Sabrent SBT-UPPC USB to Parallel 6-Foot Printer Cable
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Customer Review: Both HP and Dell said it wouldn't work....Boy were they wrong!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a graphic design artist and have been using my HP Laserjet 5000 for the past, I don't know, 8 years or so. I have to process artwork in layer separated format in black & white and the 5000 has been one of the most dependable and accurate printers I've ever used. With that said, I wasn't willing to give up when I found out how hard it is to find a "good" solution to connect these new desktop computers (Dell XPS410 in my case) to old parallel port printers without having an ethernet networking system or a new plug and play parallel pci port in the desktop itself. Both HP and Dell said these cables are crap and that I'd be lucky to even get the computer to recognize the printer. Well, upon plugging it in (I had already downloaded our HP drivers), everything worked as expected...in fact, I noticed an increase in speed over the former parallel transfer used with my old Dell desktop. Just so you know, I have Windows XP (it seems this has great success with this particular usb-parallel adapter). Though it is probably only a short-term solution for our company (I plan on installing a paraller PCI port into one of our unused slots because I hear that is almost foolproof in the long run)...for those who have a home system and don't want to fork out the money for a new printer when your old one is still alive and kicking, try this product out. If it's listed on the package/website as compatible, it should work. And if it doesn't, well you dropped about[...] Why not give it a try? You won't be disappointed.Customer Review: A marriage made in digital heaven. . .
Summary: 5 Stars
. . .even if the in-laws didn't want it to happen.
When I bought a new iMac to replace an old Dell, I joined a growing family of computer owners. Our laser and inkjet printers are too young to toss out but our new computers don't have a parallel port for a printer. Parallel and serial ports are disappearing, even on Intel/Windows machines.
The computer biz's solution: Come on, buy a snazzy new USB printer for that snazzy new computer! Apple doesn't even list my HP LaserJet 6L among compatible printers for the iMac. Could they be in cahoots? Hmmm . . .
The LaserJet still prints out a razor-sharp manuscript. With a little maintenance now and then, I can get more value out of it than I would for the price of a new printer. Off I went in search of a solution, but at all the usual brick-n-mortars, a simple USB-to-parallel cable was half a C-note!
Back here on Amazon.com, I found this Sabrent cable. Though most of the reviews extoll its virtues on Windows machines, I figured I could gamble the cost.
I hit the jackpot. With the price of shipping, the cable is less than half the lowest price I found. Even better, the iMac already had (or found on the Internet) a driver for the cable, and then hunted up a public domain driver for the LaserJet that works like a charm.
So, a 21st century computer has found the perfect mate in a printer from the late 1990s. And they lived happily ever after.
Customer Review: a great saver
Summary: 5 Stars
Having just received a donated, but older laser jet printer (HP LaserJet 6P) I was anxious to replace a dying inkjet printer on my newer Dell XP computer. The Dell has been a faithful server for me but this was the first time I realized that it had no parallel ports, only lots of USB connections and the HP had only a parallel port.
As a result I was trying to find the best (ie. inexpensive) way to get them to work together. After a quick stop to Best Buy ($39 for a USB to Parallel Port cable) and Office Depot ($46 for a USB-Parallel Port cable) I thought this is insane ... The Office Depot employee even mentioned that it would make more sense to get a new printer. I responded "yeah, at the rip off prices you guys are charging. These cables go for $15 or less on the internet." He had no reply ... just a dumbfounded look.
A quick check at Amazon came up with this cable for $10. I put my order in. The cable showed up 3 days later. I plugged the cable in to the printer, the other end in the USB port on the computer and within about 15 seconds the computer told me that my LaserJet 6P is ready to use ... and it was. It couldn't have been easier.
Customer Review: good cable that works
Summary: 5 Stars
Sabrent SBT-UPPC USB to Parallel 6-Foot Printer Cable
This cable works just fine. I have a Dell laptop and a Dell printer. The Dell printer uses up ink cartridges quickly and the cartridges are expensive. Therefore, I wanted to hook up an additional printer to my laptop to use when the quality was not important. I have a very old Canon BJ200e printer and I can refill the ink cartridge myself (which can't be done with the new Dell printer). Windows XP found the print drive for my old printer immediately, so I did not have to use the CD that came with the cable. The only problem I had was with Windows Add Printer Wizard. When it asks you to designate a port, remember that it is a "virtual port". Each time you add a printer port and fail, another virtual port will be created. You need to remember to designate THE VERY LAST (most recently added) virtual port on your list of ports in the wizard. Then all will be smooth. It does not appear that the cable slows anything down while printing.
Customer Review: See below for printer models...
Summary: 5 Stars
I used it to connect an old Canon BJ-200E printer to a new Dell desktop. Win XP did indeed recognize and install the printer as soon as I plugged it in - no additional drivers were necessary - but I still needed to run the "Add Printer" wizard to get it to appear on my printer list. Then I went into the printer properties and switched from the standard printer port to USB. That was it. **Note that the manufacturer specifies WIN 98SE/2000/XP and Mac OS v8.6-9.2.
From the manufacturer, here's the list of printer models supported:
HP Deskjet: 420,500C,520C,670C,692C,695C,710C,750,850C,870C,890C,895,1100C,1120C
HP Laserjet:
III P,4,4PLUS,4P,4L,4V,5P,5L,5M,6P,6L,2000c,2100M,4000,5000
Canon BJC:
30,50,70,80,200,200eX,210,210SP,230,240,250,255sp,4000,4100,4200sp,4300,4650,6000,7000
Epson Stylus:
Color 300,400,440,600,740,800,850; Photo 700,EX
Epson PM:
700C,750C,2000C
Epson EPL:
N1600
Lexmark:
XJ-350,1100
Panasonic:
KX-1121