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D-Link DP-G310 Wireless Print Server, USB 2.0, 802.11g, 54Mbps

D-Link DP-G310 Wireless Print Server, USB 2.0, 802.11g, 54Mbps

List Price: $129.99
Your Price: $82.99
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Useless
Review: This print server does not work well with my Canon i860 printer. I barely got it to send print jobs (text only) from my Windows XP machine - it *won't* work from OS X. Note to OS X users - buried in the documentation (not in the marketing stuff - they claim 100% compatibility with OS X), they mention that when printing from Macintosh, this printer only supports PostScript printers. I wish I had known that to begin with, I wouldn't have bought it.

Pain to setup. Poor documentation. Uselesss product.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Solid, but falls short on USB 2.0 promise!
Review: This print server promised 802.11g and USB 2.0 compatibility. Configuration and setup was easy. I first tried a Laserjet 3200 (USB 1.1) and then an HP Photosmart 7660 as well as a Canon i80 (USB 2.0).
All of these printed ok from different laptops and workstations in the network.
However, the status page of the printer reported "Full Speed - 12 MBps" connection between print server and printer. That however is far from USB 2.0 speed (480 MBps). Even though you never get the nominal speeds, there is clearly a problem with USB 2.0 support in this box. D-Link tech support escalated the matter and definitely confirmed that this is the current maximum speed of this unit.

I am torn whether or not to return this unit and try the Linksys equivalent instead - after all the it performs ok with this one (albeit major) exception.

I recently switched from a Linksys to D-Link router/access point. I am hesitant to give Linksys another try for anything, because after 3 years of experiences with LinkSys wireless routers I am convinced those lack in reach and speed. I have used 3 different models and generations in various office and home environments. My new D-Link DI-624 router beat them all in signal quality and speed.


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