Sabrent SBT-UPPC USB to Parallel 6-Foot Printer Cable
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Customer Review: Sabrient Parallel to USB Printer Cable with HP DeskJet 820Cse
Summary: 5 Stars
The cable was delivered promptly and it works great with my old HP DeskJet 820Cse. Before buying the cable, I did some research and knew I needed a patch from HP for my particular printer (HP DeskJet 820Cse); Here's the link -- >
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The only small glitch I had was with Windows 7... it initially indicated:
The drivers for your HP product are already included in the new Windows 7 operating system! You do not need to download drivers to use the product. Keep reading to learn how to install the drivers that are included in Windows 7 (in-OS drivers) with your HP product.
However, since my printer wasn't working, I eventually installed the specific driver for my "HP DeskJet 820Cse" printer and was excited to see that my printer was now working with my new Windows 7 PC.
Customer Review: Works Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
My HP LaserJet 6MP is hooked up simultaneously to a Mac G3 300 (OS 9.2, via AppleTalk) and a desktop Mac (OS 10.4.11) via the Sabrent USB/parallel connector -- no ethernet network, no dedicated print server or bridge (although all the hardware is plugged into an APC Back-UPS RS-1500).
The 6MP prints from both computers, back and forth, as though it were designed to.
Setup on the OS 10 machine was almost nonexistent -- first make AppleTalk active in the Network System Preference (a checkbox within the AppleTalk tab), shut down everything, then connect the adapter cable. Restart, open the Print & Fax System Preference, and the HP 6MP is already there, checked and active. Good to go!
Note: The above won't work with Snow Leopard OS 10.6, it dropped the AppleTalk configuration.
Customer Review: well worth the money
Summary: 5 Stars
You never know. .. I had ordered 3 of these cables on a previous order, but canceled them later upon reading a couple of the reviews on the ability of the cable to work with certain printers. Still needing a cable, I went to Walmart and bought one cable for 21 dollars (a Belkin cable). It worked ok, but not with both of my printers. Upon making a second order, I included two of these cables from Amazon at about $ 8.60 each. I figured they could not be any worse than the 21 dollar Belkin. As it turns out, the Amazon cables work flawlessly with my 4050 and 2010 HP laser printers. I returned the Belkin cable to Walmart and feel good about the cables from Amazon which work flawlessly. They configure well and work with out delay or lag. I certainly am happy with my bargain purchase. Happy shopping, PagCustomer Review: USB to Parallel conversion cord
Summary: 5 Stars
My new motherboard didn't have any sockets for the Parallel port built into the board. Rather than order the associated parts for the port mounted on a backplane slot cover I ordered this cord as I have a lot of USB ports available.
I couldn't get the Win7 computer to recognize the connection so I went into the control panel and told it to search for new hardware - BAM it found it and has been working flawlessly for several weeks now. You can also go into printers and devices and add a printer which causes it to search for connected printers and it will make the connection.
Always physically do the search for new hardware when you change connections if the USB system doesn't see your connection.
Works great!
Customer Review: Works for me; shorter length than advertised
Summary: 2 Stars
PRO:
1. This cable worked for me...eventually (see below)
2. This cable is USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compliant
CON:
1. I did not have success with this cable following the included (austere) instruction sheet. (However, the instructions provided at Sabrent's website were sufficient, and I was eventually able to get my parallel printer working with this cable.)
2. The advertised length of this cable is 6 feet, but its actual length (tip to tip) is only 5 feet. Interestingly, the cable's packaging doesn't reference a length at all. I let Amazon know, but they have yet to update the product description.
OTHER:
My printer is an HP LaserJet 5P. I'm running MS Windows XP Home.