Pros
- Fast; easy to use; many printing options
- Prints on 5-by-7-inch media
Cons
- Documentation skimps on some key details
At A Glance
A few shortcomings can't stop this speedy, simply designed printer from being lots of fun.
Manufacturer’s Description
Photos are fun and easy with the largest touchscreen display available on a portable A636 photo printer 4.8 inches. View, edit and personalize photos with more than 300 creative elements. Then print lab-quality photos up to 5 x 7 with or without a PC.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | Q8637AB1H |
| Inventory Number | 31990 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Bluetooth | Optional |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 25 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 14 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 9.92 inches |
| Depth | 4.61 inches |
| Height | 5.28 inches |
| Weight | 3.35 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 20 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 7.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCl3 GUI |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | n/a |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | n/a |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | n/a |
| Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.3 |
| Landscape (secs) | 49.31 |
| Skin Tones/Portrait (secs) | 48.96 |
| Sports action shot (seconds) | 52.21 |
| Line Art Output Quality | n/a |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 47.24 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | Good |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.2 |
