[Ti] OT connecting a 3400c Powerbook to a USB printer

[Tom R. no spam]

Hmmm....  At the HP site, the jetdirect 175x, which is what we
have and has worked fine, seems to be $159.
<http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF02a/18972-236253-64302.html>

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

> At 2:58 am -0400 22/9/03, Tom R. no spam wrote:
> >There are ethernet-ready printers.  Also eg HP has the
> >JetDirect ethernet-to-USB adapters which have worked fine
> >for us on a compatible HP model.
> >
> >On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:
> >  > My question: HOW do I connect such a USB printer to my 3400c?
>
> Tom - this morning, I also looked at the HP (Epson also make one)
> ethernet-USB adapter, but at about $300 (3X the cost of the printer),
> it is not really an economically-viable option right now.
> I will also check out the economics and availability of ethernet printers.