Whistle Stopper - Sabrent SBT-UPPC USB to Parallel 6-Foot Printer Cable

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Manufacturer: SABRENT

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sabrent
EAN: 0662724827037
Feature: Converts USB signals to parallel port signals
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Label: SABRENT
Manufacturer: SABRENT
Model: SBT-UPPC
Network Interface Description: USB
Publisher: SABRENT
Studio: SABRENT
Warranty: 1 year warranty

Features
Converts USB signals to parallel port signals 6 feet long Support Inquiries - Support@kinamax.com

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Worked for a day.
Comment: I purchased this to hook up my old HP 5MP to my iMac G4. That didn't work at all, despite loading the drivers for the cable and for the printer. Then I plugged the cable into my Intel iMac, and it worked! A miracle! A short-lived miracle. It no longer prints. I've tried everything, it's hopeless. The iMac knows that something is plugged in, it just doesn't know what it is anymore.

Additionally, this cable is barely 5 feet long, nowhere near the 6 feet advertised.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Smegma UNHAPPY with NO function
Comment:
It did not work -- RETURNED.

I gave it 3 stars because it was solidly built and GREAT price ...

Customer Rating:

Summary: You get what you pay for...
Comment: I recently replaced an aging PC with a new one having no parallel port, so this USB-to-Parallel cable seemed like the ideal solution to keep my similarly ancient HP Laserjet running (those old HP printers just keep going and going).

The Sabrent cable was the cheapest one available from Amazon, and I soon found out why.

After some trial and error (and a trip to the Sabrent website for instructions not included with the product), I got it working under Vista ... for about a day. After turning off or suspending either the PC or the printer, Vista kept continually "reacquiring" the USB connection but failed to complete any spooled print job, often locking up the printer in the process. By removing and reinstalling the printer via the Windows Control Panel, I was able to get it working again in maybe 1 out of 3 attempts - not worth the effort.

I finally gave up and ordered another slightly more expensive alternative from Amazon (Cables to Go) which actually came with grammatically correct English instructions and worked flawlessly out of the box.

This may be an issue with Vista (reviewers here with Windows XP seem more likely to get the Sabrent cable working), but my advice is to spend a bit more and avoid the frustration.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Sabrent USP to Parallel printer cable
Comment: First unit did not work, second did. Provides USB to printer interface as advertized, however not the best quality and setup can be a little clugey. Sabrent support is the worst ever! 5 notes to them, only two responses and both answered a different question than asked! Would not respond to a request for warrantee service on the failed unit.
I will never purchase another product from Sabrent.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Works Great on Some but Not All
Comment: I bought this cable with the hope that it would work with my Zebra Label printer. The product says that is works with all Parallel printers, well it doesn't. The only reason it didn't get a 1 star was because it does work with my HP Laserjet printer and it at least detected the Zebra label printer.. it just wouldn't print to it.

I tried different USB ports, trying printing directly to the printer, switched to non-bidirectional support. Nothing seemed to work.

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Editorial Reviews:

The Sabrent USB-to-Parallel, 6-foot printer cable is the best solution to convert USB signals to parallel port signals, and it is also compatible with most printers' supported drivers. With a bi-directional technique, this cable makes the communication completely from USB port to parallel port or completely from parallel port to USB port. The model also makes the communication work with both a PC and a Macintosh. This USB-to-parallel printer cable is typically used to connect a printer to a USB port on a PC. It connects a desktop or laptop computer with on-board USB to a parallel interface printer.

By using this USB-to-parallel interface converter cable, you can connect any standard parallel printer to a USB port. The USB interface provides a much faster data transfer rate than a standard parallel port, thereby reducing the time waiting for a print job to be sent to your printer. This portable device is self powered and provides plug-and-play installation to any USB-compliant computer running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, or a Mac running OS 9.2 or higher. It includes a 6-foot USB-to-parallel adapter cable and the drivers on a CD. What's in the Box
USB-to-parallel cable; drivers on a CD.