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On 28/11/2011 16:43, Neil Winchurst wrote:
On 28/11/11 16:03, Julian Hall wrote:If it's square with two corners on one side rounded off that's a USB component socket.. standard fare on a lot of kit, so the cables are fairly easy to acquire. No surprise your printer didn't have one.. even USB only printers don't - the outlet expects you to have one or buy it separately. There is in my view an argument to say a printer sold without the correct cable is not fit for purpose so it should come at no extra cost, and I certainly never buy an overpriced shop one. JulianThat seems to describe it. No wonder I ignored it when I bought the printer, it obviously wasn't the parallel socket. I have had a look around the internet for a cable. It seems that some work better than others. More research, sigh. My other question in my original posting was whether I would notice any advantages if I set up the printer as USB as opposed to leaving it as it is. It could well not be worth the bother. No doubt my next printer will be USB only. Thanks for the help, Neil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1284 - Cantronicshttp://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/17577-29-parallel-port-port - discussion on merits of both.
Consensus seems to be there is negligible difference between USB 1.1 and Centronics (parallel) port, but USB 2 port speed is considerably faster than Centronics according to the discussion. Given the multiple uses a USB peripheral cable can be used for, personally I think it wouldn't hurt to buy one anyway and give it a try. They're only a couple of quid - depending on length of course :)
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