Product comparison · 2 smart card readers

Cherry TC 1200 vs Cherry TC 1300

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Comparison of TC 1200, TC 1300
27 specifications	A Cherry TC 1200 View product	B Cherry TC 1300 View product
Featuresidentical
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000
Compatible products	MIFARE, DESFire, iCLASS	MIFARE, DESFire, iCLASS
Designidentical
Placement supported	Indoor	Indoor
Product colour	Grey	Grey
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Cable length	1.75 m	1.75 m
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Compliance industry standards	PC/SC, CCID, CT-API	PC/SC, CCID, CT-API
Supported protocolsDiffers	T=CL	T=0, T=1, T=CL
Poweridentical
Current consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	115 mm
HeightDiffers	11 mm	16.5 mm
DepthDiffers	62 mm	75 mm
WeightDiffers	75 g	105 g
Sustainability1 differ
CertificationDiffers	VDE GS, c-tick, UL, CE, FCC, FIPS 201 ISO14443A, ISO14443B, ISO15693	ISO7816, ISO14443A, ISO14443B, ISO15693 VDE GS, c-tick, UL, CE, FCC
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	110 mm	140 mm
Package depthDiffers	70 mm	50 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	85 mm
Package weightDiffers	96 g	136 g
Package type	Box	Box
Logistics data1 differ
Products per palletDiffers	3000 pc(s)	1600 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet	20 pc(s)	20 pc(s)

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