[geeks] HP 1320 printer, won't run a USB 2.0 speed

Tom Borton tom at borton.info
Mon May 8 20:45:27 CDT 2006


Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 08:04:24PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> If this printer does not do 480Mbps, then it is a case of false advertising,
>> because it clearly claims to. 
> 
> Nope, it says USB 2.0 Full Speed.  Products are (unfortunately) capable of
> using USB 2.0 signalling but only supporting Full Speed (12mbps) instead of
> Hi Speed (480mbps).
> 
> (personally I think its all marketing BS)
> 
> Bill
> 

For Windows, try the USBVIEW.EXE tool from
http://www.usbman.com/WebDrivers/USBview/
It displays the speed for connected devices as well as lots of device info.



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