<p dir="ltr">Thanks for the responses, I appreciate it. It should prove to be most helpful.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 25, 2016 10:51 AM, &quot;Amnon Zohar&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:amnon.zohar@gmail.com">amnon.zohar@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr">it is very easy to tell (not before you buy it but after you get it)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">if it works fine with a 2015 ver driver the prolitic is genuine.</div><div dir="ltr">if it only works with version 3.2.0.0 you got yourself a knock off clone.</div><div dir="ltr">rule of thumb: if the cable cost is 2-5usd it is probably a knock of</div><div dir="ltr">if it costs 15-20usd there is a chance for a genuine prolitic.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">a work around is building your own cable with a chip board that cost less than a dollar on aliexpress</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">2016-01-25 17:03 GMT+02:00 Ryan Tourge <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ryan.tourge@gmail.com" target="_blank">ryan.tourge@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It really is hard to tell though. Unless it is an OEM cable from one of the top tier manufacturers or a FTDI based cable you run the risk of getting a cloned prolific. It&#39;s not the end of the world though. The knocks off work fine with the old driver as mentioned.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:23 AM, Amnon Zohar <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:amnon.zohar@gmail.com" target="_blank">amnon.zohar@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">You can use the knock off with driver ver 3,2,0,0</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">בתאריך 25 בינו&#39; 2016 9:21 AM,‏ &quot;Amnon Zohar&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:amnon.zohar@gmail.com" target="_blank">amnon.zohar@gmail.com</a>&gt; כתב:<div><div><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">A great knowledge base in  www. Miklor. Com</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">בתאריך 25 בינו&#39; 2016 8:41 AM,‏ &quot;Gary Runningbear&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:runningbear2000@gmail.com" target="_blank">runningbear2000@gmail.com</a>&gt; כתב:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">How can I tell if I have a Chinese knockoff of the prolific cable and if I have the knock off where can I find a genuine prolific cable? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>
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