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Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black vs Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black has 66 mm more width than the Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader (135 mm vs 69 mm). The Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader has 15 mm more depth than the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black (62 mm vs 47 mm). The Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black has 29 mm more height than the Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader (45 mm vs 16 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): -10 - 50 °C on the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black, 0 - 50 °C on the Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black, 0 - 60 °C on the Lindy USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader.

  • Width
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:135 mm
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:69 mm
  • Depth
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:47 mm
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:62 mm
  • Height
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:45 mm
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:16 mm
  • Weight
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:350 g
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:48 g
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:-10 - 50 °C
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:0 - 50 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:-20 - 70 °C
    • USB 2.0 Smart Card Reader:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of AK-980-U123-B, 43407
24 specifications
Featuresidentical
InterfaceUSBUSB
Product colourBlackBlack
LightweightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 m
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), REACH, RoHS
Read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source480 MB/s
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS, REACH
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 year(s)
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)Known for one500000Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (max)Known for one1000 mm/secUnknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (min)Known for one100 mm/secUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers135 mm69 mm
DepthDiffers47 mm62 mm
HeightDiffers45 mm16 mm
WeightDiffers350 g48 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source98 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source28 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 g
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs-10 - 50 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C0 - 60 °C

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