Card Printer Testing
Testing and Comparison of Card Printers
The ratings in the following table are based on our more than 25 years of experience, our own tests of card printers, and feedback from customers and technicians.
The maximum score in our Card Printer Test is: ✅✅✅✅✅. You can find an overview of all card printers here: Card printers ▶
| Modell | Recommended Print Volume | Print Quality | Print Speed | Support | Easy of Use |
| Authentys 300 Duplex | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Authentys PRO RT1 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| BinAx 300 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Dascom DC-340 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Dascom DC-2300 | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Dascom DC-7600 Duplex | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Dascom DC-8600 Duplex | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅+ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Edikio Access | ✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Edikio Flex | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Entrust Sigma DSE | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Entrust Sigma DS2 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Entrust Sigma DS3 | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Zenius 2 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Primacy 2 | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Tattoo RW | ✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Badgy 200 | ✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Avansia | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Evolis Quantum 2 | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo DTC1250e | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo DTC1500e | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo DTC4250e | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo DTC4500e | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo HDP5000E | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Fargo HDP6600E | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Hiti CS200e | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Magicard Pronto 100 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Magicard 300 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Magicard 600 | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Magicard E+ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Magicard Prima 8 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Matica XID8300 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Matica XID8600 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Matica XL8300 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
| Matica MC110 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Matica MC210 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Matica MC310 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| PriceCardPro 100 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| PriceCardPro Flex+ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Zebra ZC100 | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Zebra ZC300 | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
| Zebra ZC350 | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅✅ |
Standard card printers that use the direct-to-card printing process receive ✅✅✅ for print quality, as they cannot print over-the-edge and are not as sharp as re-transfer card printers. There are no significant differences in print quality within this group of card printers.
The card printer tests and ratings are based on manufacturer specifications, our own card printer tests, customer feedback, and information from technical support. The test is purely subjective and is intended only as a guide for customers. There is no scientific aspect to it. It is simply our opinion based on our comparison.