USB to Parallel 1284 Converter Cable, TU-P1284, USB 1.1/2.0/3.0, Windows 10/8.1/8/7, Mac OS X 10.6-10.9, 2 m (6.6 ft) Length, Connect Parallel Port Printers to a USB Port, Plug & Play

To be clear, this review is for the Parallel to USB TU-P1284 cable. For some reason Amazon includes 3 very different products on the same product page. I bought this cable because I didn't want to mess around with other non-compatible cheap parallel to USB cables. This cable works great out of the box. No drivers or software installs are needed on either of my Windows or Mac (Lion) systems. Just plug it in and your computer views your printer as a USB device. -Windows 7 with an old Epson printer? No problem! -Mac OS (Lion) compatibility? Works great on my MacBook Pro Retina! -Works with non-printer parallel port devices? Flawlessly connects my old vinyl cutter/plotter! Here's the clincher! Does this cable work with my old vinyl cutter, running an ancient Windows XP program, inside Windows 7, running in Parallels virtualization software, on Mac OS Lion, on my brand new MacBook Pro??? Yes it does!!! PS: Do not buy from "770iPhone" even if it does say "Fulfilled by Amazon". My first order came from them and guess what? They sent a cheap crappy no-name cable instead of the TrendNET one. The worst part was that it didn't even work. I sent it back to Amazon and reordered it. This time NOT from "770iPhone". Let me know if anyone found this review helpful at all.

At first, I was looking at a docking station for my new laptop with Vista but they were very expensive and the reviews were mediocre. My HP Laserjet 1100 was the only peripheral that used a 36p parallel port to a 25p serial port on the computer so the cheapest and easiest solution was to get an adapter that goes from a 36p male parallel to a USB port. The reviews I was ready about other adapters states that they did not work with Vista so I was on a quest to find an adapter that worked with Vista. The maker of this adapter stated that it would work with Vista so I bought it. Unfortunately, I didn't realize at the time that the HP serial port to the printer is a 36p but the size of the port was WAY smaller than the one on the new adapter. To solve this problem, I had to buy converter that was a 25p female serial on one side and a 36p female parallel on the other. Even after this manipulation, it still worked great. It's a good product.

This cable worked as stated. I had an old but reliable HP Laserjet 4L which has only a parallel connection and as you may already know the new computers do not have a parallel port. So this cable worked just well.

This adapter has prolonged the useful lifespan of my 20 year old Centronics port, thermal CD/DVD printer. At first it wouldn't print, but after changing the port setting from LPT to USB it works like a charm. All this on a 2012 MacBook Pro running Parallels and 32 bit Windows XP! The cable seems well-built and should serve my needs for some time to come. I'm quite happy with the value and performance of this product.

As described

When I bought my new HP Pavillion computer that was running Vista 64, I was worried that my old HP LaserJet 5 printer would not connect anymore. The new computer did not have a parallel port, so I bought this USB to Centronix cable hoping that it would work. Surprisingly, I connected the cable and the OS instantly saw the printer and installed it automatically. I was able to immediately print perfectly with no action on my part besides plugging the cable in! BTW, Vista 64 with SP1 totally rocks!

I have a cheaper and short cable (USB to parallel) that works perfectly with windows 10 and my -very- old printer. I bought this new cable TRENDnet for a little improvement. But it doesn't work in any way. Windows cannot detect the printer. The cable does not have any driver/software to install to solve the problem. Is just "plug and play" but doesn't work after many Windows 10 adjustments. After the strong disappointment, I connect my previous cheaper cable, and the printer was recognized by Windows 10 and works perfectly on the first attempt.

I needed a cable to run my old Okidata printer on my desktop. I purchased this adapter cable and it worked perfectly and at a great price. I would recommend these to everyone.

Die Kombination Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit und HP Laserjet 4050 aus dem Jahre Schnee funktioniert einwandfrei. Nach Verbinden des Kabels wurden alle Treiber automatisch installiert.

Buen embalaje y artículo de calidad

Zjbs. Tiko, veikia viskas.

I've been using this product for a few months now on an older HP Laserjet IV+. The printer originally had a Jet Direct NIC that got damaged. None of my current computers have a parallel port and I didn't want to retire the printer so I went looking for a solution and found this converter. It works great! Basically a plug and play - but you do have to manually set up the "new" printer in your OS. Once that is done you can also share the printer just like you would with a standard USB or other network printer.

Excellent, Top-Class product. Easy installation, simple plug n play. Best Buy. Worth the high price paid for a quality product by TrendNet. Prompt delivery with good packing.