best place for cheap cables?

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"Brendan R. Wehrung" <ck183@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
newscmu3o$7q8$1@theodyn.ncf.ca...
>
> I bought a second Samsung ML-1740 and refused the USB cable, saying I had
> one. Well, I did, but it was needed to connect the new printer to my main
> computer while the old one gets connected to my backup, for which I also
> need another USB "B" cable. (I forgot that there is more than one kind of
> USB cable, aside from the familiar one that connects peripherals like
> cameras to computers.) Since this particular model is "old fashioned" and
> also will communicate with a parallel cable I hooked that up, but need to
> get the port back for my Zip drive. So I need to buy a USB cable.
>
> Cables are a racket and a profit center for computer stores--$5 of wire
> and connector for $30. Never go on sale, of course. Anybody know where
> to look for good prices on cables? My old printer is working fine on the
> parallel connection so I can afford to take my time.
>
> Brendan
>


What, anywhere in the world? SE Asia's probably good for a start. FFS sake
say where the hell you live!

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www.froogle.com search on "usb cables"

Brendan R. Wehrung wrote:

> I bought a second Samsung ML-1740 and refused the USB cable, saying I had
> one. Well, I did, but it was needed to connect the new printer to my main
> computer while the old one gets connected to my backup, for which I also
> need another USB "B" cable. (I forgot that there is more than one kind of
> USB cable, aside from the familiar one that connects peripherals like
> cameras to computers.) Since this particular model is "old fashioned" and
> also will communicate with a parallel cable I hooked that up, but need to
> get the port back for my Zip drive. So I need to buy a USB cable.
>
> Cables are a racket and a profit center for computer stores--$5 of wire
> and connector for $30. Never go on sale, of course. Anybody know where
> to look for good prices on cables? My old printer is working fine on the
> parallel connection so I can afford to take my time.
>
> Brendan
>
> --
>
>

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"Caitlin" (caitlin_online_nospam@hotmail.com) writes:
> "Brendan R. Wehrung" <ck183@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
> newscmu3o$7q8$1@theodyn.ncf.ca...
>>
>> I bought a second Samsung ML-1740 and refused the USB cable, saying I had
>> one. Well, I did, but it was needed to connect the new printer to my main
>> computer while the old one gets connected to my backup, for which I also
>> need another USB "B" cable. (I forgot that there is more than one kind of
>> USB cable, aside from the familiar one that connects peripherals like
>> cameras to computers.) Since this particular model is "old fashioned" and
>> also will communicate with a parallel cable I hooked that up, but need to
>> get the port back for my Zip drive. So I need to buy a USB cable.
>>
>> Cables are a racket and a profit center for computer stores--$5 of wire
>> and connector for $30. Never go on sale, of course. Anybody know where
>> to look for good prices on cables? My old printer is working fine on the
>> parallel connection so I can afford to take my time.
>>
>> Brendan
>>
>
>
> What, anywhere in the world? SE Asia's probably good for a start. FFS sake
> say where the hell you live!
>
>


Good 'ole USA.

Brendan
--

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Expensive gold tipped cables are 99 cents more.

KnightCrawler@gmail.com wrote:

>http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=c:36142;p:10502632
>
>15 foot USB A to B $3 plus $1 for shipping
>
>or
>
>http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10500820;c:36142
>
>PCMS 10FT USB 2.0 A TO B CABLE $2 plus $1 shipping
>
>or
>
>http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502945;c:36142
>
>6 foot USB A to B $1.50 plus $1 for shipping
>
>
>