Pointman TP-9200 Printer Review
The biggest advantage of this ID printer is the pricing. The MSRP is at the lowest to comparable ID printers. The MSRP for Pointman USA TP-9200 is $1464.97(Dual-Sided)/$1167.46(Single-Sided), Evolis Primacy listed at $2590.00, and the Fargo 1250e listed at $2699.00. The consumables of the Pointman ID printer are also lower in pricing. A standard full color YMCKO ribbon lists for $41.48 compare to $65.00 for the same ribbon of Evolis. Most major ID printer does not include a starter ribbon, this is one of the brand that come with ribbon and Card Design software.
The TP-9200 printer comes either single sided or dual sided. The base model are USB with options for ethernet, magnetic strip encoding, contact smart card encoding and contactless smart card encoding. The ribbon installation is very straightforward and simple. The full color ribbons are available at the lowest prices of any printer manufacturer. There are option of monochrome ribbons such as blue, red, white, metallic gold, metallic silver, and black. The card designer software that comes with the printer can easily create employee ID cards, student or visitor, or customer loyalty cards in minutes. If needed, there are full range of features such as smart card coding capability, and contact-less encoding in a fully integrated easy-to0use environment that issues cards.
The Pointman TP-9200 is covered by a standard 2 year warranty on both the printer and printhead. To ensure the printhead are covered under the warranty, you need to keep a routine of going through cleaning cycles. I recommend ordering extra cleaning kits to help maintain the printer and to ensure they are covered under warranty.
The Pointman TP-9200 ID card printer is ideal choice for printing in medium and large runs with many options as needed. This comes with ribbon and Card Designer software as a bundle at the lowest cost to get your ID system up and running.