Compare Magtek Swipe Reader (21040104) Magnetic Card Reader to Magtek Magstripe Mini-Wedge Swipe Reader (21080205) Magnetic Card Reader

With no external power supply required the USB Swipe Reader is hardware compatible with any computer or terminal with an USB interface. It supports single, dual or three tracks of the card's magnetic stripe as well as bi-directional read capability. The Swipe Reader reads encoded cards that meet ISO/ANSI/CDL/AAMVA standards. The lifetime is up to 1, 000, 000 passes with ISO-conforming cards. Less

Since 1972 MagTek has set the pace in card-reading solutions, with MagTek card readers in use at more than 10 million locations worldwide. MagTek offers the largest selection of products and features in the industry, serving the world's largest companies. MagTek's intelligent interface readers can be found all over the world in financial, point-of-sale, access control, and in self-service kiosk applications. Designed to read the magnetic stripe data on credit cards, debit cards, drivers' licenses, and I.D. cards with just a swipe, MagTek's readers are easy to install and are available in single, dual, and three track configurations. All of the readers are highly reliable with high-quality heads delivering up to 1,000,000 passes.??The Mini-Wedge Swipe Reader connects between a PC and its keyboard. The reader looks transparent to both the keyboard and the PC until a card is read. When a card is read, the reader disables the keyboard and sends card data using the same scan codes used ... Less