The printer works on an inkjet technology that has the capacity for both monochrome and colored printing. The theoretical monthly duty cycle is 1000 pages, but the manufacturer recommends only between 100 – 250 pages.
The print resolution of HP DeskJet 3631 printer for black and white print is about 1200 x 1200 dpi maximum while the colored print is usually up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. This resolution is relatively high colored printing in quality. The printing feature of the printer works with the PCL 3 GUI, PCLm, and URF printer drivers and emulations. The usual print speed for this device is up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) for black and white. Whereas, the colored page prints as fast as 16 ppm. The first print outcomes after just about 14 seconds, which is a moderate speed.
HP DeskJet 3631 Driver for Windows
Driver and Software for Mac OS
HP DeskJet 3631 All-in-One Printer cartridges
HP63 Black Ink Cartridge (~190 pages), HP 63 Tri-color Ink Cartridge (~165 pages)
The maximum resolution of a copied material through HP DeskJet 3631 printer is 600 x 300 dpi. This resolution goes for both black and white as well as color. The maximum copy speed is at 5 ppm for monochrome and 4.5 ppm for colored. The copy function can also enlarge a document up to 200% and reduce it up to 26%. It gives a maximum of 9 copies.
There are two different cartridges found with this device. One monochrome printer and another one of tri-color (including cyan, magenta, and yellow). The two cartridges are the HP 63 ink cartridges. The operational power consumption of the printer lies at 10 watts, which is very low, meaning it saves a lot of energy. At sleep mode, it consumes just 0.88 but when on standby, it is 2.1 watts that are used up.