Cables To Go 16899 6 Feet Usb To Db25 Ieee Parallel Printer Adapter

List Price: $17.99 Discount Price: $8.36

Features:

• Connectors: USB A Male to DB25 Female
• Connects to the parallel cable from your printer to a USB port on your computer
• Perfect for inkjet, laser and other high-speed printers
• Supports standard PC parallel port operation
• Auto-negotiates hardware recognition for faster protocol setup

Customer Reviews:

Limited use and NOT compatable with XP [Posted on 2008-10-21]
I needed an adapter to connect some test equipment to my computer as the computer did not have a parallel port. The packaging, in more than one location, said "Supports standard PC parallel port operation" and "Supports... XP". IT DOES NOT!!! It only supports USB printing. I contacted the vendor, CableToGo, to request an XP driver and was told that no XP driver was ever made (98ME is the limit of drivers supplied) and that for XP this adapter was for PRINTING ONLY!

It may be good at printing but as an adapter it is terrible. What a waste of time.

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND BECAUSE OF MISLEADING PRODUCT LITERATURE.

Easy to install and works perfectly! [Posted on 2008-10-28]
I purchased a new Dell computer with Vista and was surprised to see that it didn't have the 25 pin printer port as all my previous computers had. I have an HP Laserjet 1100 and didn't want to have to throw it out given it works perfectly fine. This adapter cable was easy to install and Vista had no problems identifying it. The adapter comes with instructions which you must follow to properly install the cable and attach the printer. Worth the money!!!

Cable adapter [Posted on 2008-11-11]
I found the product exactly as described. It worked perfectly within a few seconds. I am very satisfied.

It works with iMacs and HP Laserjet 4L [Posted on 2008-11-20]
Recently I made the switch from a PC to an iMac. The transition has not been as smooth as I was hoping. It's taken me awhile to get used to the iMac and while I really like it for the most part, I'm still finding my iMac freezes up and crashes almost as often as my PC ever did--mostly when I have like 4-5 programs open and the internet going simultaneously. Kind of disappointing. Still, I like the iMac overall. And there is one thing I love about the iMac. You can plug almost anything into it and in my experience the computer almost always recognizes it immediately. That's what happened with my old printer and this cable.

When I made the switch to iMac I found out that my old workhorse HP LaserJet 4L wouldn't plug into my shiny new iMac because there was no parallel printer port on the iMac and there was no USB connection port on the printer. So my old printer sat dormant for 5 months while I exclusively used my inkjet printer and tried to decide if I should junk the Laserjet and buy something new. Then a friend told me there were cables out there that could make the connection. So I checked here on Amazon and sure enough there were several options.

I read a few of the reviews and decided on this cable since another reviewer had gone through virtually the same situation I had and made it work with his iMac. When I got this connection cable I plugged it into the end of the printer cable (Note: this connection cable doesn't plug right into your printer, you have to plug it into the end of your printer cable which is fine with me because it adds extra length).

Taking the advice of another reviewer I plugged the new USB end of this cable directly into the back of the iMac (as opposed to plugging it into the USB hub I have). And dramatically...nothing happened. No window popped up on the iMac telling me that a new printer was installed or found or anything. Bummer, I thought. The thing didn't work.

I looked at the instructions that came with the cable and there are NO instructions for using this with a Mac. There are only Vista instructions. So now I'm thinking either this thing doesn't work with a Mac after all or I'm going to have to go out on the internet and find a driver, etc. But then, out of curiosity I opened up System Preferences panel on the iMac and looked at the printer cue. Amazingly, there sat my HP 4L. Wow, I thought, the iMac never told me anything but just quietly hooked up my 4L ready to go.

Sure enough, I opened up a Word document and tried to print it out on the Laserjet and it worked like a charm. So I don't have to junk my old HP LaserJet 4L after all. For the $17 I paid for this cable it was totally worth it!

Great Product, Great Seller [Posted on 2008-12-16]
Great product and great working with the vendor. Item was as promised and worked as stated. Would definitely purchase from this vendor again.

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