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This product is no longer available.
Discontinued and replaced by 70001.
Highlights
- Includes a free 30-day subscription to CloudBadging: a secure, cloud-based workspace for individuals or teams to create, manage, and print ID badges.
- Easy-to-use, single-sided direct-to-card printer, ideal for low volume card printing applications
- Special features: built-in erase/rewrite and inline card printing and encoding via one USB connection
What's Included
- Fargo single-sided C50 printer (Fargo part number 51975)
- Fargo 45410 YMCKO color ribbon - 100 images
- Qty. 100 Ultracard PVC cards
- USB cable
- 2 year printer and printhead warranty
- Toll-free technical support
If you're looking for an easy-to-use, reliable, ID card printer to get started fast, the Fargo 51700 C50 single-sided printer with Supplies is what you're looking for! The C50 can go from box to printing ID cards in a matter of minutes, and is the perfect solution for schools, membership cards, employee badges and more. With all-in-one printer ribbon and card cleaning cartridges, maintenance is easy.
Fargo C50 Single-Sided ID Printer
- Easy-to-use & compact
The Fargo C50 single-sided card printer is simple to use with an intuitive design that reflects system updates through color-changing buttons. Additionally, the compact footprint allows it to easily fit in the smallest office settings without taking up too much space. - Direct-to-card printing with built-in erase and rewrite
The C50 single-sided printer produces ID cards using dye-sublimation printing for vivid color and accurate images and thermal transfer or resin thermal transfer for sharp black text and barcodes. In addition, this printer features a built-in erase and rewrite function that is ideal for temporary ID cards such as visitor badges. - Print ribbon options
Choose either the EZ all-in-one print ribbon and cleaning cartridge which offers a convenient and simplified loading process making maintenance a breeze, or the ECO environmentally-friendly ribbons, which are not only better for the environment, but also budget friendly. - Printing via one connection
The Fargo 51700 features inline card printing with one connection using a standard USB connection.
USB Webcam
- Digital webcam for convenient photo capture
The USB webcam included with the Fargo C50 51701 system provides a quick way to take ID photos. Easy to install and operate, you'll have photos on your ID badges in just minutes. Webcam model may vary from image shown.
Color Ribbon and Cards
- Supplies you need to start printing immediately
The Fargo 51701 includes a full-color, 100 print-count YMCKO ribbon and 100 Ultracard PVC cards.
Card Sizes Accepted | CR79 - adhesive back CR80 - standard credit card size |
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Card Thickness Accepted | 9-40 mil |
Printer Color Capability | Color & monochrome printing, plus monochrome rewritable printing |
Printer Includes | USB cable US/International power cords CD with printer drivers & user guide |
Input Hopper Capacity | 50 |
Interface | USB 2.0 |
OS Compatibility | Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Server 2003 & 2008, Vista (32- & 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- & 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- & 64-bit) Restricted Mac compatibility* OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7, v10.8, & v10.9 *A PC is required to make changes within the Workbench Printer Utility in the printer driver Additional drivers coming: Linux Ubuntu 12.04, Debian 7.0, Fedora 18, Mandriva 2011, Red Hat 6.4, Open Suse 12.3 All drivers include Fargo Workbench Printer Utility & Swift ID™ Embedded Badging Application |
Printer Options | Extended warranties through ID Wholesaler, including options to add printer loaner coverage to standard warranty |
Output Hopper Capacity | 30 |
Printing Speeds (sec/card) | 7 seconds (monochrome (K) single-sided card) 12 seconds (monochrome with overlay (KO) single-sided card) 24 seconds (full-color (YMCKO) single-sided card) |
Printing Capability | Single side printing |
Warranty | 2 years on printer and printhead (unlimited pass with Ultracard™) |
Weight & Dimensions | 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg), 8.8''H x 13.7''W x 7.9''D (224mm x 348mm x 201mm) |