Originally posted by rty
Anyone know what the advantages are of connecting a photo-printer with USB 2.0 cable versus a parallel cable?
Originally posted by AdamGoi
Faster connectivity?
You can pretty much determine if a faster computer will give you faster print speeds by noticing if the printer pauses or stops as the print head goes from side to side as it prints.
If it pauses or if there is any hint of slow down that means it is waiting for data to be sent to it by the pc. But most likely this means that the connectivity method is too slow or that the pc cannot process the data fast enough. Parallel and USB 1.? may not be fast enough if you are sending a very dense picture to the printer. Thats the reason for USB 2.0 and firewire on the 2200. If the print head just goes from side to side without any delay then you cannot get any faster than that.
Originally posted by Jason Ho
I forget to mention that the above mentioned "100% CPU usage" problem applies to the following Win OSes
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Originally posted by ckiang
OT: It also occurs on all the above OSes when it snows in ClubSNAP.
Regards
CK
Originally posted by b18
With USB 2.0 you can transfer 480 mbps of data in a zif
with Paralel I think you can only transfer around 115200 bps of data [ that is 0.1 mbps ]
Originally posted by b18
With USB 2.0 you can transfer 480 mbps of data in a zif
with Paralel I think you can only transfer around 115200 bps of data [ that is 0.1 mbps ]
=bob=
Originally posted by Jason Ho
Check this Microsoft page about the Parallel port issue.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, print to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) printer port. If the printer does not have this capability, use a parallel-USB cable.
Originally posted by Minimalis
just a question on the same topic...say if i were to purchase an external casing to fit a 2.5" hard drive to be used on a laptop, would a firewire or USB2 connection draw more battery power from the laptop in order for the hard drive to operate? What would be a more recommended connection for faster transfer speeds, power saving..etc?