The A636 Photosmart printer retains the same body shape and design as of A626 but adds additional photo customization and editing capabilities. As compared to A626 this printer has loads of software versatility, a clean design, and vastly improved picture quality. The exterior of Photosmart A636 is of matte black with a glossy output tray that fold down to reveal four media card slots (Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SD/MMC, and xD) and a PictBridge USB port.
This Photosmart printer measures 5.2 inches tall, 9.9 inches wide and 4.6 inches deep. A small door on the front of the printer folds down to reveal the single HP tri-color inkjet print cartridge, and the rear mounted input tray can hold 20 sheets of photo paper in a variety of sizes including 4×6 inch, 5×7 inch, and all the way up to 4×12-inch panoramas. While other printers require an external disc full of drivers and superfluous software, the Photosmart A636 has all the necessary installation files already preloaded onto the device.
The cheap A636 printer provides a variety of fun, creative ways to edit your photos using more than 300 stock elements, including borders, frames, clip art, and even drawing on the screen. A636 has 64 MB memory bank which help in saving lots of images.
The HP Photosmart A636 performed at a relatively similar speed to the A626 at 0.63 pages per minute but the quality of image obtained from this printer is much better than A626.