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| | Magicard Rio 2e | Magicard Tango 2e | Fargo DTC400E | Fargo HDP5000 | NiSCA PRS5350 |
| Position | Value | Mid-range | Mid-range | High-end | High-end |
| Printing Technology | Dye-Sublimation
300 dpi | Dye-Sublimation
300 dpi | Dye-Sublimation
300 dpi | HDP Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
300 dpi | Dye-Sublimation
300 dpi |
| Printing | Single-sided | Dual-sided | Dual-sided | Single- or Dual-sided | Dual-side lamination |
| Print Speed | Color:
20 seconds/side
Mono: 6 seconds | Color:
20 seconds/side
Mono: 6 seconds | YMCKO
133 per hour | YMC
95 per hour | YMCKO
More than 158 cards/hour |
| Card Type | PVC | PVC | PVC or polyester | PVC or polyester | PVC or polyester |
| Supported Cards | CR-80 | CR-80 | CR-80
CR-79 Adhesive Back | CR-80
CR-79 Adhesive Back | CR-80
CR-79 |
| Card Thickness | .38 to 1.6 mm
(.015 to .063 in) | .38 to 1.6 mm
(.015 to .063 in) | .229 to .1.016 mm
(.009 to .040 in) | Print only: 30 to 50 mil (.030 to .050 in) / .762 to 1.778 mm
Print/Lamination: 30 to 40 mil (.030 to .040 in) / .762 to 1.02 mm | .508 to 1.72 mm
(.020 to .050 in) |
| Encoding Options | • Anti-counterfeiting
• Magstripe Encoder
• Contactless Card Encoder | • Anti-counterfeiting
• Magstripe Encoder
• Contactless Card Encoder | • ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2, and 3
• Raw (user configurable) encoding of ISO magnetic stripe
• JIS II Magnetic Stripe Encoder
• Contact Smart Card Docking Station
• Contactless Smart Card Encoder
• Contact Smart Card Encoder
• Prox Card Reader (HID read-only) | • ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low- coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3
• Prox Card Reader (HID read-only)
• Contact and Contactless Smart Card Encoder | Not supported |
| Interface | USB, parallel
Ethernet | USB, parallel
Ethernet | USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible),
optional Ethernet | USB 2.0 (high speed) and Ethernet with internal print server | Parallel, SCSI II and USB v2.0 |
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