{"id":11433,"date":"2015-04-05T10:01:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T16:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=11433"},"modified":"2019-09-10T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:59:23","slug":"zebra-id-card-printer-selection-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/zebra-id-card-printer-selection-made-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebra ID Card Printer Selection Made Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/\">Zebra<\/a> is one of the\u00c2\u00a0leading manufacturers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/solutions\/market-applications\/card-printing.htm\">ID card printing solutions<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0that can meet the needs of any environment\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0low volume, print only\u00c2\u00a0to high security, high volume applications. Their printers offer options for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/color.htm\">color<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/monochrome.htm\">monochromatic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/1side.htm\">single<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/2side.htm\">dual-sided<\/a> printing, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/laminating.htm\">lamination <\/a>options for the highest quality cards possible.\u00c2\u00a0Zebra&#8217;s printers also offer a full range of encoding features\u00c2\u00a0for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/magstripe.htm\">magnetic stripe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/id-card-printers\/smartcard.htm\">smartcard<\/a>, MIFARE, and RFID to ensure your cards are secure and reliable to meet the\u00c2\u00a0most demanding access control and government requirements.<\/p>\n<p>With so many capabilities and options available, it can be a challenge to find which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zebra-id-card-printers.htm\">Zebra ID card printer<\/a> is the best fit for your specific needs. The feature chart below quickly and easily breaks down each of the four main models currently available from Zebra by their key attributes. For further assistance selecting the right ID card printer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/support\/contactinfo.htm\">contact us<\/a> at Barcodes, Inc.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tftable\" style=\"height: 1002px;\" border=\"2\" width=\"1116\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-8.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Zebra\/zxp8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-7.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Zebra\/zxp-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-3.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/763bd3f2ca9c783c1fb0-d55c0c2fbcf73689127e32b7bd530cdc.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com\/images\/models\/md\/Zebra\/zxp-3-main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-1.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Zebra\/zxp-1-main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Model<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-8.htm\">ZXP Series 8<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-7.htm\">ZXP Series 7<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-3.htm\">ZXP Series 3<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/zxp-series-1.htm\">ZXP Series 1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Print Method<\/td>\n<td>Retransfer card printer<\/td>\n<td>Direct-to-card printer<\/td>\n<td>Direct-to-card printer<\/td>\n<td>Direct-to-card printer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Print Sides<\/td>\n<td>Single or dual-sided color and mono-to-retransfer film<\/td>\n<td>Single or dual-sided color and monochrome<\/td>\n<td>Single or dual-sided color and monochrome<\/td>\n<td>Single or dual-sided color and monochrome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Print Speed<\/td>\n<td>Single-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 190 CPHDouble-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 180 CPH<\/td>\n<td>Single-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 300 CPH<br \/>\nMono: 1,375 CPHDouble-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 225 CPH<\/td>\n<td>Single-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 195\u00c2\u00a0CPH<br \/>\nMono: 700 CPHDouble-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 140\u00c2\u00a0CPH<\/td>\n<td>Single-sided:<br \/>\nColor: 130\u00c2\u00a0CPH<br \/>\nMono: 545 CPH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Images per Ribbon<\/td>\n<td>Color (YMCKO): 625<br \/>\nMono (Black): 2,500<\/td>\n<td>Color (YMCKO): 750<br \/>\nMono (Black): 5,000<\/td>\n<td>Color (YMCKO): 280<br \/>\nMono (Black): 2,000<\/td>\n<td>Color (YMCKO): 100<br \/>\nMono (Black): 1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security<\/td>\n<td>High security<\/td>\n<td>High security<\/td>\n<td>Locking features<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interfaces<\/td>\n<td>Standard: USB, Ethernet<br \/>\nOptional: Wi-Fi (802.11)<\/td>\n<td>Standard: USB, Ethernet<br \/>\nOptional: W-Fi (802.11)<\/td>\n<td>Standard: USB<br \/>\nOptional:\u00c2\u00a0Ethernet<\/td>\n<td>Standard: USB<br \/>\nOptional:\u00c2\u00a0Ethernet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edge-to-Edge Printing<\/td>\n<td>Over-the-edge<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UHF Gen 2 RFID<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Magnetic Stripe<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart-card Contact<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MIFARE Contactless<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart-card Contact Station<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Card Thicknesses<\/td>\n<td>30-40 mil, 30 mil laminated<\/td>\n<td>10-50 mil, 30 mil laminated<\/td>\n<td>10-40 mil<\/td>\n<td>10-40 mil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Input Feeder Capacity<\/td>\n<td>150 cards<\/td>\n<td>200 cards<\/td>\n<td>100 cards<\/td>\n<td>100 cards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Output Hopper Capacity<\/td>\n<td>100 cards<\/td>\n<td>100 cards<\/td>\n<td>Integrated Hopper: 45 Cards External Hopper: 50 cards<\/td>\n<td>Integrated Hopper: 45 Cards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Laminator<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zebra is one of the\u00c2\u00a0leading manufacturers of ID card printing solutions\u00c2\u00a0that can meet the needs of any environment\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0low volume, print only\u00c2\u00a0to high security, high volume applications. Their printers offer options for color or monochromatic, single\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0dual-sided printing, and even lamination options for the highest quality cards possible.\u00c2\u00a0Zebra&#8217;s printers also offer a full range of encoding features\u00c2\u00a0for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,224],"tags":[357,956,349,1309,13],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zebra ID Card Printer Selection Made Easy - Barcoding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/zebra-id-card-printer-selection-made-easy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zebra ID Card Printer Selection Made Easy - Barcoding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zebra is one of the\u00c2\u00a0leading manufacturers of ID card printing solutions\u00c2\u00a0that can meet the needs of any environment\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0low volume, print only\u00c2\u00a0to high security, high volume applications. 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