TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ZENIUS vs COMPETITORS

Product description
Manufacturer EVOLIS EVOLIS DATACARD DATACARD FARGO ZEBRA ZEBRA MAGICARD MAGICARD HiTi IDP Corp
Printer model Zenius Classic Zenius Expert SD160 SD260 DTC1250e ZXP Series 1 ZXP Series 3 Enduro3E Pronto CS-200e Smart 30S-30D
Launch date 2011 2011 2014 2010 2014 2013 2011 2015 2009 2011 2013

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Simplex Duplex
Printing Method
Monochrome Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer Thermal Transfer
Color Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation Dye sublimation
Rewrite technology No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Standard resolution 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 dpi 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi
Extended resolution No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Memory (RAM) 32Mb 32Mb 128Mb 128Mb 32Mb 32Mb 32Mb NC NC 64Mb 64Mb

Print mode
Single sided Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual sided No No No No Option (factory) No Yes Option (factory/on-site) No Option (factory/on-site) Option (factory/on-site)
Dual side on-site upgrade/activation No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes
Edge -to-edge Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Card hoppers
Input feeder capacity (0.76mm/30mil) 50 cards 50 cards 100 cards (200 optional) 100 cards 100 cards or 200 cards (same side in and output) 100 cards 100 cards 100 cards N/A 100 cards 80 cards
Output hopper capacity (0.76mm/30mil) 20 cards 20 cards 25 cards (100 optional) 25 cards (100 optional) 100 cards or 200 cards (same side in and output) 50 cards 45 cards (standard) / 50 cards 30 cards N/A 50 cards 25 cards
Reject hopper capacity No No No Yes 100 (requires same-side input/output card hopper) No No No No No No
Manual feeding Yes (standard) Yes (standard) Yes (standard) Yes (standard) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (standard)
Open output hopper Yes (standard) Yes (standard) Yes (standard) Yes (standard) No No No No No No Yes (standard)

Card specifications
Card thickness min/max 0.25-0.76 mm (10-30mil)1 0.25-0.76 mm (10-30mil)1 0.254-0.939mm (10-37mil) 0.254-0.939mm (10-37mil) 0.229-1.016 (9-40mil) 0.25-1.02 mm (10-40 mil) 0.762 mm (30 mil) 0.51-1.02mm (20-40mil) 0.51-1.02mm (20-40mil) 0.3-1.02mm (10-40mil) 0.38-0.76mm (15-30mil)
Card thickness adjustment Manual gauge Manual gauge Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Manual gauge Manual gauge
Supported card types CR80 CR80 CR80 CR80 CR79-CR80 CR80 CR80 CR79- CR80 CR79- CR80 CR80 CR80
Material of the card PVC, Composite PVC, PET, ABS1, special varnishes1 PVC, Composite PVC, PET, ABS1, special varnishes1 PVC, Composite PVC PVC, Composite PVC PVC/ Polyester PVC/Composite PVC PVC/Composite PVC PVC PVC PVC PVC/Composite PVC, PET

Display
LED Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes
LCD No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes LCM (Liquid Crystal Monitor) No
Printer Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes No NC Yes No No No Yes

Electronic environment
USB Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ethernet No Yes No Yes Option Option Option Yes No Option Yes (option)
Wireless No No No No Yes (optional) No No No No No No
Encoding over IP No No No Yes Yes (optional) No Yes (optional) No No Yes Yes

Safety
Mechanical Locking System No No No No No No Yes (optional) No No No No
Electronical Locking System No No No No No No No No No No No
Kensington security lock Yes Yes No Yes (optional) No No Yes No No No No
Data encryption No Yes (for magnetic encoding) No No No No No No No No Yes

Software environment
Windows XP/Vista/7/10 XP/Vista/7/10 2003/2008/Xp/ Vista/7/8 2003/2008/Xp/ Vista/7/8 2003/2008/XP/ Vista/7/8 2003/2008/XP/Vista/7/8 2003/2008/XP/Vista/7/8 2000/2003/2008/XP/Vista/7/8/10 2000/2003/2008/XP/Vista/7/8 XP/Vista/7 2003/XP/Vista/7/8
Mac Mac OS X Mac OS X No No Mac OS X No No Yes No 10.2/10.3/10.4/10.5/10.6 Yes
Linux Yes (upon request) Yes (upon request) No No No No No No No No Yes
Supplied software (for Windows) cardPresso XXS Lite cardPresso XXS Lite ID Works Intro identification software ID Works Intro identification software Built-in Swift ID No No No NC CardDésirée CS Smart Design
Supplied software (for Mac OS X) cardPresso XXS Lite cardPresso XXS Lite No No No No No No No No NC
Software Development Kit (SDK) Yes Yes Yes Yes NC NC NC NC NC NC Yes

Energy consumption
Power consumption (in operation)2 24.5 W 24.5 W 31 W 31 W 42 W 34 W 34 W NM 35.5 W NM 48 W
Standby mode 1.23 W 1.72 W 4.2 W 4.2 W 6.02 W N/A N/A NM N/A NM NM
Sleep mode 0.36 W 0.45 W 0.3 W 0.3 W 3.67 W 0.92 W 0.92 W NM 4.64 W NM NM

Acoustics (ISO 7779)3

Sound pressure while operating 46.0 dB(A) 46.0 dB(A) 53.7 dB(A) 53.7 dB(A) 52.0 dB(A) 53.3 dB(A) 53.3 dB(A) NM 52.8 dB(A) NM NM
Sound pressure standby mode background noise level background noise level background noise level background noise level background noise level background noise level background noise level NM background noise level NM NM

Encoding options
Magnetic stripe encoding No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Field upgradable magnetic encoder No Yes Yes Yes Yes Factory only Factory only Factory only NC Yes Yes
Smart card contact station No Yes (factory/on-site) No Yes-factory option Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Contact/contactless smart encoder No Yes (factory/on-site) No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Warranty
Printer warranty 2 years 2 years 24 months 30 months 3 years 2 years 2 years 3 years 2 years 2 years 2 years
Print head warranty 2 years 2 years 24 months 30 months 3 years 2 years 2 years 3 years 2 years 1 year 2 years
Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print Unlimited print
Performances
Max print speed YMCKO 24 sec/card up to 150 cards/hour 24 sec/card up to 150 cards/hour 24 sec/card up to 150 cards/hour 18 sec/card up to 200 cards/hour 24 sec/card up to 150 cards/hour 30 sec/card up to 120 cards/hour 19 sec/card up to 190 cards/hour 35 sec/card up to 102 cards/hour 35 sec/card up to 102 cards/hour 20 sec/card up to 180 cards/hour 28 sec/card up to 128 cards/hour
Print speed YMCKO full card 30 sec/card 120 cards/hour 30 sec/card 120 cards/hour NC NC NC NC 20 sec/card 180 cards/hour NC N/C NC NC
Print speed YMCKO-K N/A N/A N/A N/A 31 sec/card up to 116 cards/hour N/A 25 sec/card up to 140 cards/hour 70 sec/card up to 51 cards/hour N/A NC 32 sec/card up to 112 cards/hour
Print speed (monochrome) 9 sec/card 400 cards/hour 9 sec/card 400 cards/hour NC NC 6 sec/card up to 600 cards/hour NC 4.8 sec/card 700 cards/hour 7 sec/card 500 cards/hour NC NC NC
Max print speed (monochrome) 7,2 sec/card up to 500 cards/hour 7,2 sec/card up to 500 cards/hour 7.2 sec/card up to 500 cards/hour 4.3 sec/card up to 830 cards/hour 6 sec/card up to 600 cards/hour 7.2 sec/card 500 cards/hour 4.8 sec/card up to 700 cards/hour NC 7 sec/card up to 514 cards/hour 2,6 sec/card up to 1400 cards/hour 5 sec/card up to 720 cards/hour

Size and weight

Printer size single-sided (H x D x W) 195 x 315 x 205 mm 195 x 315 x 205 mm 224 x 391 x 175 mm 224 x 391 x 175 mm 224 x 348 x 201 mm 236 x 330 x 200 mm 236 x 368 x 200 mm 233 x 453 x 206 mm 233 x 270 x 215 mm 204 x 197.8 x 354 mm 190 x 377 x 172 mm
Printer size dual-sided (H x D x W) N/A N/A N/A N/A 249 x 475 x 234 mm N/A 236 x 368 x 200 mm 233 x 453 x 206 mm N/A NC 190 x 472 x 172 mm
Printer weight (Single-sided) 3.3 Kg 3.3 Kg 3.7 Kg 3.7 Kg 3.4 Kg 5.3 Kg 5.3 Kg 5.5 Kg 4.4 Kg 4.9 Kg 3.4 Kg
Printer weight (Double-sided) N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.54 Kg N/A 5.3 Kg 5.5 Kg N/A NC 4.2 Kg

Consumables
Ribbon capacity (YMCKO) 200 prints 200 prints 250 prints 250 or 500 prints 250 prints 100 prints 280 prints 300 prints 300 prints 400 prints 250 prints
Ribbon capacity (black monochrome) 2000 prints 2000 prints 500 prints 1500 prints 1000 prints 1000 prints 2000 prints 1000 prints 1000 prints 1000 prints 1200 prints
With drop-in cleaning roller No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Protection (cartridge/chip) Chip Chip Chip Chip Chip Chip Chip Chip Chip Yes (separate chip) Yes (semi-cartridge)

1
Under specific conditions, refer to the brochures. N/A: Feature Not Available N/A: Feature Not Available
2 NM: Not Measured NM: Not Measured
Source: Evolis Internal measurements.
3
Source: these measurements have been done by an external laboratory. NC: Data Not Communicated NC: Data Not Communicated
Evolis Card Printer assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this documentation based on manufacturers'brochures and on internal & external measurements.

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