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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
- USB cable
- 2 year printer & 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 51975 C50 ID card printer single-sided 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.
Product Features
- Easy-to-use & compact
The Fargo 51975 C50 single-sided 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 Fargo C50 single-sided card 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 C50 51975 printer features inline card printing with one connection using a standard USB connection. - How to load the ribbon and cards
- A review of the printer's user interface
- Special printer features and how to use them
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 Cards |
Interface | USB 2.0 |
OS Compatibility | Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Server 2003 & 2008, Vista, Windows 7 , Windows 8, Windows 10 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 | TrueSupport coverage plans through ID Wholesaler, including options to add printer loaner coverage to standard warranty |
Output Hopper Capacity | 30 Cards |
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 |
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) |