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Belkin F2A036-15 Standard Parallel Printer Cable (15 Feet)

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If you have a printer that is more than 5 feet away from your printer, (and lets face it, who doesn't!!!) then this is the product for you. My new Laser Printer from the folks at Samsung came equiped with ports for both a serial and USB 2 connection. Being that USB 2 is supposedly the superior performance wire, I thought, what would be better suited for my Laser Printer. I was wrong. You really do not need a USB cable at in, in fact if the only USB ports are in the front of your computer, it yields a whole mess of wires, especially when you want it permanently connected, like with a printer. USB cable are great for transfering images and large amounts of continuous data where power and stregnth are needed. For simply sending encoded data from your computer to your printer, all you need is a simple serial port. This holds true even for laser printers and photo quality printers. Anything more is simply too much. It would be a waste of money. Do yourself a favor and get this cable so you can put your printer where you want it, where it can be as loud as it wants without being right in your ear. I highly recommend this item and do not make my mistake with the USB wires, go straight for the parallel port and go straight to AMAZON.com because if you go anywhere else you WILL pay the "other" listed price, even at the store on the corner with the guys in the blue & yellow shirts!

When it comes to standard parallel printer cables, Belkin is unbeatable. I can almost hear the printer control characters dashing from one end of this 15-foot charmer to the next. And the connectors! Absolutely beautiful. One end fits in your printer, the other -- into your PC. One, two, and, you're done. All that's left is to step back and admire your handiwork. I needed this cable because the old one wasn't long enough. The generous 15 feet of this Belkin standard parallel printer cable was exactly what I needed. If you are in need of a standard parallel printer cable, and you have a gap of about 15 feet between your PC and printer, I can unequivocally recommend this Belkin F2A036-15 Standard Parallel Printer Cable by Belkin Components.