USB has error detection, and will retry until it gets the data right. The only way a USB cable could affect print quality is if it's so flakey that the computer has to retransmit the data so many times that the printer prints more slowly. Did your printer speed up when you fixed the cable? .....no the speed has remained normal....could the hub have affected data transmission? Andy - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.