8 Best Print Servers for Parallel Port
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- Reliable
- Easy To Use
- Easy Set Up
Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 41 products, over 50 people recommended Print Servers specifically for Parallel Port. These 8 are the most highly recommended products we found.
D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U
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$56 - $80
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6 People Recommend
"just the same, it's nice that the dp-300u has 2 parallel ports and a usb port in case you ever want to add more printers (not sure if the usb port supports the newer/faster 2.0 or just the older 1.0…" - mtbmunoz@earthlink.net from San Antonio, TX at Buy.com "i bought this because i needed the parallel port for my old epson action laser 1500 printer and a usb port for my new hp all-in-one color inkjet printer.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "i purchased this product for a friend who had purchased a brand new laptop with no parallel port on it.…" - Amazon.com User |
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54GU2
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$169
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5 People Recommend
"am using the server wired to my network (no wireless) with an hp laserjet on parallel port, printing from 2 xp prof computers on the network.…" - Amazon.com User "i've got this unit to finally print from both a winxp and mac os x machine, to a parallel port hp-6l and a usb port canon i850.…" - Amazon.com User "the advantage of the wps54gu2 over the wps54g is that the former has a parallel port, while the latter does not.wps54gu2 performs well, although it was kind of a pain to set up.…" - Newegg.com User |
Zonet ZPS2102
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$64 - $67
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4 People Recommend
"i tried for hours trying to get my old printer that uses the parallel port to work but it just wouldn't (it'll show up and say 'ok' but doesn't print).…" - Newegg.com User "the only issue is that my brother mfc-4800, when connected to the parallel port of the server, scan feature would not work.…" - Newegg.com User "if you have a firewall enabled, you'll have to temporarily disable it to allow the software to see the unit over the network.i have plugged in both a parallel port printer and a usb printer and can…" - Newegg.com User |
NetGear PS101 PS101NA
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$61 - $70
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3 People Recommend
"it took me a little while to figure out the setup and understand that it creates a kind of virtual parallel port.…" - A Customer from Fairfield, IA at Buy.com "i like how tiny this unit is, it takes up no useable space in my somewhat small office, since it attaches directly to the parallel port on the back of the printer.…" - Amazon.com User "not to mention that parallel port devices are becoming hard to find and yet there are still many printers out there still use only parallel, even those that can use a usb, i prefer the parallel ports.…" - Amazon.com User |
Trendware TE100-P21
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$48 - $74
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3 People Recommend
"also solved the problem of running an hp parallel printer (laserjet 5l) with new computers with no parallel ports.…" - Jerry from Washington Township, New Jersey at Buy.com "i was specifically looking for a parallel port print server and found that the ones that are only parallel ports plug directly to the printer.…" - Amazon.com User "worked with all the different laser printers we have on either usb or parallel port with no problems.…" - Newegg.com User |
D-Link AirPlus DP-G321 790069269103
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$100
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3 People Recommend
"i have a laserjet 4l, parallel port, and a hp deskjet 5550, usb, attached to the server.…" - Mwave.com User "the parallel port is a great plus for those who may still use that work-horse non-usb laser printer, etc.…" - Mwave.com User "i've wanted to get my old hp laserjet iii onto my wireless network for quite a while, but there hasn't been an available print server with wpa _and_ a parallel port.…" - Amazon.com User |
Trendware TRENDnet TE100 PS1plus TE100-PS1+
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$34 - $50
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2 People Recommend
"got it quickly, but unfortunately the print svr was abit bulky, i have two legacy printers (lexmark z42 & hp laserjet 5l) with the parallel port set into a well-like space - the print server did not…" - A Customer from Marlboro, NJ at Buy.com "the trendnet print server does a great job of networking parallel port type printers.…" - Tigerdirect.com User |
Trendware TEW-P1PG
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$73 - $95
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2 People Recommend
"pros: worked with an old parallel port printer (a canon bjc-4550, circa 1995)cons: be sure to check trendnet website for faq and installation instructions.…" - Newegg.com User "pros: worked with an old parallel port printer (a canon bjc-4550, circa 1995)…" - Newegg.com User "pros: easy setup, fairly fast printing, direct-clip-on mounting to the parallel port of the printer (looks nice without cords), web or software install (i recomment the web)…" - network guru at Newegg.com |
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