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NetGear PS121 Print Server
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Price Range $20 - $60 Featured Merchants
Product Description Multi-user access to your printer is now simpler than ever. NETGEARs USB Mini Print Server does away with the hassles of sharing your printer among multiple PCs. Its easy external USB connection links one USB printer to as many as three PCs, so different network users can run multiple print jobs at the same time from anywhere on a home or office network. The attractive case design looks great in any environment, and its compact size allows you to place it close at hand or out of the way to open up your work area. Easy setup with NETGEARs Smart Wizard install assistant saves you time and effort so youre up and running in minutes. Since no parallel printer cable is needed, it saves you money, too.
Cheapest USB print server I can find
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Written By jjhung Date Written Jan 31 2006 Summary I have a Samsung 1710 laser printer that I wanted to connect to the network to print, instead of having to share it thru one computer. After looking at a lot of prices, I found this one at CompUSA for $9.99 after instant and mail in rebates. So my final... Strength small and light weight, $50 rebate Weakness need to reboot multiple times to get it running if you lose power/connection Bottom Line For a small home network and a budget conscious user, this is the best price I have been able to find. Some frustration with detection/connection at times. 3 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW OF PS121, read review
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Written By sapy2k Date Written Feb 24 2006 Summary First off, a network print server is a MUST-HAVE if you have a Home/Office LAN or Wireless-LAN, an exising USB printer, and several LAN users/PCs that want to share same printer INDEPENDENTLY from each PC. Ok, 3 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT THE PS121... Strength Convenience of sharing USB printer from each PC idependent Weakness It runs a bit hot, reboots every so often. Bottom Line Very useful function. I'm pleased to print from all/any of my PC. PCS 1350 partially supported
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Written By bajennings Date Written Jan 21 2006 Summary The HP 1350 All-in-one printer is partially supported by this print server. I purchased the NetGear PS121 from CompUSA because I wanted to share the USB All-in-one printer with all computers on my LAN. Here are the steps I took to install the HP software... Strength Fast enough. Small. Easy to install. Weakness Does not readily work with all USB interface printers. Bottom Line RTFM (http://www.netgear.com/products/details/PS121.php) before buying this. 64K Print server buffer is too small. Print jobs abort.
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Written By clouison Date Written Jan 15 2007 Summary My printer now only prints the first 25% of any print job (test page included). In order to reprint you have to reboot the print server only to get another partial print. What a pain in the you know what. Make sure your printer is approved by Netgear... Strength NONE Weakness Small 64K Print Server Buffer. Bottom Line Do you feel lucky? Well do you? Check the compatibility list and buy at your own risk. Or just buy a printer with the print server built in. Be happier. Multi-functional printers not supported by PS121
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Written By cissp Date Written Feb 15 2005 Summary After spending fruitless hours following the installation instructions, giving up on the long wait of phone support, and waiting 2-3 days for e-mail response, Netgear informed me in a terse reply that my Brother MFC-8500 was not on their tested list and... Strength Small, simple, affordable Weakness Printing to USB multi-function printers is not supported despite specifications and product description  |
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