what are the advantages of a printer that uses USB vs Parallel Port??

[stso]

I don't get it.
It seems to me that they're about the same.
So why should we use USB printer instead of Parallel port printer?

 

[AndyHui]

Smaller plug, legacy free, faster data transfer. That's about it.

 

[stso]

saw your sig, so I gave you a 10 in your profile

 

[John]

hot swappable

 

[AndyHui]

Hhmm...I never saw hot swappability as a limitation to parallel....I mean, I can unplug the printer and plug it in without needing anything special (although I did fry the parallel port once...)

 

[Super6]

USB uses a single IRQ regardless of the number of devices hooked up to it.

Super6

 

[stso]

Thank you all .... now I get it

 

[Pariah]

ECP/EPP parallel port has higher throughput capabilities than USB 1, but USB is easier to use and more versatile.