Product Review

Magicard Rio Pro Dual Sided ID Card Printer Description

If you need high volume, high speed printing for ID cards on both sides, the Magicard Rio Pro Dual-Sided ID Card Printer is built for heavy use and is a reliable way to print high quality IDs with a unique watermark for identification and security purposes.

Fast printing

You get high quality badges at the speed you need them: 150 color badges per hour or 500 monochrome badges per hour. Featuring both hopper and manual feed systems, the Magicard Rio Pro Dual-Sided ID Card Printer offers a 100-card input with a 70-card output.

Card security feature

Included with the Magicard Rio Pro Dual-Sided ID Card Printer is the advanced HoloKote, a patented technology that prints a secure watermark during processing. You can choose from 5 standard designs and 1 standard HoloKote Flex design to customize your badges for visual security purposes.

Highly versatile

You get a versatile, double-sided printer that easily connects to your system via the included USB or Ethernet connections. The Magicard Rio Pro Dual-Sided ID Card Printer is fully compatible with Windows, Mac, and GNU/Linux operating systems. (See specifications for more details.)

Industry-best warranty

You get ultimate reliability with a comprehensive 3-year warranty, including free printhead replacement should it become damaged.

Ideal applications

€ Employee ID cards

€ Student ID cards

€ Membership ID cards

€ Facilities access badges

€ Payment cards

€ Loyalty or gift cards

Magicard Rio Pro Dual Sided ID Card Printer Specifications

Printer specs:

Technology 300dpi color dye sublimation, monochrome, thermal rewritable

Feed system Manual and hopper fed

Card capacity 100 input / 70 output

Printing capability Double-sided



Print speeds:

Color > 150 cards per hour

Monochrome > 500 cards per hour



Connectivity / drivers:

Operating systems Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 (32 and 64-bit)

Windows server 2003 R2 SP2, 2008, 2012, 2016

GNU / Linux

Mac OS X

USB connection USB rev 1.1 and USB 2.0

Ethernet connection Fitted as standard



Visual security:

Standard HoloKote Choice of 5 standard designs and 1 standard HoloKote Flex design



Accepted card dimensions:

Card sizes ISO CR80 85.6mm x 54mm / 3.375 inches by 2.125 inches

ISO CR79 83.9mm x 51mm / 3.303 inches by 2.051 inches

Card thickness 0.51mm to 1.27mm / 20mil to 50mil



Physical specifications:

Printer weight 4.9kg / 10.8 lbs

Printer size Length: 470mm / 18.5 inches

Width: 220mm / 8.6 inches

Height: 250mm / 9.8 inches

Temperature range 10oC to 30oC / 50oF to 85oF

Power source External power supply 100-240V 50-60Hz