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Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black vs Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black

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  • 2identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black has 880 mm/sec more scan speed (max) than the Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black (1000 mm/sec vs 120 mm/sec). The Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black has 85 mm/sec more scan speed (min) than the Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black (100 mm/sec vs 15 mm/sec). The Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black has 765 mm more width than the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black (900 mm vs 135 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): -10 - 50 °C on the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black, -20 - 70 °C on the Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the Contour Design Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black, -30 - 70 °C on the Premier BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black.

  • Scan speed (max)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:1000 mm/sec
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:120 mm/sec
  • Scan speed (min)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:100 mm/sec
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:15 mm/sec
  • Width
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:135 mm
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:900 mm
  • Depth
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:47 mm
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:270 mm
  • Height
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:45 mm
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:270 mm
  • Weight
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:350 g
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:82 g
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:-10 - 50 °C
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:-20 - 70 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • Active Key AK-980-U123-B magnetic card reader USB Black:-20 - 70 °C
    • BM-90 magnetic card reader USB Black:-30 - 70 °C

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Comparison of AK-980-U123-B, BM-90
13 specifications
Features2 differ
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)Known for one500000Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (max)Differs1000 mm/sec120 mm/sec
Scan speed (min)Differs100 mm/sec15 mm/sec
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers135 mm900 mm
DepthDiffers47 mm270 mm
HeightDiffers45 mm270 mm
WeightDiffers350 g82 g
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs-10 - 50 °C-20 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 90%

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