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Low-Volume ID Card Printer Comparison		AlphaCard PRO 100	AlphaCard PRO 550	Datacard SD160	Datacard SD260	IDP Smart-31
	Cost
Cost
	MSRP
MSRP
Single-Sided Printer
	Single-Sided Printer	$1698	$2498	$1480	$1980	$1390
Dual-Sided Printer
	Dual-Sided Printer	—	$2898	—	—	—
	AlphaCard Price
AlphaCard Price
Single-Sided Printer
	Single-Sided Printer	$1098	$1598	$1098	Login for Price	$998
Dual-Sided Printer
	Dual-Sided Printer	—	$1998	—	—	—
Warranty
	Warranty
Printer Coverage
	Printer Coverage	3 Years	3 Years	2 years	3 years	3
Loaner Coverage
	Loaner Coverage	Pro-Xchange Program	TrueSupport	—	—	—
Printhead Coverage
	Printhead Coverage	2 Years	3 Years	2 years	3 years	—
Printing
	Printing
Print Technology
	Print Technology	Dye Sublimation	Dye Sublimation	Dye Sublimation	Dye Sublimation	Dye Sublimation
Re-Writable Printing
	Re-Writable Printing	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Card Capacity
	Card Capacity
Input Hopper
	Input Hopper	1	100	100	100 or Single Feed	80
Output Hopper
	Output Hopper	1	30	25	25	25
Single Feed Mode
	Single Feed Mode	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Print Speed
	Print Speed
Full Color
	Full Color	35 seconds	35 seconds	40 seconds	30 seconds
Monochrome
	Monochrome	7 seconds	7 seconds	12 seconds	7 seconds
Supplies
	Supplies
Max. Ribbon Yield
	Max. Ribbon Yield
Single-Sided Color
	Single-Sided Color	300	300	250	500	—
Single-Sided Black
	Single-Sided Black	1000	1000	750	1000	—
Dual-Sided
	Dual-Sided	—	250	—	—	—
Accepted Card Sizes
	Accepted Card Sizes	CR79 CR80	CR79 CR80	CR80	CR80
Card Thickness
	Card Thickness	20-40 mil	20-40 mil	30 mil	30 mil
Features & Options
	Features & Options
Available Encoding Options
	Available Encoding Options	Contact Card Contactless Card DesFire iCLASS Magnetic Stripe MiFare	Contact Card Contactless Card DesFire iCLASS Magnetic Stripe MiFare	Magnetic Stripe	Magnetic Stripe	Contact Card Contactless Card Magnetic Stripe
Available Factory Options
	Available Factory Options	—	Dual Sided	—	Manual Card Feed	Dual Sided Ethernet
Available Field Upgrades
	Available Field Upgrades	—	Dual Sided	Magnetic Stripe	Magnetic Stripe	Dual Sided Encoding Ethernet Magnetic Stripe
Visual Security Features
	Visual Security Features	AlphaGuard Watermark Technology	AlphaGuard Watermark Technology	UV Ribbon Option	UV Ribbon Option	—
Printer Lock Options
	Printer Lock Options	—	—	Kennsington	Kennsington	—
Compatibility
	Compatibility
Connection Type
	Connection Type	USB	Ethernet USB	USB	Optional Ethernet USB	Optional Ethernet USB
OS Compatibility
	OS Compatibility	Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OSX 10.7 Lion Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite Mac OSX 10.11 El Capitan Windows XP - 32 bit Windows XP - 64 bit Windows Vista - 32 bit Windows Vista - 64 bit Windows 7 - 32 bit Windows 7 - 64 bit Windows 8 - 32 bit Windows 8 - 64 bit Windows 10 - 32 bit Windows 10 - 64 bit Windows 2003 Server - 32 bit Windows 2003 Server - 64 bit Windows 2008 Server - 32 bit Windows 2008 Server - 64 bit Windows 2012 Server - 32 bit Windows 2012 Server - 64 bit	Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OSX 10.7 Lion Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite Mac OSX 10.11 El Capitan Windows XP - 32 bit Windows XP - 64 bit Windows Vista - 32 bit Windows Vista - 64 bit Windows 7 - 32 bit Windows 7 - 64 bit Windows 8 - 32 bit Windows 8 - 64 bit Windows 10 - 32 bit Windows 10 - 64 bit Windows 2003 Server - 32 bit Windows 2003 Server - 64 bit Windows 2008 Server - 32 bit Windows 2008 Server - 64 bit Windows 2012 Server - 32 bit Windows 2012 Server - 64 bit	Windows 7 - 32 bit Windows 7 - 64 bit Windows 8 - 32 bit Windows 8 - 64 bit Windows 10 - 32 bit Windows 10 - 64 bit Windows 2008 Server - 64 bit Windows 2012 Server - 64 bit	Windows 7 - 32 bit Windows 7 - 64 bit Windows 8 - 32 bit Windows 8 - 64 bit Windows 10 - 32 bit Windows 10 - 64 bit Windows 2008 Server - 64 bit Windows 2012 Server - 64 bit	Mac OSX - 10.0 Cheetah Mac OSX - 10.1 Puma Mac OSX 10.2 Jaguar Mac OSX 10.3 Panther Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OSX 10.7 Lion Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite Mac OSX 10.11 El Capitan Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 Linux
Mac Compatible
	Mac Compatible	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Physical Specs
	Physical Specs
Size
	Size	10.6” L x 8.4” W x 9.1” H	9.2” L x 17.8” W x 8.1” H	6.9" W x 8.8" H x 15.4" D	6.9" W x 8.8" H x 15.4" D
Weight
	Weight	9.7 lbs	12 lbs	8.1 lbs	8.1 lbs	7.5
MPNS
	MPNS
Available MPNs
	Available MPNs	ACP-PRO100, ACP-PRO100-MAG, ACP-PRO100-SMART	ACP-PRO500, ACP-PRO500-DUO, ACP-PRO500-MAG, ACP-PRO500-DUO-MAG, ACP-PRO500-SMART, ACP-PRO500-DUO-SMART, ACP-PRO500-SMART-MAG, ACP-PRO500-DUO-SMART-MAG	510685-001, 510685-002	535500-001, 535500-002, 535500-003, 535500-004	651527, 651528, 651533
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