HP 800/600/400 G3 Serial/ PS/2 Adapter interface cards/adapter Internal PS2, Serial

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

At £21.50 ex-VAT, this is the kind of “no drama” adapter card you buy when you’ve got older desks, legacy peripherals, and you don’t want to spend money on replacements you don’t actually need. If you’re supporting classic POS kit, old barcode scanners, serial cash drawers, or any environment where PS/2 is still in the mix, HP’s own G3 adapter approach is usually the lowest-risk way to keep things working without faffing around with generic leads and questionable compatibility.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it speculatively. Make sure your exact workstation/server model is compatible with the G3 adapter and that you truly need both the serial and PS/2 functionality—otherwise it’s easy to waste budget. If you’re moving toward modern USB-based peripherals, or you’re standardising new builds, there are better ways to future-proof (and frankly you’ll spend less time troubleshooting oddball legacy drivers). For IT teams doing reactive support with a known legacy inventory, it’s good value; for anything greenfield, it’s probably not worth the shelf space.