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Could this kit be the solution you need to help clear up cables around your desk?
No matter what you do, cables always get in the way. The AmbiCom Wireless Printer Kit helps to reduce the clutter around your desk by replacing the USB cable between your computer and the printer.
There are no drivers to install, so it's just a case of plugging one wireless plug into a USB port on your PC and the second into your printer.
There is an order you have to follow when installing the wireless kit, but this is explained in the manual.
A list of compatible printers that AmbiCom has tested can be found on the AmbiCom website but we used a printer that wasn't mentioned and it seemed to work perfectly. However, at £60, it is something of a pricey gamble. At one point the computer lost the connection to the printer but resetting the devices quickly starting things running again.
If your printer is within a cable's length of your computer, this kit is really too expensive to be worth considering. And while you can buy extra adapters to let several PCs connect to the same printer, the cost is still higher than running a wireless network with a printer attached to one of the computers.
Contact: Widget.co.uk 0845 055 0005
www.widget.co.uk
Overall:
A useful idea but very expensive.
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Tidying up Cables around your desk
One of the comments you make is that this item tidies cables around your desk yet it requires the unit to be plugged in. So all you are doing is swapping a USB cable for a power cable that increases the power you are already using in your house. This is really not very cost effective and i think it is easier to take your laptop to the printer in the other room.
Posted by Nigel Ross, 21 Sep 2008