The much anticipated Fargo DTC1000, 4000 & 4500 card printers are now shipping in the UK from the authorised distributors, as of mid-September.
We have examined, pulled apart and rigourously tested the range and so far so good. All of the new printers have a professional matt black chassis and a very tactile touch. With an LCD screen as standard you can see the status of the print job live and one of the best features is the Swift ID embedded software as standard, allowing you to get up and running straight away!
The new Fargo ID card printers seem to have the jump on rivals, as they now have inline printing and encoding through a single USB or Ethernet option, no need for two ports and two lots of cable running around your desk and the DTC4500 has Ethernet and USB ports as a standard feature.
With these latest Fargo ID card printers, you can field-upgrade to magnetic stripe encoding on all models, and the DTC4000 and 4500 can be field-upgraded to contact smart encoding, Mifare (contactless) smart encoding, the 125kHz HID prox reader and the 13.56 MHz HID iClass encoder.
The new DTC4500 can have the optional laminator which will then allow you to add a custom hologram to your ID card for extra visual security and a professional finish.
In summary, the Fargo DTC1000 is the new entry-level printer for low volume applications, the DTC4000 will be ideal where versatility is essential and the DTC4500 is the workhorse of the new Neo range, perfect for large organisations where it's needed to run all day every day.
Fargo DTC1000, DTC4000 and DTC4500 seem to set a new standard and it will be very interesting to see how their rivals shape up!
