When you go into some banks, and open a new account with ATM privileges, after you sign the documents, a bank officer will disappear into a back room, and come out a minute later with your personalized ATM card. Some states take your picture and issue you your Driver's license moments later, embossed with the state seal. As a freshman at college, you stand in line, have your picture taken, and a few minutes later receive your picture ID over a picture of the college. When you turn it over, you see a magnetic strip on the back. The woman who handed it to you explains that your meal plan information is encoded on your card, and all you need to do is slide it through a reader when you go to the cafeteria, or the campus center. On your first day in your new job, personnel takes you to a room with a camera and a plain white wall, takes your picture, and has you sit down while they type information into a computer. The man walks over to a small machine on a corner desk, slides in a blank card, and less then a minute later, your employee identification comes out the front of the printer. He takes it to another machine, leans on what looks like a gigantic paper punch, slides a lanyard through the new slot, and hands you your company ID. "Don't loose that," he cautions, "or it will cost you $10 for a replacement."
What do all these cards have in common? They were printed on a card printer- very likely the low priced Zebra p100i. Read a review of the Zebra p100i and find out about the printer- and how it works.
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