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Datacard Group Confidential
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
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Zebra ZXP Series 7 Card
Printer
Fargo DTC4500 Evolis Securion
Datacard® CD800™ CLM Instant
Issuance System
Dye-sublimation/
Resin thermal transfer
Dye sublimation/resin
thermal transfer
Dye-sublimation/
Resin thermal transfer
Dye-sublimation/
Resin thermal transfer
Print Resolution 300 dpi 300 dpi 300 dpi
Standard mode: 300x300 dpi
High-Quality mode: 300x600
dpi and 300x1200 dpi
Only printer vendor in the market
to support high resolution using a
300dpi print head. Providing the
customer with crisper, sharper and
smaller font print capability
Print Options Single or dual-Sided Single or dual-sided Single or dual-sided Single or dual-sided All in one printer
Lamination Options Single or dual-Sided Single or dual-sided Single Single or dual-sided
Print, encode and laminate all in
one pass! Offering customers the
ability to apply two different
overlays in one pass
Field Upgrade Modularity Yes Yes No Yes
Most competitive printer on the
market
Printer/Printhead Warranty 24 months 24 months 24 months 30 months 20% Longer
Windows 7 (32 and 64
bit), Vista (32 and 64
bit), XP (32 bit),
Windows Server 2008
(32 and 64 bit), Server
2003 (32 bit)
Windows XP, Windows
7, Vista (32 and 64 bit),
Windows Server 2003 &
2008, MAC OS X (10.5
and 10.6), Linux
Windows 8, 7, Vista
(32/64 bit), XP SP3, Mac
OS X (10.5 onwards),
Linux
Windows 8, 7 (32/64 bit), XP
SP3 (32 bit), Windows Server
2012 (64 bit), 2008 (64 bit),
2003 (32 bit)
12" x 10.9" x 38"
(30.6 x 27.7 x 96.4 cm)
18.9" x 9.2" x 18.7"
(48.0 x 23.4 x 47.5 cm)
10.81" x 10.32" x 25.91"
(27.5 x 26.2 x 65.8 cm)
Printer: 8.8" x 21.2" x 8.8"
(22.4 x 53.8 x 22.4 cm)
Laminator: 11.4" x 23.2" x 10.6"
(29 x 58.9 x 26.9 cm)
Weight 39.5 lbs (17.9 kg) 20 lbs (9.1 kg) 33.15 lbs (15.4 kg)
Printer: 12 lbs (5.4 kg)
Laminator: 19 lbs (8.6 kg)
Up to: Cards/Hour - Single
sided YMCK printing with
single sided lamination
Up to: Cards/Hour - Dual sided
YMCK-K printing with single
sided lamination
Card Input Hopper Capacity 200 200 100 100 (Up to 200) Less Intervention
Card Output Hopper Capacity 100 100 100 100
Reject Hopper Capacity 15 100 15 10
ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding Yes Yes Yes Yes
Contact and Contactless Smart
Card Encoding
Integration Kit for 3rd-party
Encoding Options
Connectivity USB and Ethernet USB and Ethernet USB and Ethernet USB and Ethernet
Printer Driver SDK Yes No No Yes
Software Available CardStudio Swift ID eMedia Card Designer ID Works®
Modular software for photo ID card
design and production
Encryption No No No Yes Secure printer communication
Locks Yes No Yes Yes Optional lock feature
Security feature helping protect
against alterations, counterfeit
cards and creates tear evidence
Bar Code Reader No No No Yes
Enhanced security in your card
issuance programs
Serialized laminates
No No No
Yes
Validates security overlays,
authentication and audit trail
0.4 mil protective, edge to
edge, Overlay
DuraShield™ - providing greater
durability with edge to edge
coverage
Debow System No No No Yes
Flatter cards - meeting ISO spec
Improved throughput for large
batch issuance vs. previous
laminating printers