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Ink Tank Printers Comparison - January 2025

Overview:
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Best Choice
9.9Exceptional
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9.8Exceptional
3
9.6Exceptional
4
9.5Excellent
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Best Value
9.4Excellent
6
9.2Excellent
7
9.1Excellent
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Model

Epson EcoTank ET-2800 Wireless Color All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scan and Copy – The Ideal Basic Home Printer - White, Medium
Model
Epson EcoTank ET-4800 Wireless All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scanner, Copier, Fax, ADF and Ethernet – Ideal-for Your Home Office, White
Model
HP Smart -Tank Plus 651 Wireless All-in-One Ink -Tank Printer, up to 2 Years of Ink in Bottles, Auto Document Feeder, Mobile Print, Scan, Copy, Works with Alexa (7XV38A)
Model
HP Smart -Tank 6001 Wireless Cartridge-Free all in one printer, this ink -tank printer comes with up to 2 years of ink included, with mobile print, scan, copy (2H0B9A)
Model
HP Smart -Tank 7301 Wireless All-in-One Cartridge-free Ink Printer, up to 2 years of ink included, mobile print, scan, copy, automatic document feeder (28B70A), Gray
Model
HP Smart-Tank 5000 Wireless All-in-One Ink-Tank Printer with up to 2 years of ink included, mobile print, scan, copy, white, 17.11 x 14.23 x 6.19
Model
HP Smart Tank 5101 Wireless All-in-One Ink Tank Printer with 2 years of ink included,Print, scan, copy, Best-for-home, Refillable ink tank (1F3Y0A)

Brand

Epson
Brand
Epson
Brand
HP
Brand
HP
Brand
HP
Brand
HP
Brand
HP

Reviews

27,450 reviews
Reviews
6,057 reviews
Reviews
2,847 reviews
Reviews
4,434 reviews
Reviews
2,523 reviews
Reviews
7,251 reviews
Reviews
7,149 reviews

Features

Print quality

8.9
Print quality
8.9
Print quality
9.4
Print quality
8.4
Print quality
8.6
Print quality
7.9
Print quality
7.7

Worth the money

8.6
Worth the money
8.6
Worth the money
9.6
Worth the money
7.6
Worth the money
7.6
Worth the money
7.0
Worth the money
7.0

Interactive display

7.9
Interactive display
8.4
Interactive display
9.6
Interactive display
7.0
Interactive display
7.0
Interactive display
7.0
Interactive display
7.0

Tech support

8.1
Tech support
8.1
Tech support
9.6
Tech support
7.0
Tech support
7.0
Tech support
7.0
Tech support
7.0

Simple to use

8.6
Simple to use
8.6
Simple to use
9.8
Simple to use
7.7
Simple to use
7.2
Simple to use
7.0
Simple to use
7.0

Tech Specs

print media

Envelopes, Paper plain , Glossy photo paper
print media
-
print media
Envelopes
print media
Envelopes, Paper plain , Glossy film, High-resolution paper, Glossy photo paper
print media
Envelopes, Paper plain , Card stock, Labels, Glossy photo paper
print media
Envelopes, Paper plain , Glossy film, Glossy photo paper
print media
Envelopes, Paper plain , Glossy photo paper

compatible devices

Laptops
compatible devices
-
compatible devices
PC
compatible devices
Smartphones, PC, Tablets, Laptops
compatible devices
Smartphones, PC, Tablets, Laptops
compatible devices
Smartphones, PC, Laptops
compatible devices
Smartphones, PC, Laptops

controller type

Push Button
controller type
-
controller type
Vera, Amazon Alexa
controller type
HP Smart app, Apple Airprint
controller type
Amazon Alexa, Android
controller type
Android
controller type
Android

scanner type

Flatbed
scanner type
-
scanner type
Sheetfed
scanner type
Flatbed
scanner type
Flatbed
scanner type
Flatbed
scanner type
Flatbed

customer reviews

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 9, 150 ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars
customer reviews
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customer reviews
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 949 ratings 4.2 out of 5 stars
customer reviews
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 1, 478 ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars
customer reviews
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 841 ratings 4.0 out of 5 stars
customer reviews
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 2, 417 ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars
customer reviews
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 2, 383 ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars

product dimensions

14.8D x 22.8W x 10H
product dimensions
-
product dimensions
14.7D x 17.7W x 7.8H
product dimensions
16.83D x 7.82W x 14.33H
product dimensions
14.33D x 16.83W x 9.46H
product dimensions
17.11D x 6.19W x 14.23H
product dimensions
14.23D x 17.11W x 6.19H

item weight

8.8 pounds
item weight
-
item weight
13.6 pounds
item weight
14.07 pounds
item weight
16.98 pounds
item weight
11.09 pounds
item weight
11.09 pounds

additional printer functions

Copy, Scan
additional printer functions
-
additional printer functions
Copy
additional printer functions
Copy, Scan
additional printer functions
Copy, Scan
additional printer functions
All In One, Copy, Print Only
additional printer functions
Copy, Scan

sheet size

4 x 6, 5 x 7, A6, Half Letter, Letter, A4, Executive, Legal, User definable from 2.2 x 3.4 to 8.5 x 47.2
sheet size
-
sheet size
3 x 5, 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14
sheet size
3.5 x 5 to 8.5 x 14
sheet size
3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14
sheet size
3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14
sheet size
3.5 x 5, 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14, A4, A6, half letter, legal, executive

included components

EcoTank ET-2800 all-in-one, manual, CD-ROM for product setup, power cord, 1x bottle 522 Black 65 mL and 1x bottle each 522 Cyan, Magenta, Yellow 65 mL 2
included components
-
included components
7XV38A HP Smart Tank Plus 651 Wireless All-in-One HP 32XL 135-ml Black Original Ink Bottle HP 31 70-ml Cyan Original Ink Bottle HP 31 70-ml Magenta Original Ink Bottle HP 31 70-ml Yellow Original Ink Bottle Ink caution flyer Repacking flyer Setup guide Reference guide Regulatory flyer PT flyer RoHEAC Regulatory flyer Power cord
included components
HP Smart Tank 6001 All-in-One Printer HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Cyan Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Magenta Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Yellow Original Ink Bottle Ink caution flyer Setup guide Reference guide Regulatory flyer Power cord
included components
HP Smart Tank 7301 All-in-One Printer HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Cyan Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Magenta Original Ink Bottle HP 31 Yellow Original Ink Bottle Ink caution flyer Setup guide Reference guide Regulatory flyer Power cord
included components
Warranty, HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle 135ml , 5D1B6A HP Smart Tank 5000 All-in-OnePrinter, HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle 135ml
included components
HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle, HP 31 Magenta Original Ink Bottle, HP 31 Cyan Original Ink Bottle, HP 31 Yellow Original Ink Bottle, HP Smart Tank 5101 All-in-One Printer

control method

App
control method
-
control method
Voice
control method
App, Touch
control method
Touch
control method
App
control method
Touch

printer media size maximum

8.5 x 14 inch
printer media size maximum
-
printer media size maximum
8.5 x 14 inch
printer media size maximum
8.5 x 14
printer media size maximum
8.5 x 14 inch
printer media size maximum
8.5 x 14 inch
printer media size maximum
8.5 x 14 inch

hardware interface

Ethernet
hardware interface
-
hardware interface
-
hardware interface
USB
hardware interface
Ethernet, USB 2.0
hardware interface
USB 2.0
hardware interface
USB 2.0

dual sided printing

No
dual sided printing
-
dual sided printing
-
dual sided printing
Yes
dual sided printing
Yes
dual sided printing
Yes
dual sided printing
No

max input sheet capacity

100
max input sheet capacity
-
max input sheet capacity
-
max input sheet capacity
150
max input sheet capacity
250
max input sheet capacity
100
max input sheet capacity
100

duplex

-
duplex
-
duplex
Automatic
duplex
Automatic
duplex
Automatic
duplex
Manual
duplex
Manual

model series

-
model series
-
model series
Smart Tank Plus
model series
6001
model series
7300
model series
5000
model series
5101

resolution

5760 x 1440
resolution
-
resolution
-
resolution
Print : 1200 x 1200 dpi Color: 4800 x 1200 dpi
resolution
4800 x 1200
resolution
4800 x 1200
resolution
-

max copy speed black white

-
max copy speed black white
-
max copy speed black white
11 ppm
max copy speed black white
11 ppm
max copy speed black white
15 ppm
max copy speed black white
-
max copy speed black white
10 CIPM

maximum color print resolution

-
maximum color print resolution
-
maximum color print resolution
-
maximum color print resolution
4800 x 1200 Dots Per Inch
maximum color print resolution
4800 x 1200 Dots Per Inch
maximum color print resolution
Black best : Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi Color best : Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi colo Dots Per Inch
maximum color print resolution
4800 x 1200 Dots Per Inch

is electric

Yes
is electric
-
is electric
-
is electric
Yes
is electric
-
is electric
-
is electric
Yes

mobile copy

No
mobile copy
-
mobile copy
-
mobile copy
Yes
mobile copy
-
mobile copy
-
mobile copy
No

cloud connectivity

No
cloud connectivity
-
cloud connectivity
-
cloud connectivity
No
cloud connectivity
-
cloud connectivity
-
cloud connectivity
No

has spot color matching

No
has spot color matching
-
has spot color matching
-
has spot color matching
No
has spot color matching
-
has spot color matching
-
has spot color matching
No

fax adf support

No
fax adf support
-
fax adf support
-
fax adf support
No
fax adf support
-
fax adf support
-
fax adf support
No

has paper jam detection

No
has paper jam detection
-
has paper jam detection
-
has paper jam detection
No
has paper jam detection
-
has paper jam detection
-
has paper jam detection
No

copy capability

Yes
copy capability
-
copy capability
-
copy capability
Yes
copy capability
-
copy capability
-
copy capability
Yes

has staple detection

No
has staple detection
-
has staple detection
-
has staple detection
No
has staple detection
-
has staple detection
-
has staple detection
No

borderless printing

No
borderless printing
-
borderless printing
-
borderless printing
Yes
borderless printing
-
borderless printing
-
borderless printing
Yes

has photo ink

No
has photo ink
-
has photo ink
-
has photo ink
No
has photo ink
-
has photo ink
-
has photo ink
No

has skew correction

No
has skew correction
-
has skew correction
-
has skew correction
No
has skew correction
-
has skew correction
-
has skew correction
No

has ink recycling system

No
has ink recycling system
-
has ink recycling system
-
has ink recycling system
No
has ink recycling system
-
has ink recycling system
-
has ink recycling system
No

scan capability

Yes
scan capability
-
scan capability
-
scan capability
Yes
scan capability
-
scan capability
-
scan capability
Yes

has driverless printing

No
has driverless printing
-
has driverless printing
-
has driverless printing
No
has driverless printing
-
has driverless printing
-
has driverless printing
No

has document feeder jam detection

No
has document feeder jam detection
-
has document feeder jam detection
-
has document feeder jam detection
No
has document feeder jam detection
-
has document feeder jam detection
-
has document feeder jam detection
No

collated copying

No
collated copying
-
collated copying
-
collated copying
No
collated copying
-
collated copying
-
collated copying
No

has post print folding

No
has post print folding
-
has post print folding
-
has post print folding
No
has post print folding
-
has post print folding
-
has post print folding
No

has color fax

No
has color fax
-
has color fax
-
has color fax
No
has color fax
-
has color fax
-
has color fax
No

has paper moisturizing

No
has paper moisturizing
-
has paper moisturizing
-
has paper moisturizing
No
has paper moisturizing
-
has paper moisturizing
-
has paper moisturizing
No

has auto paper feeder

No
has auto paper feeder
-
has auto paper feeder
-
has auto paper feeder
No
has auto paper feeder
-
has auto paper feeder
-
has auto paper feeder
No

scan to computer

No
scan to computer
-
scan to computer
-
scan to computer
No
scan to computer
-
scan to computer
-
scan to computer
No

has ink level indicators

No
has ink level indicators
-
has ink level indicators
-
has ink level indicators
No
has ink level indicators
-
has ink level indicators
-
has ink level indicators
No

manual feed

No
manual feed
-
manual feed
-
manual feed
No
manual feed
-
manual feed
-
manual feed
No

has ink mixing

No
has ink mixing
-
has ink mixing
-
has ink mixing
No
has ink mixing
-
has ink mixing
-
has ink mixing
No

has document feeder

No
has document feeder
-
has document feeder
-
has document feeder
No
has document feeder
-
has document feeder
-
has document feeder
No

consumables authentication

No
consumables authentication
-
consumables authentication
-
consumables authentication
No
consumables authentication
-
consumables authentication
-
consumables authentication
No

a3 printing

No
a3 printing
-
a3 printing
-
a3 printing
No
a3 printing
-
a3 printing
-
a3 printing
No

optical character recognition

No
optical character recognition
-
optical character recognition
-
optical character recognition
No
optical character recognition
-
optical character recognition
-
optical character recognition
No

has ink saturation control

No
has ink saturation control
-
has ink saturation control
-
has ink saturation control
No
has ink saturation control
-
has ink saturation control
-
has ink saturation control
No

has collapsible output tray

No
has collapsible output tray
-
has collapsible output tray
-
has collapsible output tray
No
has collapsible output tray
-
has collapsible output tray
-
has collapsible output tray
No

cd printing

No
cd printing
-
cd printing
-
cd printing
No
cd printing
-
cd printing
-
cd printing
No

has low ink alert

No
has low ink alert
-
has low ink alert
-
has low ink alert
No
has low ink alert
-
has low ink alert
-
has low ink alert
No

color printing

Yes
color printing
-
color printing
-
color printing
Yes
color printing
-
color printing
-
color printing
Yes

has paper jam recovery

No
has paper jam recovery
-
has paper jam recovery
-
has paper jam recovery
No
has paper jam recovery
-
has paper jam recovery
-
has paper jam recovery
No

mobile fax

No
mobile fax
-
mobile fax
-
mobile fax
No
mobile fax
-
mobile fax
-
mobile fax
No

is all in one

No
is all in one
-
is all in one
-
is all in one
Yes
is all in one
-
is all in one
-
is all in one
No

has auto ink reorder

No
has auto ink reorder
-
has auto ink reorder
-
has auto ink reorder
No
has auto ink reorder
-
has auto ink reorder
-
has auto ink reorder
No

has ink level indicator

No
has ink level indicator
-
has ink level indicator
-
has ink level indicator
No
has ink level indicator
-
has ink level indicator
-
has ink level indicator
No

has post process folding

No
has post process folding
-
has post process folding
-
has post process folding
No
has post process folding
-
has post process folding
-
has post process folding
No

has usb host

No
has usb host
-
has usb host
-
has usb host
No
has usb host
-
has usb host
-
has usb host
No

collating

No
collating
-
collating
-
collating
No
collating
-
collating
-
collating
No

scan to email

No
scan to email
-
scan to email
-
scan to email
No
scan to email
-
scan to email
-
scan to email
No

has front operation panel

No
has front operation panel
-
has front operation panel
-
has front operation panel
No
has front operation panel
-
has front operation panel
-
has front operation panel
No

has spill resistant design

No
has spill resistant design
-
has spill resistant design
-
has spill resistant design
No
has spill resistant design
-
has spill resistant design
-
has spill resistant design
No

maximum copies per run

-
maximum copies per run
-
maximum copies per run
-
maximum copies per run
99
maximum copies per run
99
maximum copies per run
-
maximum copies per run
99

maximum black and white print resolution

-
maximum black and white print resolution
-
maximum black and white print resolution
-
maximum black and white print resolution
1200 x 1200 Dots Per Inch
maximum black and white print resolution
1200 x 1200 Dots Per Inch
maximum black and white print resolution
-
maximum black and white print resolution
1200 x 1200 Dots Per Inch

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Our Top 3 Picks

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  • 9.9
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    Epson

    Epson EcoTank ET-2800 Wireless Color All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scan and Copy – The Ideal Basic Home Printer - White, Medium

    8.9 Print Quality
    8.6 worth the money
    8.6 Simple to use

    Why we love it

    Cartridge-free, cost-effective printing.
    Easy setup and maintenance.
    High-quality prints and photos.
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    2
    Epson
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    Epson EcoTank ET-4800 Wireless All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scanner, Copier, Fax, ADF and Ethernet – Ideal-for Your Home Office, White

    8.9 Print Quality
    8.6 worth the money
    8.6 Simple to use

    Why we love it

    No costly ink cartridges needed.
    High-capacity ink lasts long.
    Easy wireless connectivity.
  • 9.6
    3
    HP
    27% Off

    HP Smart -Tank Plus 651 Wireless All-in-One Ink -Tank Printer, up to 2 Years of Ink in Bottles, Auto Document Feeder, Mobile Print, Scan, Copy, Works with Alexa (7XV38A)

    9.8 Simple to use
    9.6 worth the money
    9.6 Interactive Display

    Why we love it

    High ink capacity reduces refill frequency.
    Easy wireless setup and mobile printing.
    Spill-free ink refilling system.

Ink Tank Printers Buyer's Guide

Written by Mike Clarke

Introduction

Ink tank printers are becoming increasingly popular for both home and office use. They offer a cost-effective solution for printing high-quality documents and photos. When shopping for an ink tank printer, you should consider a range of factors, from printing speed to ink capacity. In this guide, we will provide an overview of the features you should look out for when making your purchase, and explain the different types of ink tank printers available.

Printing Speed

Printing speed is an important factor to consider when buying an ink tank printer. Generally, the printing speed is measured in pages per minute (ppm). Some ink tank printers are capable of printing up to 40 ppm, while others are limited to 8 ppm or less. If you’re looking for a fast printer, you should opt for an ink tank printer that offers a higher printing speed.

Ink Capacity

The ink capacity of an ink tank printer is usually measured in milliliters (ml). Most ink tank printers have a capacity of around 100 ml, though some may offer more or less. If you’re looking for a printer with a larger ink capacity, you should opt for an ink tank printer with a higher ml capacity. This will ensure that you don’t have to refill the ink tank as often.

Connectivity

Ink tank printers are available with a range of connectivity options, from wired to wireless. While wired printers are generally cheaper, wireless models offer the convenience of being able to print from any device. If you’re looking for a printer that is easy to connect to, you should opt for a wireless ink tank printer.

Types of Ink Tank Printers

Ink tank printers are available in a range of styles and sizes. There are two main types: all-in-one models, which include features such as faxing, scanning, and copying; and single-function models, which are designed for basic printing. All-in-one models are generally more expensive than single-function models, but offer more features.

Maintenance

Ink tank printers require regular maintenance to ensure they are working correctly. This includes refilling the ink tank, cleaning the print head, and checking the printer’s settings. If you’re looking for a printer that requires minimal maintenance, you should opt for a model that has an automatic maintenance feature.

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