HID FARGO INK1000 Inkjet Card Printer

HID FARGO INK1000 Inkjet Card Printer

With a compact design featuring side-same input/output underside power supply and cord storage, the INK1000 has a remarkably small footprint. The INK1000 offers true edge-to-edge printing to accommodate full card coverage designs, eliminating those pesky white border edges left behind by standard Direct-to-Card printers.

Add the optional contactless card encoding module to access a variety of applications without changing the look of the card, like: Contactless door entry, Cashless vending, Time & attendance, Gift/Loyalty cards or QR code-based financial cards. HID FARGO INK1000, a highly-specialized thermal inkjet printer that keeps cost low and quality high. Say goodbye to ribbons and hello to simple ink cartridge.



Bringing the simplicity and affordability of inkjet printing to personalized cards and IDs

The HID® FARGO® INK1000 is the latest printer innovation to join HID Global's family of desktop-based card printers. Bringing the simplicity and affordability of inkjet printing to personalized cards and IDs, the HID FARGO INK1000 is unmatched in its ease-of-use and offers a lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) than most card printers in the industry.

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Ultra-reliable, low maintenance and less expensive than many standard card printers on the market today, the HID FARGO INK1000 features exclusive inkjet printing technology, eliminating the hassles of print ribbons or the need for specialized card media. Easy-toinstall, snap-in ink cartridges contain specially formulated inks that naturally adhere to standard, off-the-shelf PVC and composite cards. Because inks are inherently UV-stable, images and text exhibit improved fade resistance compared to DTC-printed cards—even without expensive overlay protectants. Depending on the complexity of your card design, a single ink cartridge has the potential to produce hundreds more cards than would be possible with print ribbons—bringing your card designs to life with significantly less waste and at a fraction of the cost!

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With its high 600 dpi x 1200 dpi resolution, images are sharp and brilliant—and text and barcodes are crisply defined. The INK1000 also offers true edge-to-edge printing to accommodate full card coverage designs, eliminating those pesky white border edges left behind by standard Direct-to-Card printers. What's more, its small footprint with same-side input and output and intuitive operation make the INK1000 perfect for any office environment. It's as simple to use as the inkjet printer in your home or office!

Single ink cartridge containing YMC (Yellow, Magenta, Cyan)

The HID FARGO INK1000 printer utilizes a single ink cartridge containing YMC (Yellow, Magenta, Cyan) solvent-based inks for printing full-color card designs and barcode-readable composite black. The composite black created by the HID FARGO INK1000 can accurately reproduce even complex characters, such as Kanji, Arabic and Cyrillic. The easy-to-install, snap-in ink cartridge contains specially formulated inks that naturally adhere to standard, off-the-shelf PVC and composite cards—and because inks are inherently UV-stable, images and text exhibit improved fade resistance.

Easy-to-use, affordable and dependable, the HID FARGO INK1000 featuring exclusive inkjet technology is the next revolution in card printing.



Compatible with IDpack Cloud

Design, Manage, Print and Scan your ID cards anywhere in the world (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) using our cloud-based solution. IDpack Cloud helps organizations control their security requirements with access control cards, membership cards, price tags, convention badges, student ID cards, event passes, and other types of ID cards. IDpack Cloud supports all card printers.

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