Best PC Print Servers

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Zonet ZPS2102

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from brettjconley, www.shopping.com
cons: it has no error handling and makes the print spooler eat the whole cpu.
from lboeckl, www.shopping.com
pros: supports 2 usb printers cons: tech support very thin.
from www.mwave.com
print server was set up with three computers very quickly.
from Bob from the hilly part of Illinois, clickfrom.buy.com
have only tried 1 printer so far, but it has parallel and usb ports, so i tried it both ways.
from www.newegg.com
i've found very little if not any buffer on this device.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP

2 RECOMMENDED by 135 people for OVERALL

D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U

$84.00 Est. at Amazon

from Greg from Houston, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
this was my first print server, and i've had no problems with it.
from bvrev.compusa.com
but it is a great little print server...
from mtbmunoz@earthlink.net from San Antonio, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
i wanted to be able to put my printer on the home network so i could share it between a laptop and desktop computer.
from Greg from Houston, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
the setup with windows xp is a little weird, but the installation guide talks you through it step by step.
from Terry from Tampa, FL, clickfrom.buy.com
i purchased this mainly because i wanted the other computers on our home network to be be able to print if my laptop(configured as the print server) was turned off, or i was away on business.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet,SNMP

3 RECOMMENDED by 84 people for OVERALL

IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21

IOGear USB 2.0 Print Server, 1 Port (GPSU21) Print Server

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Seattle, WA, clickfrom.buy.com
at it's heart, this is just a little box that let's you print from an ethernet network.
from www.tigerdirect.com
(the 7550 will access them locally.) as i had installed the hp printer on one machine before networking it, the ink utility will appear only on that pc when i print from that machine.
from Anthony.A.Estep@verizon.net from Huntington, WV, clickfrom.buy.com
great product, got the delivery and within 10 minutes of opening the box, the printer was working across my home network.
from A Customer from Troy, MI, clickfrom.buy.com
overall, it allows me to share the printer on my home network.
from www.pricegrabber.com
this is a little fact that they don't put on the webpage.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet

4 RECOMMENDED by 56 people for OVERALL

Trendware TEW-P1PG

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
when i wanted to move my plotter to the other side of my office i decided to go wirless (for obvious reasons) i almost didn't buy this due to it's poor reviews but really liked it's small simple
from www.tigerdirect.com
set it to your network, either dhcp or manual, disconnect and reboot and you've got a printer port 20ft away.
from www.tigerdirect.com
followed the instructions: 1)configure server via network cable connection from ''2wire'' wireless hub (had to change ip address to match my network, and set wep open key), 2) configured two
from www.tigerdirect.com
i wish i could get my money back and just purchase a new printer at a local store.
from A Customer from Carneys Point, NJ, clickfrom.buy.com
this item works great and is a good value, especially for turning an old parrellel attached printer into a network printer.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet

5 RECOMMENDED by 92 people for OVERALL

NetGear PS101 PS101NA

$66.00 Est. at Amazon

from snewman from GA, www.circuitcity.com
it gives you the ability to browse it as a windows shared printer, which is nice.
from CaseyG from Northern, CA, www.circuitcity.com
this little print server is great for home networks!
from www.pricegrabber.com
netgear makes the most reliable home and small office networking products on the market.
from JayC from Elizabeth, CO, www.circuitcity.com
i highly recommend this to anyone that has multiple computers in their home and need/desire printing from any of their systems.
from hybridspecies, www.pricegrabber.com
summary: netgear makes the most reliable home and small office networking products on the market.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Form Factor: External

Trendware TE100-P21

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Denver, CO, clickfrom.buy.com
however, the utility on the cd made it a simple task to change it to something that will work with my network and once that was done, the setup utilities made the task of switching from the print
from A Customer from ny,ny, clickfrom.buy.com
it's a pleasure to let the family print to a choice of printers from computers networked on different floors, without needing to power up a computer near the printers.
from A Customer from Washington, DC, clickfrom.buy.com
i was pleasantly surprised with how simple and fast it was to configure this print server.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i suggest to all people that have had issues rtfm i sugest learning about print servers before buying one it is not plug and play.
from David from Milwaukee, WI, clickfrom.buy.com
this little print server is awesome!!

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP,Telnet,SNMP, Remote Management Protoco: HTTP,Telnet,SNMP, Form Factor: External

D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction

$106.00 Est. at Amazon

from Master from Kansas City, MO, www.circuitcity.com
it does take someone with a little networking knowledge, but it could certainly be a lot worse.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i have a completely d-link home network (router and wireless network card).
from www.pcmall.com
they have a tiny list of supported devices, and they only support the printer mode of the aio, and *not* scanning & faxing!
from www.compuplus.com
summary: i spent a total of 13 hours on the phone with d-link customer support trying to resolve technical issues and get this device working with my basic home wireless network.
from www.compuplus.com
summary: got this mf wps from officedepot.com for a good price of about $60+taxes.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet TE100-P1P 1x

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet Printserver TE100-P1P 1x par. (7109313030568) Print Server

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
perhaps because i'm working with an older hp laser printer (4000t), this product required a number of tech support calls to make it work.
from www.amazon.com
it is a workable alternative to having a built-in network print server.
from Ian, www.newegg.com
i had it installed on my home network in about 45 min.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it is great, and has brought new life to an old parallel printer.
from www.amazon.com
this print server was simple to install.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet

HP HP Q6236A Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit

Hewlett Packard HP Q6236A Hp Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit Print Server

$91.00 Est. at Amazon

from MartyMo from Dallas,TX, www.circuitcity.com
the range isnt that great..dont count on it to printfrom you room if the printer is located in your home office.
from KirkB from Dallas, TX, www.circuitcity.com
i lost the ability to scan images to my pc.so i did a little research and found a wireless print server that promised all-in-one device support.
from MartyMo from Dallas,TX, www.circuitcity.com
i purchased this just for wireless print only.
from PJ from Chicago, IL, www.circuitcity.com
but i had no difficulty installing this wireless module -- it took about 5 minutes to install.
from systrib from Demorest, GA, www.circuitcity.com
overall the hp wireless printing upgrade kit worked as advertised, but i am disappointed that you have to be so close to the printer with your laptop for it to work properly.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External, Interface: Ethernet

Linksys WIRELESS G

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
also the way the discovery agent works, you can run into problems seeing the print server if you have more than one device (e.g.
from www.tigerdirect.com
does not support tcp/ip printing, so no printing from mac osx or linux.
from mastephens69, www.shopping.com
the product does not live up to its promise of seamless wireless printing on a network
from DT 10 from Atlanta, Georgia, www.circuitcity.com
i have vista on my computer and checked the linksys website for printer compatibility prior to purchasing the print server.
from CPA from PA, www.circuitcity.com
spent over 15 hours w/ 6 different tech.my printer could not be recognized.they said that someone will call me in one hour.never received a call.i called back, they put me on hold for 20 minutes and

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External

Trendware TE100-MP1U

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

from RC, www.newegg.com
i can print and scan on my hp officejet 5610 from a wireless computer some rooms away.
from Bob, www.newegg.com
it worked right out of the box and required very little knowlege of networking to setup.
from www.amazon.com
i'm able to print on an hp printer via my windows xp computers that are "wired" to my network and my windows vista laptop that's hooked up wirelessly.
from www.amazon.com
just plugged it in and started printing!
from www.amazon.com
i love not having to keep a pc running to have to print

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Set Up, Excellent Reliability, Form Factor: External

Trendware Trendnet TE100-MP2U 2-Port 10/100Mbps

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have one vista business, vista home and 2 xp pro, and again, it seems to be working with all the functions.
from www.amazon.com
i put a document on the scanner and clicked scan in ms office and up it came!
from www.amazon.com
else its a great print server that i use for two printers.
from www.amazon.com
the print server setup was very easy.
from www.amazon.com
it all works fine, complete with the printer status monitor software from epson & cannon.

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Positives: Form Factor: External, Interface: USB, Platform: PC

D-Link DP 301U DP-301U

$65.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bob B. from Pittsburgh, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
this allowed me to change the print server ip address to the same subnet as my home network, and was relatively simple to do as the documentation with the print server walked me through it.
from A Customer from Philadelphia, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
this is a great, fast, inexpensive print server that integrated well and painlessly into my mixed wired and wireless mac-based home network.
from www.amazon.com
setup took a little bit but now that it's set up, it works fine.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this to install in a coworkers home and was not at all looking forward to setting it up.
from www.newegg.com
comments: i have three computers at my home and my biggest problem used to be my desktop had to be running non stop if i needed to print anything over my network.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet, Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,Telnet, Form Factor: External

NetGear PS121

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.overstock.com
this product makes it much easier to print from multiple computer networks especially if you are running both wired and wireless devices.
from www.mwave.com
summary: i tried a hawking print server and i had to wrestle with it to get it to work.
from www.thenerds.net
summary:i tried a hawking print server and i had to wrestle with it to get it to work.
from www.tigerdirect.com
this product might work great if you running windows 98 and a hp 610 printer.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i gave it 5 stars because i bought a recertified one at less than half the price of new, it is the only print server i have ever bought and it does the job.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External

Linksys PSUS4

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
in addition, the server is a lot smaller than it looks in the pictures and takes up very little space.
from Techlisa from Escondido, CA, www.circuitcity.com
the install was easy and well documented, sometimes the unit needs to be powered down to wake it up, otherwise it is a good little server.
from Mike from New Jersey, www.circuitcity.com
use any other selection then that, then unplug the printer while it is on and connected to the server, plug it back in and see how it works.
from DaveD from Phillipsburg, NJ, www.circuitcity.com
this printer has parallel and usb and both work.(usb to the print server and parallel to my desktop)my router is wireless and my wireless laptop prints to it very fast.
from www.pricegrabber.com
(edited may 27th by mkpuskus) overall i like the print server, i would buy it again, it was easy to install and configure, but it has a power plug that sticks out the side i would like to be

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP, Remote Management Protoco: HTTP

Canon& BU-20 Bluetooth& Adapter 013803055436

$62.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i bought this canon product to be able to print wirelessly to my canon printer.
from www.amazon.com
i got this in the mail today and plugged it into my canon pixma ip6600d photo printer and the canon bu-20 bluetooth adapter came right on blinking a blue light, so now i was ready to try to print a
from www.amazon.com
i turn the bluetooth on in my mac, send it to print and tarararara!!!!!
from www.amazon.com
i can print from almost anywhere in my home (30')
from www.amazon.com
i purchased the bu-20 last week and am using it in my home network with a mac g4 laptop running os 10.4.11.

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Positives: Form Factor: External, Interface: Bluetooth, Platform: PC

Keyspan US-4A

$130.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Annapolis, MD, clickfrom.buy.com
this little device works on all my computers (macintosh) and frankly, i was surprised.
from scott from west chicago, il, clickfrom.buy.com
i use the multi function printer across the network and all features work great.
from Duane Timmons from Seattle, Wa, clickfrom.buy.com
i've tried many other usb to network devices to share multifunction printers.
from www.amazon.com
it was a little tweaky getting my mac to use the server.
from www.amazon.com
i had used the 4port print server for a couple of years until it finally died after a power outage from a storm.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External, Interface: Ethernet,USB

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet Wireless

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from Blackneto, www.newegg.com
i can print to it directly from my linux pc's instead of setting up a printer share on a windows computer like i was forced to with my old linksys printserver.
from dvatri, www.newegg.com
i am now able to print wirelessly from any of my three computers in my home.
from David Caiazzo, www.newegg.com
with the rebate this is the best deal around as far as print servers go.
from Rodney., www.newegg.com
when you do that it runs an application to locate the printer to install.
from AC, www.newegg.com
after you set up wireless in the web utility, unplug the lan line.

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Positives: Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet, Form Factor: External, Interface: USB, Platform: PC,Unix,Mac,Sun

Troy SX-1000U 1 x 10/100Base TX

Troy SX-1000U Print Server 1 x 10/100Base TX, 1 x USB 2.0 10Mbps, 100Mbps Print Server

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Form Factor: External, Interface: USB, Platform: PC,Mac

Hawking HMPS1U DHHMPS1U

$65.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
this print server works nicely.
from www.tigerdirect.com
this print server is awesome!
from www.tigerdirect.com
i have a network with 2 xp wireless laptops and 1 vista (64bit) wireless laptop through a linksys router.
from www.tigerdirect.com
bought this ps to use at my company with an epson stylus r1900 colour photo printer.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i bought one of these for my parents which has a multi-functional printer that requires a usb connection.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP, Form Factor: External

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Zonet ZPS2102

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Trendware TEW-P1PG

NetGear PS101 PS101NA

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D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet TE100-P1P 1x

HP HP Q6236A Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit

Linksys WIRELESS G

Trendware TE100-MP1U

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D-Link DP 301U DP-301U

NetGear PS121

Linksys PSUS4

Canon& BU-20 Bluetooth& Adapter 013803055436

Keyspan US-4A

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet Wireless

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