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Cherry TC 1300 vs Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 3identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver has 0.05 m more cable length than the Cherry TC 1300 (1.8 m vs 1.75 m). The Cherry TC 1300 has 48 mm more width than the Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver (115 mm vs 67 mm). The Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver has 63.5 mm more height than the Cherry TC 1300 (80 mm vs 16.5 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Cherry TC 1300, Black, Silver on the Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver. LED indicators: Yes on the Cherry TC 1300, Status on the Hypertec HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver.

  • Product colour
    • TC 1300:Grey
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
  • LED indicators
    • TC 1300:Yes
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:Status
  • Cable length
    • TC 1300:1.75 m
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:1.8 m
  • Compliance industry standards
    • TC 1300:PC/SC, CCID, CT-API
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:ISO7816, EMV 2000 Level 1
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • TC 1300:0 - 50 °C
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:0 - 55 °C
  • Width
    • TC 1300:115 mm
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:67 mm
  • Height
    • TC 1300:16.5 mm
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:80 mm
  • Depth
    • TC 1300:75 mm
    • HO3121-HY smart card reader USB 2.0 Black, Silver:28 mm

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Comparison of TC 1300, HO3121-HY
31 specifications
Featuresidentical
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)Known for one100000Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneMIFARE, DESFire, iCLASSUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneIndoorUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, Silver
LED indicatorsDiffersYesStatus
Cable lengthDiffers1.75 m1.8 m
Ports & interfaces2 differ
InterfaceUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Compliance industry standardsDiffersPC/SC, CCID, CT-APIISO7816, EMV 2000 Level 1
Supported protocolsDiffersT=0, T=1, T=CLT=0, T=1, 2-wire: SLE 4432/42 (S=10), 3-wire: SLE 4418/28 (S=9), IC (S=8)
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
Current consumption (max)Known for one160 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 2000, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Wi
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers115 mm67 mm
HeightDiffers16.5 mm80 mm
DepthDiffers75 mm28 mm
WeightDiffers105 g141 g
Sustainability1 differ
CertificationDiffersISO7816, ISO14443A, ISO14443B, ISO15693 VDE GS, c-tick, UL, CE, FCCCE, WEEE, FCC, UL, VCCI, MIC
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one140 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one50 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one85 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one136 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one1600 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one20 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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