Netgear Wireless Print Server for $49.99 + free wireless pc card after rebate

[azdollars]

http://www.buy.com/retail/clearance/dotd.asp?loc=114&sku=70010755

 

[Pliablemoose]

Sweet deal, thanks

 

[SkepticalOne]

This was righteous. Thanks.:|:Q:Q

 

[Wolverine88]

got one. now I must say I have to stay away from this forum for a while. I've spent too much since I joined.

 

[nwfsnake]

I jumped on this also. Hope it plays well with the 814 I have in use!

 

[lupi]

It only has a parallel port connection. Are USB connections on print servers not common?

 

[kimagurealex]

what does the wireless PC card do? Is it the same as any other wireless PCMCIA adaptor for laptop?

 

[Sneezer]

Originally posted by: kimagurealex
what does the wireless PC card do? Is it the same as any other wireless PCMCIA adaptor for laptop?

This is a wireless ready 1-port print server. The wireless card goes into a slot and gives it wireless capability. If you buy this, you get a basic print server for a wired network, send in for the card, and once it arrives you can make it a wireless server. Here is the product link.



LinkyDoodle

 

[ktg]

Wireless-print-server-newbie question here: let's say I've got a printer with both USB and parallel ports. It's already hooked to a desktop via a USB port. If I hook the Netgear device to the parallel port---while leaving the printer still attached to the desktop via USB--- will I be able to use the printer from my wireless-equipped laptop, while the desktop computer is turned off?

 

[poppagene]

Originally posted by: ktg
Wireless-print-server-newbie question here: let's say I've got a printer with both USB and parallel ports. It's already hooked to a desktop via a USB port. If I hook the Netgear device to the parallel port---while leaving the printer still attached to the desktop via USB--- will I be able to use the printer from my wireless-equipped laptop, while the desktop computer is turned off?

yes

 

[wuhoo]

does buy.com still charge for shipping on price mistake of the day deals?

 

[dmk11]

Originally posted by: wuhoo
does buy.com still charge for shipping on price mistake of the day deals?

yes

 

[Lanyap]

Shipping is $9.00 for me. What a rip. They usually ship it out from the Ingram warehouse one state away. Should be $5-$6 at the most. Still a good deal so I ordered one.

Thanks

 

[ktg]

Shipping is $9.00 for me.

Me too, although if pricegrabber is any indication, this is still an excellent price even with shipping. One way to dodge the shipping: if you happen to have an Amex card with the BVG feature, you could buy this unit for $79 from googlegear (product link)(free 2-day shipping) then do a BVG pricematch to buy.com's price. Just be sure to print out the buy.com price NOW before it goes up and also order the product from googlegear today. Since the "rebate" for the free wireless card appears generic, I think you would still be able to submit that also.

 

[wjsulliv]

Anybody know how I would set this up to work with a Mac?

My wife insists on keeping her Mac and I recently bougth her a wireless card for it (way too expensive to not be an 802.11a, but hey there is not such thing as a sale on apple products). I've got that running nicely (she can surf the web properly).

Now I'd like to add printer services. Any ideas?

I've also got a D-Link DI-101P+ which is a 10/100 printer server, which is essentially the same thing, only no wireless.