usb cable

[pov]

not a broad band question i know but am just about to buy a printer and am a bit confused as to which cables to buy with it , could anyone advise

[Tezcatlipoca]

Almost all home (non-network) printers you can now buy will use a standard USB A to B cable (plug-head diagram here). These should cost less than a fiver.

There is a chance you may also have the option of using the old parallel style connector, or, if your choice supports network functionality, a standard Cat5 (Ethernet) cable, but most will just have the USB.

 

One thing to decide when buying a printer is the question of whether to go laser or not. Assuming you only need a monochrome printer, I would personally always choose a laser. They start relatively inexpensive these days, but their largest benefit is that they use toner rather than ink. Toner goes a lot further than ink, and, page for page coverage, is considerably cheaper to replenish. They are also almost universally faster than their ink counterparts, and usually less noisy.

I picked up my network laser for less than £300, but you can get a small home laser for around £60 now.

[pov]

thanks for answering but thats a bit technical for me , it's just a cheap printer but when i look at accessories it's shows 3 usb type things ??

[Tezcatlipoca]

thanks for answering but thats a bit technical for me , it's just a cheap printer but when i look at accessories it's shows 3 usb type things ??

 

As I say, you almost certainly just need a standard USB A to B lead. The plug heads should look like this:

 

 

If it's still not clear, and there's a link to the printe rmodel you are considering, could you provide it? I can easily tell you what you'll need from that.

[pov]

can i pm you ?

[Tezcatlipoca]

Be my guest