RE: RE: OT Who knows about a fax machine with a USB hook up

I also prefer those printers that are connected via ethernet ports. So much
more flexible on placement (depending on your wiring), and I've never had a
problem connecting to them. I get at least one call a month concerning a USB
printer that is no longer recognized. Sometimes it is as simple as pulling
the cable and reinserting it to the PC, other times it calls for a complete
removal and fresh installation of the software. Most likely it has to do
with the vendor's software than the actual electronics, but I simply don't
have the time to follow up to make that determination. All vendors seem to
have the problem, not a specific one, so I suspect the technology may have
problems itself, or at least the implementation of the technology, since
keyboards and mice also seem to be affected. I have one client who is always
having a problem with a USB attached hard drive, which usually leads to a
reboot to resolve the issue. 

\\Steve// 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of John I
Jones
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:35 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] RE: OT Who knows about a fax machine with a USB hook up

I have Epson and HP printers that both use USB and have no problem with 
them either on amy Mac or my PC. I also have printers with ethernet 
connections, which I like better because they are more flexible on the 
network.

Parallel, serial??? Didn't think they made them any more <grin>

John
On Apr 24, 2006, at 8:38 PM, Steve Szabo wrote:

> You would need to be a bit more specific than that. I, for one, would 
> not
> yet purchase a printer that would only connect via a USB port. I've 
> seen
> problems from way too many of them. I don't think the technology has 
> matured
> enough to be placed in the wide spread use all the computer makers 
> want to
> do with it. I've even seen problems with USB mice and keyboards--last 
> week I
> was reimaging a machine with a USB keyboard, and I had to restart the 
> image
> process 4 times before it recognized the keyboard--and the image came 
> from
> the machine itself.
>
> I am currently shopping for a new machine and I am rejecting those 
> that have
> no parallel and serial ports out of hand. Sales guys don't have a clue.
>
> FWIW, computer installation and maintenance are part of my job.
>
> \\Steve//
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of 
> Char
> Holte
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:23 PM
> To: Iris-Photos@Yahoogroups. Com; iris@hort.net;
> iris-species@yahoogroups.com; sibrob@yahoogroups.com;
> SIGNA_news@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [iris] RE: OT Who knows about a fax machine with a USB hook up
>
> HI,
> I am considering purchasing a brother fax machine
> that is on sale.  It has a USB hook up.  Know
> anything about it?
>
> Contact me off line,
> cholte@wi.rr.com
>
> Thanks, Char
>
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