My new printer has both USB & Ethernet capabilities. Is there any advantage to using ethernet over USB?
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Network or USB printer
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If the printer is next to a desktop computer, and will only be used with that computer, then USB is fine. The benefits of Ethernet include:
- Printer shares easily among several computers
- Printer can be accessed from anywhere on your network (e.g. From a MacBook on Wi-Fi)