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which usb cable for laser printer?
Hi,
I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Thanks, Ben -- BTW. I can be contacted at Username:newsgroup4.replies.benaltw Domain:xoxy.net |
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Ben wrote: Hi, I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Thanks, Ben -- BTW. I can be contacted at Username:newsgroup4.replies.benaltw Domain:xoxy.net The cheapest one. -- Al Dykes ----------- |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc Ben wrote:
Hi, I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Unlikely. The USB specification is pretty specific about the cable parameters. Just make sure it is an USB 2.0 cable if the printer uses 2.0, I have ben having trouble with running USB 2.0 iover a 1.1 cable, and no problems with a similar looking USB2.0 cable (possibly from the same manufacturer). Arno -- For email address: lastname AT tik DOT ee DOT ethz DOT ch GnuPG: ID:1E25338F FP:0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" - Tacitus |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 09:21:10 -0500, Ben pondered exceedingly, then took quill in
hand and carefully composed... | I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am | looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the | "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of | usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one | to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything | else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 | at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Any cable that's USB 2.0 rated should be OK. As for Belkin being the "Rolls Royce" of cables, I suspect the main source of such claims of superiority is Belkin itself — or at least their advertising department. Frankly, I've usually found their products to be overpriced in relation to real world quality. Larc §§§ - Please raise temperature of mail to reply by e-mail - §§§ |
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Any USB 1.1 cable will work on USB 2.0. The spec guarantees this. There
were some out of spec USB 1.0 cables, but in general, if you buy a cable today, don't be fooled by more expensive ones that are labled 2.0. Any 1.1 cable is the same as a 2.0 cable per the spec. Marc Reinig System Solutions "Ben" wrote in message ... Hi, I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Thanks, Ben -- BTW. I can be contacted at Username:newsgroup4.replies.benaltw Domain:xoxy.net |
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Larc wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 09:21:10 -0500, Ben pondered exceedingly, then took quill in hand and carefully composed... | I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am | looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the | "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of | usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one | to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything | else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 | at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Any cable that's USB 2.0 rated should be OK. As for Belkin being the "Rolls Royce" of cables, I suspect the main source of such claims of superiority is Belkin itself — or at least their advertising department. Frankly, I've usually found their products to be overpriced in relation to real world quality. Larc I have friends that rave about Belkin support and customer service for bigger things like KVM switches and I'm predisposed to them for this reason, but I never expect to call support for a piece of wire. -- Al Dykes ----------- |
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John McGaw wrote:
I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the [snip] snip... Are you sure that the printer doesn't already come with a cable? It seems that every time I buy some USB peripheral they throw a cable into the box. According to the specs at http://www.officedepot.com/txtSearch...431488&x=0&y=0 no cable is included. Thanks for everyone's response btw. I ordered the cable form overstock. It was $11.50, but I got a $5 off coupon which with shipping made it $9.50. regards, Ben -- BTW. I can be contacted at Username:newsgroup4.replies.benaltw Domain:xoxy.net |
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Good to know. I have one of these out-of-spec cables, which I got with
an USB 1.0 hub. When I ran my external HDD over the cable`, I got so mansy transmission errors, the kernel decided the HDD was unusable. No such problem with the cable that came with the externam enclosure. Arno In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc Marc Reinig wrote: Any USB 1.1 cable will work on USB 2.0. The spec guarantees this. There were some out of spec USB 1.0 cables, but in general, if you buy a cable today, don't be fooled by more expensive ones that are labled 2.0. Any 1.1 cable is the same as a 2.0 cable per the spec. Marc Reinig System Solutions -- For email address: lastname AT tik DOT ee DOT ethz DOT ch GnuPG: ID:1E25338F FP:0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" - Tacitus |
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Marc Reinig wrote:
Any USB 1.1 cable will work on USB 2.0. The spec guarantees this. There were some out of spec USB 1.0 cables, but in general, if you buy a cable today, don't be fooled by more expensive ones that are labeled 2.0. Any 1.1 cable is the same as a 2.0 cable per the spec. I just checked and according to the Samsung site its connectivity is USB 1.1. From what you said above I assume that the cables are then interchangeable and the 2.0 one I ordered will work okay with it? Thanks, Ben -- BTW. I can be contacted at Username:newsgroup4.replies.benaltw Domain:xoxy.net |
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Ben wrote:
Hi, I am in the process of buying a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer and am looking to buy a USB cable. I have seen for example at Officedepot the "Belkin" brand for around $25 which I understand is the Rolls Royce of usb cables, but I am wondering if I could just as easily get a cheap one to do the same thing without any difference in performance or anything else? For example, I can get a "10-foot USB 2.0/1.0 A-B Cable" for $10 at overstock.com. Would I be losing out getting a cheaper cable here? Thanks, Ben FWIW, Fry's here has 10' 2.0 cables on sale today for 2 bucks. Even their regular price is less than $10. |
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