
I bought this to use an old HP laser printer when I bought a new computer that didn't have a parallel printer port, but after trying the branded USB parallel cable it didn't work. I racked my brains when the 'best' cable failed, so I searched the internet for answers on how to get my old printer to work with my new computer. I found that my particular printer doesn't work with the best cables, but does it work with regular cables? I really like my printer and I didn't want to throw away a very good quality laser printer just because it's 15 years old so I thought heck I'll try a regular cable and if it doesn't work send it in the back . return. Damn it worked! I don't understand why a regular cable works when a well known brand doesn't, but it works so I don't care!