Why I buy this one ?
- USB-to-DB25 adapter provides external female, plug-and-play connection
- Female, plug-and-play connector
- 6 feet long
- Support Inquiries - Support@kinamax.com

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What our customer's say!

"WILL NOT work on WindowsXP 64 bit", Did everything I could think of to make it work. Just not designed for WindowsXP 64 bit

"Just plug and print", Pros: Easy to set up; fairly flexible cable easy to run neatly from printer to computer; like the color and look of the braided cable

Cons: Not as long as advertised, though plenty long combined with parallel cable of the printer; mispellings on the packaging :)

Set up was a breeze for my HP LaserJet 1100 and Vista x64 computer. There's no manual and one part did trip me up for a brief moment (couple seconds), so if you're unsure, here are the steps I took. Certain variations of the sequence would probably also work.
1) Attach parallel end
2) Plug USB end into computer
3) Power on printer (an important step)
4) Computer recognizes and adds the exact printer model (how?!)
5) Print!

So in summary just plug and play (great job on this Windows). I wonder if this will work with a wireless print server. Even though parallel port print servers exist, converting to USB with this cable could in the end could be cheaper and offer more choices of print servers too.


"Works as promised", Plugged it in and my computer (Vista) recognized it right away. So far, so good!

"Works perfectly on Vista computer with older single function printer (HP722C)", This cable worked perfectly for my HP 722C on a brand new Dell PC with no printer port. I had read in reviews or somewhere else that these cables would not hep if your printer was multifunction (or that only the printing function would work), so since my printer was just a printer, this cable worked fine.

Was deliverd within about 3 days from the order.

"It works only for printers", If you want to connect other parallel devices, like scanners, this converter does NOT work! Select a PCMCIA to Parallel Port Card instead!

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Works sometimes ", I had an older injet at home (HP 722) that was never opened, I send it with my son to college. He is using a Dell notebook with XP Pro. After installed it worked. Every time he removes the cable from notebook then plugs its back in he has to do the following to get the printer to work again:
- Delete the installed printer in control panel/printers
- Go into my computer properties then hardware and delete the usb device.
- Turn off the computer
- reinstall the usb cable into the computer with the printer off
- Then turn on the printer and reinstall it in windows.

I found this solution when searching the internet so I am not the only one having this problem. Unfortunately no good solutions to connecting a legacy printer.

"IF YOU HAVE VISTA -- DON'T BUY THIS!", Any positive reviews have to be from people with Windows XP or older. This does NOT work with Vista! The packaging doesn't list Vista nor the installation CD. False advertising here!

"Works for Vista and HP LaserJet 5L Xtra", It works for Vista and HP LaserJet 5L Xtra combination. Just plugged in and everything ran automatically and smoothly. Previously bought a black-colored one on eBay supposedly with a "Wan Teng" lable on it (it came without any manufacturer label at all) for a total of $5.98, but it was incompatible with the printer and did all kinds of weird things, and wasted my time. Should have had gone for this more expensive one at the first place.

"Does not work", Could not get this product to work at all.
Did I smell something burn?
When I look at the partially translucent 25-pin connector end, it looks like something is burned inside.
I suspect it burned up being plugged in to printer & USB port.

I threw it in the trash rather than take a chance of further damage to my expensive computers/printers.

"Does not work ", This cable does not work but then it cost $5 or $6 so it is not worth returning it, the shipping cost will be more expensive. I guess we get what we pay for...