alright, I have a huge problem which I need help with since I am soooo bad with computers and all that good stuff. I recently bought a new computer which has Windows Vista...I know...BOOOOOOOOOO either way, the computer doesn't have a parallel port to it. I found out too late. now I have an old printer that has been with me for a while and its so great! it has never let me down! its an HP2100 (yar yar i know i should just upgrade) either way, i am trying so hard to find a bloody parallel port to USB so that i could still use it. the ports i found are pretty cheap on ebay but then the ports all look freaking different! the port i have looks like this (just don't have the USB connector yet but this is the one i was thinking of buying!): however, when i try to look for more, i see the ports look like this: i don't know which if i could use both of them or i have to look for the specific one since they both are the same 36 pin port... please help!
or just get a new printer. a new printer is really cheap nowadays.. even cheaper than a cartridge refill....
Easier to get a new printer. These types of upgrades end up spending more money and time than just going straight for a new one.
lol they look the same but the port plug is different. printers are cheaper now a days, but then its the ink that really makes and breaks the deal here... thanks for your advise will take into consideration.
Both are the same. NOT RECOMMEND. I sales computer accessories so i know this cable sometime can't connect to printer so better just get new Printer or Buy and install a Parallel Port PCI Adapter
lol ur friend is a printer collector? yeah i think u should just get a new one. cheap ones just for basic printing can be found for less than $50
most of the time i donate them to schools or charities that can use them if not into the trash they go...once every year they have a computer recycling drive and then i take them there
