UGREEN USB Male to DB25 Female Parallel (25 Pin) Printer Cable Adapter 6FT

Name: UGREEN USB Male to DB25 Female Parallel (25 Pin) Printer Cable Adapter 6FT
Brand: Unbranded
SKU: B012FF3CW0

Bottom line: The UGREEN USB Male to DB25 Female Parallel Printer Cable Adapter 6FT: Driverless plug and play, no external power adapter needed; main trade-off: no macOS 14 Sonoma or newer support, a hard stop on current Macs.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ Driverless plug and play, no external power adapter needed
✓ Bi-directional transfer over the parallel port, so printer status reports back
✓ Up to 12Mbps, compliant with USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1284
✓ 6ft run reaches a desk-side or floor-standing dot matrix printer

Cons

✗ No macOS 14 Sonoma or newer support, a hard stop on current Macs
✗ Not compatible with Zip drives or engravers
✗ Printer must have a DB25 male port; Centronics 36-pin needs another cable
✗ Requires the printer itself to support USB-to-DB25 IEEE-1284 conversion

Manufacturer description

The UGREEN USB to DB25 parallel printer cable adapter bridges a modern USB port to legacy 25-pin parallel hardware, letting you keep a dot matrix, label, or impact printer in service long after the motherboard's LPT header disappeared. It runs 6 feet, handles data transfer up to 12Mbps, and complies with USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1284, including bi-directional transfer over the parallel port so status and error reporting flow back from the printer. Setup is driverless and bus-powered, so there is no disc to hunt down and no wall wart to find a socket for. Compatibility spans Windows…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to install drivers for this USB to parallel adapter?

No. UGREEN lists this adapter as plug and play with no driver installation and no external power adapter required.

Will this work on my Mac?

It supports macOS 10.4 Tiger through macOS 13 Ventura. It is not compatible with macOS 14 Sonoma or later, so check your macOS version first.

How fast is the data transfer?

Up to 12Mbps, fully compliant with the USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1284 specifications.

Can I use this with a Zip drive, scanner, or laser engraver?

No. UGREEN specifies it is not compatible with Zip drives and engravers. It is built for parallel printers, including dot matrix and label printers.

What connector and cable length do I get?

A USB male plug on one end and a DB25 female 25-pin parallel connector on the other, over a 6-foot cable. Your printer needs a DB25 male port.

Key Features

Superb Parallel Printer Cable: UGREEN USB Male to DB25 Female printer adapter cable is ideal for connecting USB-equipped desktop or notebook computers to a parallel printer, dot matrix, and label printer with DB25 parallel interface
Fast Data Transfer: The DB25 Converter supports data transfer speeds up to 12Mbps, fully compliant with USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1284 specifications
Plug and Play: No driver installation is required. No external power adapter needed. Support bi-directional data transfer over parallel port
Wide Compatibility: This parallel cable is compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7/XP/Vista/98SE/2000, macOS 10.4 (Tiger) to macOS 13 (Ventura), Linux. Not compatible with macOS 14 (Sonoma) and above
Note: Check your printer manufacturer to confirm whether the printer supports a USB to DB25 IEEE-1284 Parallel conversion. And make sure your printer has a DB25 male port and your PC has a USB female port that supports USB 1.1/2.0. (Not compatible with Zip drives and engravers)

Full Specifications

Brand	UGREEN
Cable Type	USB
Connectivity	USB
Compatibility	PC, Mac, Linux
Plug and Play	No driver installation is required. No external power adapter needed. Support bi-directional data transfer over parallel port
Connector Type	Usb Male to Db25 Female
Special Feature	Data Transfer
Compatible Devices	PC with USB 1.1/2.0 Female Port, Printer with DB25 Male Port
Fast Data Transfer	The DB25 Converter supports data transfer speeds up to 12Mbps, fully compliant with USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1284 specifications

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