP, with an exposed paper feed at the rear and no fancy paper handling features. The HP 5105 sits towards the bottom of the brand’s growing Smart Tank range. By contrast, HP snuck out its first refillable printers at the end of 2019, and this is the first chance we’ve had to review one. Epson’s EcoTank printers have been around for nearly a decade, with Canon’s first MegaTank range arriving about five years ago. HP is a comparative newcomer when it comes to refillable ink tank printing. If you don’t run a particularly busy home office, it could have everything you need. Still, there’s Wi-Fi, so it’s easy to connect and share on your home network. It also doesn’t have duplex (double-sided) printing or scanning, or a particularly sophisticated paper tray. It can print, scan and copy, but it can’t send or receive faxes. The HP Smart Tank 5105 is a relatively basic multifunction printer (MFP), with refillable ink tanks.

Refillable ink tanks Ink comes in big bottles, so it’s much cheaper than cartridges.A basic MFP The Smart Tank 5105 can print, scan and copy, but it has no fax.

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