I am trying to find one on eBay, but I have no idea what to search for. I just want to know what you call those machines that print plastic cards like the library cards.

Regular laser or inkjet printers will not work for what you want. Inkjet ink will not adhere to the plastic. Laser printers are not designed for such thick stock and the toner would not stick very well either. The kind of printer you need is an ID printer. They use special dye ribbons and a dye-sublimation process to print. There are many manufacturers and types out there. You can do your own search using Google if you like and type in "ID printers" to get a wide variety to choose from.
Here are a few links to some that I located that list a variety of printers:

http://www.idwholesaler.com/card-printers.html

http://www.safecardid.com/

http://www.ultramagicard.com/?R=1

Best of luck.

I have an HP scanner/printer.
it keeps printing it out. I don’t get it.

put your id in printer
when prompted, it will ask, where to add file (image) you can put on your flash drive or desk top

I am looking for 2 Single Sided Id Card Printer from Evolis or zebra brand, can any one suggest me the best model from these 2 brands?

Evolis Tattoo 2 Single Sided Card Printer is perfect for small organization to print single sided photo id cards, check it out more features at link below

Where can i get the best id card printers that can print single and double sided photo id card prints with best result?

Well we are using Zebra P120i Single & Double Sided Card Printer at our office and its has really a fabolus printing result, we are impressed with the machine and its capabilities. so with my experienced i would suggest you to check it out zebra id card printer!

Where can i get best brand of id card printer and laminator? what brand of printer and laminator machine would you prefer? i have know about Zebra Id Card printer & Laminator, Fargo Id Card printer & Laminator, Evolis Id Card printer & Laminator, MagiCard Id Card printer & Laminator, so what is best in it?
Got all the brand details from http://www.idcards-printers.com

i would suggest you to check it out evolis id card printer, i am using it and its awesome…..i bought it from www.clarybusinessmachines.com

It will only print one side, pls help now.

WHICH Gargo ID printer are you using ? They do models that do single and some do dual side printing. If you have not selected the correct mdoel it will NOT print double sided, however drivers could well be generic across range an include a double sided option in the software.
To be honest best option is to USE THE MANUFEACTURERS SUPPORT SYSTEM. They have their own online support system to help you and that will probably be a lot quicker than waiting for other people to go and look up their site for you.

http://www.fargosupport.com/

Hi

Tell me your problem man……

My Neighbor is looking for a printer for his new vista PC and I’m trying to help him find one from the ones hes mentioned to me but they don’t seem to be supported. Is there any good ones that i can reference to him and where you’ve found them.
Id also like to ask i in my searches is there any indication one the printers like on vista capable pcs or is it subtle (minimum requirements).
Thanks
specifics of printers please not just site and posibly lexmark branded. need more information to get 10 pts

These are the printers supported by Windows Vista :-

Canon

Pixma IP4200 (32-bit)
Pixma ip4000 (64-bit)
Pixma ip3000 (64-bit)

Epson

Epson R340 Photo printer (32 and 64 bit)
Epson PictureMate Express (32 and 64 bit)
Epson Precision 3170 Photo scanner (32 bit) included sw does not install, but can use latest TWAIN driver from Epson website and built in Windows Fax and Scan app.
Epson R300 Photo printer (32 bit)

HP

HP Deskjet 6940 (via Network, auto driver) (32 bit)
HP DeskJet 845c (32 bit)
HP Laserjet 5L (32 bit)
HP Laserjet 4plus (32 bit)(64 bit) with HP Jet Direct as LPR on Standard TCPIP Port
HP LaserJet 1012 (32 and 64 bit)
hp color LaserJet 2550L (32 bit)
HP Officejet 4200 (32 bit)
HP PSC 1401 All-In-One Printer (32 bit)

Other

Lexmark 240N (Native Driver x64).
Microtek Scanmaker 3600 (32 bit)
Samsung ML-2010 monochrome laser printer (32 bit)
Epson R220 (32 bit)
Brother MFC-5440CN (USB connection). Vista recognized all modes, did not try Brother CD (64 bit)
Brother HL 1030 works after adding a printer manualy and installing as a brother 1430 (32 bit)
Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 (32 bit)

I am trying to get into E3 this year. I got my web site up and running and I got the 2 articles, they asked for.. thing is I do not have a ID Printer so I can’t get a government id that shows my Cos name. . is there anywhere I can go in Ca? ( like in Long Beach ) that would print them ? .. and how much would it cost for it?. I have been working hard to try to get in there and I can’t have one little thing keep me from going.. so can someone help me here?..

Google it? Map quest? I’m sure a post office could get your ID for you or a printing place.

i recently bought a hp laserjet 1020 printer.

i am testing it out and there is a little residue on the printed papers and there is occasionally lines.

is this the printer or the toner?

will replacing the toner fix the problem or should i take it back?

id appreciate the feedback, thanks

I had the same problem but with my Samsung printer but what i did which i think you should is to take out the toner and just shake it a little to even it out because thats what causes the residue.

If the printer is using liquid ink, you can open it up, take out the ink cartridge, and shake it to listen and guesstimate how much you have left. If you start to see streaks and lines in your printed material, thats when you’re running out.

I don’t own a printer, which is stupid of me. I emailed the confirmation page to myself, just in case, but I was wondering if I have to print it out in order to get the boarding pass. Am I all right showing my ID at the ticket counter? Or should I write down all the page info, so I can tell them the ticket number and all of that?

Driving is so much easier.

You just need to show your ID. You do need to know your flight number, or at least the time of departure if it is not a very large airport.

It would not be a bad idea if you wrote down the confirmation number.

It’s also good to bring a major credit card. The automated check in machines can read your name off the card and look up your flight from that (doesn’t charge anything to the card; just reads your name off the magnetic stripe on the back). You’re probably bringing a credit card anyway.

Is there anyone who knows how to check the caller ID on a Lexmark printer, scanner, copier, fax? I’m working and just missed a call! thanks for any help!

just "fax" 1471 and listen! Or plug a phone in and do the same.

i am trying to figure out which printer to use to scan my id. The printer I currently have blurrs the minuscule details after I scan the card. I need something that can pick up these tiny details clearly. idk if it is the plastic covering but thanks!

There are many HP printers where they auto detect the size.
why don’t you check some Hp printers

I’m flying Southwest Airlines. My printer isn’t working so I can’t print out the boarding pass. I heard something about needing the credit card you bought the ticket with but my sister bought it and just put it in my name so I don’t have that.

you dont need the credit card that the ticket was purchased with. You can just go to the airport, check in at one of their self check in machines and print your boarding pass that way, or show the ticketing agent your photo ID and confirmation number and they can print your boarding pass.

it sorta looks moldy lol idk why but i want to print pics of my son but they look messed up

Try to use hp media (hp photo paper and genuine ink) and try to see if it improves. Sometimes, using refilled ink cartridges may not look best on its printouts at all times.

To print the ID size correctly, open the image in Photoshop or whatever software you are using.

Now, resample it to the correct size of the ID you want and save it. Now, when you are ready to print, open that saved image and it will print exactly that size.
Make sure the settings selected is "Print as in document"

That’s it….

I want to print my birth date on my school ID card b/c I don’t have my driver’s license yet and I want to prove that I’m 16. If I don’t have an ID printer, where could I go to get this done?
I need to get this done by Saturday and it takes 3 weeks to get a state issued license from the DMV.

You would have to do it on a special card printer, and you will not find any place willing to do it for you on a school id.

I’m trying to make fake credit cards for my son’s themed birthday party

Your best bet is to print on a heavy paper (a card stock will do) and the have them laminated. Trying to run any kind of plastic through an inkjet printer will jam the printer. Even if you could run the plastic through the printer, plastic requires special inks. Inkjet ink will smudge/not dry on plastic. You might even consider just printing on a good quality photopaper for inkjet printers, then getting the fake id cards laminated. That will give you some thickness for the cards and also makes sure they are glossy both from the paper and the lamination. Many office supply stores offer laminating services as well as printing and copying services.

I was thinking about getting this camera with printer: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7730901&povid=cat3959-env7618-module62454-rLink5

It seems like a pretty good deal. But my question is if I get that would the camera printer print documents on my computer?

Only 4 x 6 photos can be printed and nothing else.

I’m looking for a fast printing, high quality printer that prints the hard plastic id cards. This is for work and we are trying to get some bids. Any suggestions?

Thanks!!

FARGO DTC 400e is a Dual-Sided Plastic card printer. It uses color – duplex – dye sublimation/thermal resins.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BKV5LG?ie=UTF8&tag=distribcomput-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001BKV5LG

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HNZPO?ie=UTF8&tag=netbookbeat-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0006HNZPO

I’m looking for a fast printing, high quality printer that prints the hard plastic id cards. This is for work and we are trying to get some bids. Any suggestions?

Thanks!!

FARGO DTC 400e is a Dual-Sided Plastic card printer. It uses color – duplex – dye sublimation/thermal resins.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BKV5LG?ie=UTF8&tag=distribcomput-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001BKV5LG

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HNZPO?ie=UTF8&tag=netbookbeat-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0006HNZPO

googled a bunch of things and telnet comes up repeatedly and is failing. WHAT DO I DO!

No, you cannot do it. Don’t try anymore!

I notice passport photo shops charge a ridiculous amount of money just to take 2 tiny photos for the passport. I can do the same thing on my photo printer for nothing. Is it ok for me to use my printer to print off my picture and send it with my renewal application…Of course i’d still have to get the back stamped and then signed by a guarantor.

The stamp is by the photographer’s studio and certifies that the picture meets the passport photo requirements for size, quality, background, and facial expression. It also is dated by the photographer so that they can say this was an accurate representation of the person on a specific date.

You then get it signed by the guarantor to certify that the person in the photo is actually the person named in the passport application.

So long story short, unless you are a professional photographer with your own studio, you can’t take your own photo and use it.

If you try this, best case scenario is either it passes and no one notices for the next 5 years, or they reject it and you have to apply all over again.

Worst case scenario, you forge the picture to make it "look" like it was a professional studio, you are later caught using the fake photo and face a fine or charges for fraud.

Our old Eltron P400 keeps breaking down and we replace the print head at least once per year. We need a newer, faster ID printer. Any suggestions?
The model is Eltron 520C. Features;
Color
Dual Sided
Magnetic strip
Laminates

Try the link below:

http://www.nextag.com/id-card-printer/search-html

You didn’t give a lot of details-black & white or color, etc;
but this website does have user reviews.