GUIDE TO PRINTER ADAPTERS

6ft USB Parallel Printer Adapter

Manufacturer : KeySpan
In Stock : 37

List Price:	$45.00
Price:	$21.02
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Features

Windows & Mac Compatible
Compatible with hundreds of parallel printers
Works with standard Windows printer drivers
Works with CUPS printing engine in Mac OS X
Full Plug & Play compatibility

Product Description

With Keyspan USB Parallel Printer Adapter it's a snap to connect parallel printers to the USB port on your PC. Connecting your printer to the USB port leaves the parallel port free for ZIP drives or other parallel devices. Using your USB port for a printer connection also provides a convenient way to connect multiple printers to your PC.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 6 reviews

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Keyspan USB-to-parallel adapter - Harry Vonk, Nov 02, 2008

6ft USB Parallel Printer Adapter
If you have a contemporary computer without a parallel cable connector and an older printer with a parallel but not a USB cable connector, the Keyspan-USB Parallel Printer adapter is a useful and solid product. I own and use the Keyspan USB-Parallel and USB-Serial adapters.

The unit will install itself when first plugged into a USB port with a system running Microsoft Windows. The trickiest part of the installation is in selecting the proper port assignment for the printer so that adapter and printer are tied through the port assignment. This requires a bit of arcane knowledge but Keyspan provides good online help with this task for Windows' and Mac operating systems at [...], Customer Support, product "UP6C: USB Parellel Cable for Mac&Win".

The Keyspan USB-to-parallel adapter offers good value for the price.

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Keyspan USB Parallel Printer Adapter - David Smith, Mar 15, 2008

The Positive: It does the job, connecting an Apple eMac to an HP LaserJet 4 and providing basic printer functions.

The Negative: USB to Parallel compatible printer driver software had to be downloaded, Gutenprint for Mac OS X, to enable printing.

Overall, this is a good purchase, and provides a reliable solution to my printing needs!

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Parallel printer adapter - M. Miller, Dec 11, 2007

Cable provided a link between parallel printer port and iMac USB port. Cable does interfere with Leopard OS X regarding putting the computer into sleep mode

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Just What I Needed - MacNewbie, Sep 26, 2007

I have an iMac that runs Mac OSX Tiger and an Epson Stylus 600. I crossed my fingers and hoped that this would work. It did! I just hooked up my printer, turned it on, and then clicked on print & fax in system preferences to add my printer. It could not have been easier. I'm so happy that I don't have to buy a new printer.

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Works as Advertised - J. A. Samra Jr., Oct 29, 2006

I have an old (1995 model)HP 4mp laser jet printer. I turned off the power hooked up the parallel connection, turned on the power, plugged the USB connection into the Mac-- plug and play worked beautifully. No other software or down loaders were necessary. Printing effortlessly now.

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