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Shop & Compare Magicard Single-Sided ID Card Printers

Printing onto one card side per print pass, single-sided printers are fast and ideal for cards with a limited amount of information. Choose from direct-to-card and retransfer printing technology, and maximize the performance of your Magicard single-sided printer by adding encoding, lamination, or duplex printing. Every model includes Magicard’s exclusive HoloKote secure watermarking feature, improving the security of your ID cards at no additional cost.

Magicard Pronto ID Card Printer - Single-Sided
Item#: 3649-0001
Price $898.99 MSRP $1,644.50
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Direct to card printing
Single-sided printing
4 Holokote options
Warranty: 2 years
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Magicard 600 Uno ID Card Printer - Single-Sided
Item#: 3652-5001
MSRP $3,623.99
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Direct-to-card printing

Single-sided printing

HoloKote security options

Warranty: 3 years

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Magicard 600 Uno ID Card Printer with Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Single-Sided
Item#: 3652-5002
MSRP $3,696.94
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Direct-to-card printing

Single-sided printing

HoloKote security options

Warranty: 3 years

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Magicard 600 Uno ID Card Printer with Smart Card Encoder - Single-sided
Item#: 3652-5003
MSRP $4,295.86
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Direct-to-card printing

Single-sided printing

HoloKote security options

Warranty: 3 years

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Magicard 600 Uno ID Card Printer with Smart Card and Magnetic Stripe Encoders - Single-sided
Item#: 3652-5004
MSRP $4,704.19
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Direct-to-card printing

Single-sided printing

HoloKote security options

Warranty: 3 years

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Magicard Pronto100 ID Card Printer - Single-Sided
Item#: 3100-0001
Price $1,240.79 MSRP $2,084.50
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Direct-to-card printing
Single-sided printing
50-card input/output feeder
Holokote options
Warranty: 3 years
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Magicard Prima 8 Single-Side ID Card Printer
Item#: Prima801
MSRP $4,944.50
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Retransfer printing

Single-sided printing

Optional lamination

Warranty: 3 years

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Magicard Pronto ID Card Printer with Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Single-Sided
Item#: 3649-0002
Price $1,212.19 MSRP $2,084.50
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Direct to card printing
Single-sided printing
Magnetic stripe encoding
Warranty: 2 years
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Magicard 300 Uno ID Card Printer - Single-Sided
Item#: 3300-0001
MSRP $2,524.50
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Direct-to-card printing

Single-sided printing

HoloKote security options

Warranty: 3 years limited coverage

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Magicard 300 Uno with Smart and Magnetic Stripe Encoding
Item#: 3300-0004
Price $2,437.59 MSRP $3,982.00
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Direct-to-card printing
Dual-sided printing
HoloKote security options
FREE 1 Year TrueSupport Coverage
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Magicard 300 Uno with Smart Encoding - Single-Sided
Item#: 3300-0003
MSRP $3,542.00
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Direct-to-card printing
Dual-sided printing
HoloKote security options
FREE 1 Year TrueSupport Coverage
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Magicard 300 Uno with Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Single-Sided
Item#: 3300-0002
MSRP $2,964.50
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Direct-to-card printing
Dual-sided printing
HoloKote security options
FREE 1 Year TrueSupport Coverage
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Have questions about Magicard Single-Sided Card Printers? We Have Answers!

Can I Print on Both Sides of My Cards with a Magicard Single-Sided Printer?

Technically, yes, you can print one side of your cards, load them back into your card hopper and send them through your printer again to print the other side. However, this is not only time consuming, it's also not recommended by Magicard as this practice tends to damage the sensitive printheads in card printers.

When you handle your cards after printing them, the cards will collect dust and debris from the air and oils from your hands. Putting cards that have been handled in this way back into your single-sided card printer brings these contaminates into contact with your printer's printhead. This practice commonly causes printhead pixel damage which will not only affect the quality of your printed card output, it will also be expensive to fix. Once a printhead is damaged, the only way to fix it is to replace it with a new one. Plus, damage to a printhead from this type of non-standard use may even void printer warranty coverage.

The Magicard Enduro+ and Rio Pro can be upgraded to dual-sided printing any time; however, if you need to print to both sides of your cards now, shop for a dual-sided Magicard printer. Manually flipping your cards to print on the back using a single-sided printer can result in printhead damage.

Should I Choose a Direct-To-Card or Retransfer Magicard Single-Sided Printer?

Direct-to-card and retransfer are the two choices available in card printing technology. Direct-to-card is the most common type of card printing, with images being printed directly onto the surface of cards. In retransfer printing, also known as HDP printing, images are printed to a clear film that is then heat-sealed to the surface of cards. Both types of printing create good quality images, but there are some important differences:

Direct-to-card printers are sensitive to card imperfections. The effects of this sensitivity include: (1) Card printing that doesn't cover the entire surface of the card. Since your printhead should not come in contact with the edge of cards, a thin white border will be left around the edge of your printed cards. (2) Difficulty printing on technology cards. If you're printing too close to the raised areas of a technology card, such as a contact chip, your printhead is at risk for damage. You may also get inconsistent print quality on technology cards because of the uneven card surface.

Retransfer printers are not sensitive to card imperfections. With this technology, the printhead does not come in direct contact with the card, therefore the potential for printhead damage is limited. Images can cover the entire card surface and you can safely print on proximity cards, smart cards, pre-punched cards, key tags, etc.

The Magicard line-up includes three direct-to-card printers: the Pronto, Enduro, and Rio Pro. Choose a single-sided Magicard direct-to-card printer if you if you will be printing on one side of a basic PVC card and don't mind having an unprinted, white edge on cards.

The Magicard line-up includes one retransfer printer: the Prima 4. Choose a single-sided Magicard retransfer card printer if you will be printing on one side of a technology card (smart cards, prox cards, etc.) or if you prefer "over-the-edge" prints.

What is Rewritable Technology?

Rewritable dual-sided ID card printers are a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly card printing solution when the data printed on cards needs to be updated frequently, such as visitor ID cards.

Rewrite printing doesn't require a ribbon, but does require the use of special rewritable cards. In rewrite printing, heat is used to ‘print' information onto the heat-sensitive material contained in rewritable cards. This technology allows you to erase and reprint cards hundreds of times! Rewritable cards may be printed with a permanent full-color image on one part of the card, and the rewritable portion on the other. The rewritable portion of cards is generally offered with blue or black one-color printing.

Should I Consider a Laminating Single-Sided Card Printer?

If you recall the old days of cutting and pasting an ID card together, lamination may confuse you a bit. You might wonder why you would need lamination when printing directly to plastic.

In plastic card printing, lamination is a clear protective layer that is applied over the top of your printed cards by a printer with lamination capability. It offers three primary benefits to a plastic ID card:

- Lamination extends the life of your card by protecting it from wear, such as being swiped in a magnetic stripe reader.

- Lamination protects your cards from fading and dye migration when exposed to the sun.

- Holographic lamination increases the security of your cards by making them difficult to copy.

Choose a single-sided Magicard laminating card printer if your cards will be swiped in a mag stripe reader or will be worn in harsher environments, such as in the sun. Lamination will protect your cards from fading and extend their life--so you'll need to reprint cards less frequently, saving you time and supplies costs!

What is HoloKote Technology?

HoloKote is an exclusive feature available only from Magicard. It allows you to print a watermark on your cards without any added costs. The watermark is printed during the normal card printing cycle using the O panel of a standard color ribbon; there is no need to purchase expensive holographic lamination! The HoloKote watermark becomes visible when the card is viewed at an angle and can be easily enabled or disabled in your printer driver.

HoloKote prints a watermark pattern of your choice repeatedly across your card. The Enduro and Rio Pro come equiped with four standard HoloKote designs: waves, keys, globes, or interlocking squares. When HoloKote is used along with Magicard HoloPatch cards, one area of the watermark becomes a high-visibility security seal with an appearance similar to a holographic patch, at a fraction of the cost.

The Rio Pro can also create custom HoloKote with your logo or other design of your choice. Plus, the Rio Pro you can alternatively print a single image across the entire card surface using HoloKote Flex. The Rio Pro comes equiped with one standard HoloKote Flex design.