On 10/04/2006, at 6:21 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:
I am running an "desk lamp" iMac version 2.1 on OSX 10.2.8
There are 5 USB ports. The age of the iMac would preclude these
from being USB 2.
The Apple System Profiler under Devices and Volumes just identifies
USB ports but does not say their version.
A printer I am considering purchasing - an Epson C67 wants USB 1.1
(Is this a PC thing and not to worry wrt Macs?).
However, will the printer be compatible with my iMac?
Merv
Quite simply, Yes. I cannot see any reason why anyone would
manufacture a printer restricted to USB 2.0 speeds. For one thing, it
would crush their potential market share, and for another it would
unnecessarily increase their cost of production. Printers, especially
little consumer inkjets, do not need to operate at USB 2.0 speeds.
USB 1 is perfectly fine, so you will find that pretty much any USB
printer you buy will be backwards-compatible with USB 1, even though
its specs might say USB 2.0.
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