CARD & BADGE PRINTERS

Apr 1, 2002 12:00 PM


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A comparison of suppliers' current product offerings.

Company Information Model Name and Number Printing technology (see key) Print Speed (cards per hour) For 5-panel printing For 6-panel duplex printing Print speed with overlaminate Recommended annual card volume Print media capability PVC Polyester Prox Cards Wiegand Cards 3M “Secure Cards” Media Input Ribbon changing Card hopper capacity User-installable print head replacement? Software drivers included for (check all that apply) (see key) Dual-sided printing? Edge-to-edge printing? Magnetic-stripe encoding? (see key) Accepted card thickness range (in mils) Accepted card sizes Available resident memory (in megabytes) Standard/Optional Standard warranty Base Manufacturer's Retail Price (not including options) Smart card encoding? Overlaminate capability (see key) Anti-counterfeiting feature (see key) Comments and other features
Card Imaging
2400 Davey Road
Woodridge, IL 60517
(800) 347-9089
fax (630) 739-6536		 P310 D 133 30,000 X X X X card blanks thread/spool 75 X W3.1,WNT,W98,W2000 X D 10-60 mils CR80 4 depot $2,895 X R CIRCLE 90 ON CARD
Datacard Group
11111 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, MN 55343-9015
(952) 933-1223
fax (952) 931-0418		 Ultima Class/ImageCard IV and ImageCard HiFX R,D 180 120 30,000 to 60,000 X X X X card blanks cartridge 250 X W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 20-50 mils CR80 4 depot X 1m,0.5m,R GOVD,COVD CIRCLE 91 ON CARD
Magna Class R,D 180 110 15,000 to 30,000 X X X card blanks cartrige 100 X W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 20-50 mils CR80 4 depot X 1m,0.5m,R GOVD,COVD
Select Class R,D 160 100 5,000 to 15,000 X X X card blanks cartridge 100 X W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 20-50 mils CR80 4 depot X R
Eltron Card Printer Products
1001 Flynn Road
Camarillo, CA 93012
(805) 578-7105
fax (805) 581-7305		 P310 R,D 144 25,000 X X card blanks thread/spool 75 X WNT,W98,W2000 X D 10-60 mils CR80 2 1 year $2895 X varnish overcoat user controlled custom laminate CIRCLE 92 ON CARD
P420 R,D 144 102 25,000 X X card blanks thread/spool 100 X WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 10-60 mils CR80 4 1 year $3995 X varnish overcoat user controlled custom laminate
P520 R,D 110 95 X X card blanks thread/spool 100 X W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 30-50 mils 4 1 year depot $6995 X 1m,0.5m varnish overcoat GOVD,COVD Also uses PVC composite media.
P720 R,D 120 120 X X roll-fed or card blanks thread/spool or cartridge 200 X W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 30-50 mils 4 1 year depot $9995 X 1m GOVD,COVD Also uses PVC composite media.
FARGO
6533 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 941-9470
fax (952) 946-8493		 Persona C11 D 120 X X card blanks thread/spool 45 X W95/98/ME,WNT4.0/2000/XP X H,L 30 mils CR80 2 1 year $2095 R Magnetic stripe encoding and USB-to-parallel cable options. CIRCLE 93 ON CARD
Pro-LX D 120 97 120 X X card blanks thread/spool 100 X W95/98/ME,WNT4.0/2000/XP X X D 20-40 mils CR80 4/16 1 year $7750 X 1m,0.6 mil polyester; 0.25 mil thermal transfer overlam. K,GOVD,COVD Reject card hopper gathers encoded cards or cards remaining in the card path during reboot or cancellation.
HDP820 D 87 X X X X card blanks thread/spool 100 X W95/98/ME,WNT4.0/2000/XP X X D 30-70 mils CR80 CR90 CR100 8/32 1 year $9995 X HDP film provides a clear protective overcoat GOVD,COVD
(coming soon)		 Other print media include ABS, PET, PETG. Card input is 250 cards; optional output stacker accommodates 250 cards. High Definition Printing (HDP) technology prints images onto HDP film, which is then fused onto the surface of the card through heat and pressure.
Nisca Kanematsu USA
400 Cottontail Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 271-7367
fax (732) 271-7357		 PR5200 D 180 140 X X X X card blanks cartridge 200 X MAC,W3.1,W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 10-60 mils CR80 1 yr., depot $7995 X 1m, R GOVD,COVD SCSI only. CIRCLE 94 ON CARD
PR5300 D 100 80 X X X X card blanks cartridge 100 X W3.1,W95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 15-60 mils CR80 1 yr., depot X 1m, R GOVD,COVD Available parallel or SCSI.
PR5100 D 60 50 X X X card blanks cartridge 200 X MAC,W3.1,W95,WNT,W98 X D 10-60 mils CR80 1 yr., depot $6000 X 1m, R GOVD,COVD SCSI interface only.
Ultra Electronics Card Systems
6711 - 176th Ave.NE
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 556-9703
fax (425) 556-3962		 Magicard Tango D 140 unlimited X X X X card blanks drop-in loading 100 X W3.1/95,WNT,W98,W2000 X X D 30 mils CR80 2 yrs., depot $4700 X K Also accommodates adhesive-backed media. CIRCLE 95 ON CARD
Magicard Rio D 180 unlimited X X X card blanks drop-in loading 100 X W3.1/95,WNT,W98,W2000 X D CR80 2 yrs., depot $3450 X K Dye film loading is spool drop-in.
KEY
D Dye Sublimation
R Resin Thermal Transfer		 KEY
D Dual
H High
L Low
MAC Macintosh
W3.1 Windows 3.1
W95 Windows 95
WNT Windows NT
W98 Windows 98
W2000 Windows 2000
R Resin overcoat
1m 1 mil polyester
0.5m 0.5 mil polyester
K Key-controlled custom overcoat
GOVD Generic overlaminate OVD (hologram)
COVD Custom overlaminate OVD (hologram)

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