HP claim that this printer works with OS X up to 10.5
What version of OS X do you have?
To answer your question, this printer should work with any USB 2.0 cable, even one from Wal-Mart.
Question. Has this printer ever worked with USB to another computer?
Question. Do you have any other USB peripheral that you can plug into the USB ports of your Macbook?
Three different cables would indicate either a problem with the printer or the USB ports on the Mac.
I doubt the cables are faulty, not three new ones.
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Ok, I have a HP PhotoSmart C4280 All-in-One...I also have a MacBook 13in Widescreen Notbook. I have bought 3 different USB cables to connect the printer to the laptop and I have installed the CD software. The computer still can not detect that a printer is connected. Do I need to purchase a USB cable from the Apple store or should it work with a regular old cable I bought from Wal-Mart? Any suggestions? Thanks
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