Do you plan to print on one side or both sides of the card?
 

Will you need a laminating printers to increase card security and prolong the life of your cards? If this is not an immediate requirement, do you foresee adding a laminating module at a future date?
 

Do you have an access control system or do you plan to implement one in the future? If so, you will need a printer that has magnetic stripe, proximity or smart card encoding, or the capability to add an encoding module in the future.
 

Are several people in different locations or buildings going to be responsible for issuing ID or visitor badges? If so, you will need a printer and software that allows networking, so the card issuers can print to one or several ID printing machines.
 

Will you be printing infrequently or would you consider yourselves as a moderate or high-volume location (i.e. large companies or government agencies, ski hills, colleges, schools and universities).
 

Do you require high definition colour and clarity or need to print on the irregular surfaces of today’s advanced security cards?