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ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103
This independent, spec-based comparison covers the HP ENVY 6155e, the HP Smart Tank 5103. All figures below come directly from HP's published manufacturer datasheets — Top 10 Printer accepts no payment for placement and is not affiliated with HP.
A compact ink tank all-in-one that dramatically reduces ink costs. Print, scan, and copy with minimal ongoing expense — great for heavy home users.
Price (MSRP): $259.99–$279.99
Print speed: 12 ppm
Cost per page: $0.004
Monthly duty cycle: 12,000 pages
Resolution: 4800 dpi
Connectivity: WiFi, USB, Bluetooth
Which printer is right for you?
When choosing between the HP ENVY 6155e and the HP Smart Tank 5103, focus on three numbers from the table above: monthly duty cycle (does the printer match your real volume?), cost per page (the long-run figure that dwarfs the sticker price), and print speed in pages per minute (anything under 15 ppm starts to feel slow in a busy office). The cheapest printer on day one is rarely the cheapest printer over three years — our printer cost calculator can model the full total cost of ownership using these exact spec values.
Workflow matters too. Inkjet printers like the HP ENVY 6155e excel at colour, photos and low up-front cost, but laser printers like the laser model pull ahead on speed, durability and cost per page once monthly volume passes a few hundred pages. If you print receipts, shipping labels or text-only documents at scale, the laser side typically wins. If you print photos, school projects or marketing collateral, the inkjet side wins on output quality.
A spec sheet alone won't tell you which printer is right for you. The most important comparison isn't print speed or DPI — it's how a printer fits the way you actually use it. Below are the metrics our editors weigh most heavily when comparing printers head-to-head, and what each one really means in day-to-day use.
Print speed (PPM) — the headline number
Pages per minute is the spec manufacturers love to advertise, but real-world speed is almost always lower than the rated PPM. ISO/IEC 24734 measures continuous black-and-white printing on plain paper at default quality. If you print mostly colour, photos, or duplex (two-sided), expect throughput to drop by 30–60%. Office shoppers should look for a PPM of 25 or higher; home users rarely benefit from anything above 15 PPM.
Cost per page — the spec manufacturers hide
A $79 inkjet can easily cost more to operate over three years than a $399 colour laser. We calculate cost per page using the printer's official ISO yield (the number of standard pages a full ink or toner cartridge prints) and the current MSRP of the highest-yield supplies. Anything under 1¢ per page for black text and under 5¢ for colour is considered excellent. If you can't find this number on a printer's product page, that's usually a red flag — use our total cost of ownership calculator to estimate it yourself.
Duty cycle and recommended monthly volume
Duty cycle is the maximum number of pages a printer can physically produce in a month without breaking. Recommended monthly volume is what the manufacturer actually expects you to print. The recommended figure is usually 5–10% of the duty cycle and is the number that matters: exceed it regularly and you'll burn through fuser units, rollers, and waste-toner bottles faster than the warranty covers. Match the recommended volume to your real workload, not your peak.
Connectivity, paper handling, and the boring details that decide the winner
The features that look minor on a spec sheet often decide which printer you'll keep using. A 250-sheet input tray means refilling paper once a week instead of every other day. Automatic two-sided (duplex) scanning saves hours over a year of multi-page paperwork. AirPrint, Mopria, and Wi-Fi Direct matter more than the headline "wireless" bullet. And a properly-sized replaceable maintenance kit can mean the difference between a five-year printer and a two-year throw-away.
What to do after you've narrowed it down
Once you have two or three printers selected on this page, click through to each printer's detail page to see the full spec table and our editor's notes. Read the 2026 printer buying guide for category-specific advice on what matters most for home, office, photo, or wide-format printing. Confirm the printer is still in production and that supplies are widely available before buying — older models often have inflated cartridge prices because the manufacturer has stopped subsidising them. Finally, check the methodology page to see exactly which sources, tests, and editorial standards we used to score every printer in this comparison.
All printer data on Top 10 Printer comes from manufacturer datasheets, official product pages, and ENERGY STAR / EPEAT registries. Prices are starting MSRPs and may differ from street prices. We do not earn affiliate commissions from any link on this page — read our affiliate disclosure.
ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103: spec-by-spec breakdown
Manufacturer duty-cycle ratings put the ENVY 6155e at up to 1,000 pages per month and the Smart Tank 5103 at up to 12,000 pages per month; in practice the comfortable "recommended monthly volume" sits at about a quarter of those figures, so the ENVY 6155e is happiest in occasional household (under 1,500 pages a month) use and the Smart Tank 5103 in small-business (up to 50,000 pages a month) use.
Both printers ship with WiFi, USB, Bluetooth support. The ENVY 6155e adds HP+ that the Smart Tank 5103 doesn't include.
On the box, HP positions the ENVY 6155e for home printing and photo printing and documents, while the Smart Tank 5103 is positioned for high-volume home printing and photo printing — useful as a sanity check that you're matching the printer to the right room of the house or the right desk in the office.
On raw print speed, the Smart Tank 5103 is the quicker of the two, rated at 12 pages per minute versus 10 ppm for the ENVY 6155e — a 17% gap. For a single-page job that's negligible, but on a 50-page report the difference adds up to roughly 50 seconds saved.
In the mid-range price band ($100–$250), the ENVY 6155e starts at $159.99 while the Smart Tank 5103 starts at $259.99 — a sticker delta of $100.00 before consumables. Where ongoing economics are concerned, the ENVY 6155e's estimated running cost is around 5.0¢ per page versus 0.4¢ per page on the Smart Tank 5103. Over 5,000 pages — a typical home-office year — that translates to about $230.00 in extra ink or toner spend, which often dwarfs the upfront sticker gap.
Both units are inkjet machines, so consumable type, warm-up behaviour, and toner-versus-ink trade-offs are similar between them.
Print resolution is identical at 4,800 dpi on both, so neither has a sharpness advantage on text, line art, or graphics-grade colour.
Bottom line: the ENVY 6155e wins on sticker price and the Smart Tank 5103 wins on print speed, so the right choice depends on whether your weekly print queue or your initial budget is the binding constraint.
Common questions about the ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103 match-up
Will my older laptop or phone work with both? Both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 expose the connectivity options listed above. If your device only supports USB and one of the two omits USB, that's a hard blocker — check that row carefully before buying.
How loud is each one? Manufacturer noise figures aren't published consistently across the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103, but as a rule of thumb laser printers are louder during print cycles and quieter at idle, while inkjets are quieter during printing but make a clearer "head park" click between jobs. If the printer lives in a bedroom or shared workspace, this matters more than ppm.
What about ink/toner availability in 5 years? HP supports consumables for both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 for a stated number of years past discontinuation, typically 5–7 years. Check HP's "Customer Support Plan" PDF for the specific cartridge SKU listed on each model's datasheet before committing to a long-term purchase.
Is the ENVY 6155e actually the better deal long-term? Sticker price and total cost of ownership are different conversations. The ENVY 6155e costs less upfront, but if its cost-per-page is higher you can spend the difference on consumables within 12–24 months. Plug your monthly volume into our cost calculator to see the crossover point for the ENVY 6155e versus the Smart Tank 5103 specifically.
ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103: spec-by-spec breakdown
Manufacturer duty-cycle ratings put the ENVY 6155e at up to 1,000 pages per month and the Smart Tank 5103 at up to 12,000 pages per month; in practice the comfortable "recommended monthly volume" sits at about a quarter of those figures, so the ENVY 6155e is happiest in occasional household (under 1,500 pages a month) use and the Smart Tank 5103 in small-business (up to 50,000 pages a month) use.
Both printers ship with WiFi, USB, Bluetooth support. The ENVY 6155e adds HP+ that the Smart Tank 5103 doesn't include.
On the box, HP positions the ENVY 6155e for home printing and photo printing and documents, while the Smart Tank 5103 is positioned for high-volume home printing and photo printing — useful as a sanity check that you're matching the printer to the right room of the house or the right desk in the office.
On raw print speed, the Smart Tank 5103 is the quicker of the two, rated at 12 pages per minute versus 10 ppm for the ENVY 6155e — a 17% gap. For a single-page job that's negligible, but on a 50-page report the difference adds up to roughly 50 seconds saved.
In the mid-range price band ($100–$250), the ENVY 6155e starts at $159.99 while the Smart Tank 5103 starts at $259.99 — a sticker delta of $100.00 before consumables. Where ongoing economics are concerned, the ENVY 6155e's estimated running cost is around 5.0¢ per page versus 0.4¢ per page on the Smart Tank 5103. Over 5,000 pages — a typical home-office year — that translates to about $230.00 in extra ink or toner spend, which often dwarfs the upfront sticker gap.
Both units are inkjet machines, so consumable type, warm-up behaviour, and toner-versus-ink trade-offs are similar between them.
Print resolution is identical at 4,800 dpi on both, so neither has a sharpness advantage on text, line art, or graphics-grade colour.
Bottom line: the ENVY 6155e wins on sticker price and the Smart Tank 5103 wins on print speed, so the right choice depends on whether your weekly print queue or your initial budget is the binding constraint.
Common questions about the ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103 match-up
Will my older laptop or phone work with both? Both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 expose the connectivity options listed above. If your device only supports USB and one of the two omits USB, that's a hard blocker — check that row carefully before buying.
How loud is each one? Manufacturer noise figures aren't published consistently across the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103, but as a rule of thumb laser printers are louder during print cycles and quieter at idle, while inkjets are quieter during printing but make a clearer "head park" click between jobs. If the printer lives in a bedroom or shared workspace, this matters more than ppm.
What about ink/toner availability in 5 years? HP supports consumables for both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 for a stated number of years past discontinuation, typically 5–7 years. Check HP's "Customer Support Plan" PDF for the specific cartridge SKU listed on each model's datasheet before committing to a long-term purchase.
Is the ENVY 6155e actually the better deal long-term? Sticker price and total cost of ownership are different conversations. The ENVY 6155e costs less upfront, but if its cost-per-page is higher you can spend the difference on consumables within 12–24 months. Plug your monthly volume into our cost calculator to see the crossover point for the ENVY 6155e versus the Smart Tank 5103 specifically.
ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103: spec-by-spec breakdown
Manufacturer duty-cycle ratings put the ENVY 6155e at up to 1,000 pages per month and the Smart Tank 5103 at up to 12,000 pages per month; in practice the comfortable "recommended monthly volume" sits at about a quarter of those figures, so the ENVY 6155e is happiest in occasional household (under 1,500 pages a month) use and the Smart Tank 5103 in small-business (up to 50,000 pages a month) use.
Both printers ship with WiFi, USB, Bluetooth support. The ENVY 6155e adds HP+ that the Smart Tank 5103 doesn't include.
On the box, HP positions the ENVY 6155e for home printing and photo printing and documents, while the Smart Tank 5103 is positioned for high-volume home printing and photo printing — useful as a sanity check that you're matching the printer to the right room of the house or the right desk in the office.
On raw print speed, the Smart Tank 5103 is the quicker of the two, rated at 12 pages per minute versus 10 ppm for the ENVY 6155e — a 17% gap. For a single-page job that's negligible, but on a 50-page report the difference adds up to roughly 50 seconds saved.
In the mid-range price band ($100–$250), the ENVY 6155e starts at $159.99 while the Smart Tank 5103 starts at $259.99 — a sticker delta of $100.00 before consumables. Where ongoing economics are concerned, the ENVY 6155e's estimated running cost is around 5.0¢ per page versus 0.4¢ per page on the Smart Tank 5103. Over 5,000 pages — a typical home-office year — that translates to about $230.00 in extra ink or toner spend, which often dwarfs the upfront sticker gap.
Both units are inkjet machines, so consumable type, warm-up behaviour, and toner-versus-ink trade-offs are similar between them.
Print resolution is identical at 4,800 dpi on both, so neither has a sharpness advantage on text, line art, or graphics-grade colour.
Bottom line: the ENVY 6155e wins on sticker price and the Smart Tank 5103 wins on print speed, so the right choice depends on whether your weekly print queue or your initial budget is the binding constraint.
Common questions about the ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103 match-up
Will my older laptop or phone work with both? Both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 expose the connectivity options listed above. If your device only supports USB and one of the two omits USB, that's a hard blocker — check that row carefully before buying.
How loud is each one? Manufacturer noise figures aren't published consistently across the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103, but as a rule of thumb laser printers are louder during print cycles and quieter at idle, while inkjets are quieter during printing but make a clearer "head park" click between jobs. If the printer lives in a bedroom or shared workspace, this matters more than ppm.
What about ink/toner availability in 5 years? HP supports consumables for both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 for a stated number of years past discontinuation, typically 5–7 years. Check HP's "Customer Support Plan" PDF for the specific cartridge SKU listed on each model's datasheet before committing to a long-term purchase.
Is the ENVY 6155e actually the better deal long-term? Sticker price and total cost of ownership are different conversations. The ENVY 6155e costs less upfront, but if its cost-per-page is higher you can spend the difference on consumables within 12–24 months. Plug your monthly volume into our cost calculator to see the crossover point for the ENVY 6155e versus the Smart Tank 5103 specifically.
ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103: spec-by-spec breakdown
Manufacturer duty-cycle ratings put the ENVY 6155e at up to 1,000 pages per month and the Smart Tank 5103 at up to 12,000 pages per month; in practice the comfortable "recommended monthly volume" sits at about a quarter of those figures, so the ENVY 6155e is happiest in occasional household (under 1,500 pages a month) use and the Smart Tank 5103 in small-business (up to 50,000 pages a month) use.
Both printers ship with WiFi, USB, Bluetooth support. The ENVY 6155e adds HP+ that the Smart Tank 5103 doesn't include.
On the box, HP positions the ENVY 6155e for home printing and photo printing and documents, while the Smart Tank 5103 is positioned for high-volume home printing and photo printing — useful as a sanity check that you're matching the printer to the right room of the house or the right desk in the office.
On raw print speed, the Smart Tank 5103 is the quicker of the two, rated at 12 pages per minute versus 10 ppm for the ENVY 6155e — a 17% gap. For a single-page job that's negligible, but on a 50-page report the difference adds up to roughly 50 seconds saved.
In the mid-range price band ($100–$250), the ENVY 6155e starts at $159.99 while the Smart Tank 5103 starts at $259.99 — a sticker delta of $100.00 before consumables. Where ongoing economics are concerned, the ENVY 6155e's estimated running cost is around 5.0¢ per page versus 0.4¢ per page on the Smart Tank 5103. Over 5,000 pages — a typical home-office year — that translates to about $230.00 in extra ink or toner spend, which often dwarfs the upfront sticker gap.
Both units are inkjet machines, so consumable type, warm-up behaviour, and toner-versus-ink trade-offs are similar between them.
Print resolution is identical at 4,800 dpi on both, so neither has a sharpness advantage on text, line art, or graphics-grade colour.
Bottom line: the ENVY 6155e wins on sticker price and the Smart Tank 5103 wins on print speed, so the right choice depends on whether your weekly print queue or your initial budget is the binding constraint.
Common questions about the ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103 match-up
Will my older laptop or phone work with both? Both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 expose the connectivity options listed above. If your device only supports USB and one of the two omits USB, that's a hard blocker — check that row carefully before buying.
How loud is each one? Manufacturer noise figures aren't published consistently across the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103, but as a rule of thumb laser printers are louder during print cycles and quieter at idle, while inkjets are quieter during printing but make a clearer "head park" click between jobs. If the printer lives in a bedroom or shared workspace, this matters more than ppm.
What about ink/toner availability in 5 years? HP supports consumables for both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 for a stated number of years past discontinuation, typically 5–7 years. Check HP's "Customer Support Plan" PDF for the specific cartridge SKU listed on each model's datasheet before committing to a long-term purchase.
Is the ENVY 6155e actually the better deal long-term? Sticker price and total cost of ownership are different conversations. The ENVY 6155e costs less upfront, but if its cost-per-page is higher you can spend the difference on consumables within 12–24 months. Plug your monthly volume into our cost calculator to see the crossover point for the ENVY 6155e versus the Smart Tank 5103 specifically.
ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103: spec-by-spec breakdown
Manufacturer duty-cycle ratings put the ENVY 6155e at up to 1,000 pages per month and the Smart Tank 5103 at up to 12,000 pages per month; in practice the comfortable "recommended monthly volume" sits at about a quarter of those figures, so the ENVY 6155e is happiest in occasional household (under 1,500 pages a month) use and the Smart Tank 5103 in small-business (up to 50,000 pages a month) use.
Both printers ship with WiFi, USB, Bluetooth support. The ENVY 6155e adds HP+ that the Smart Tank 5103 doesn't include.
On the box, HP positions the ENVY 6155e for home printing and photo printing and documents, while the Smart Tank 5103 is positioned for high-volume home printing and photo printing — useful as a sanity check that you're matching the printer to the right room of the house or the right desk in the office.
On raw print speed, the Smart Tank 5103 is the quicker of the two, rated at 12 pages per minute versus 10 ppm for the ENVY 6155e — a 17% gap. For a single-page job that's negligible, but on a 50-page report the difference adds up to roughly 50 seconds saved.
In the mid-range price band ($100–$250), the ENVY 6155e starts at $159.99 while the Smart Tank 5103 starts at $259.99 — a sticker delta of $100.00 before consumables. Where ongoing economics are concerned, the ENVY 6155e's estimated running cost is around 5.0¢ per page versus 0.4¢ per page on the Smart Tank 5103. Over 5,000 pages — a typical home-office year — that translates to about $230.00 in extra ink or toner spend, which often dwarfs the upfront sticker gap.
Both units are inkjet machines, so consumable type, warm-up behaviour, and toner-versus-ink trade-offs are similar between them.
Print resolution is identical at 4,800 dpi on both, so neither has a sharpness advantage on text, line art, or graphics-grade colour.
Bottom line: the ENVY 6155e wins on sticker price and the Smart Tank 5103 wins on print speed, so the right choice depends on whether your weekly print queue or your initial budget is the binding constraint.
Common questions about the ENVY 6155e vs Smart Tank 5103 match-up
Will my older laptop or phone work with both? Both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 expose the connectivity options listed above. If your device only supports USB and one of the two omits USB, that's a hard blocker — check that row carefully before buying.
How loud is each one? Manufacturer noise figures aren't published consistently across the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103, but as a rule of thumb laser printers are louder during print cycles and quieter at idle, while inkjets are quieter during printing but make a clearer "head park" click between jobs. If the printer lives in a bedroom or shared workspace, this matters more than ppm.
What about ink/toner availability in 5 years? HP supports consumables for both the ENVY 6155e and the Smart Tank 5103 for a stated number of years past discontinuation, typically 5–7 years. Check HP's "Customer Support Plan" PDF for the specific cartridge SKU listed on each model's datasheet before committing to a long-term purchase.
Is the ENVY 6155e actually the better deal long-term? Sticker price and total cost of ownership are different conversations. The ENVY 6155e costs less upfront, but if its cost-per-page is higher you can spend the difference on consumables within 12–24 months. Plug your monthly volume into our cost calculator to see the crossover point for the ENVY 6155e versus the Smart Tank 5103 specifically.