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IDP SMART-21S ID Card Simplex Printer Kit with PC Only Software, 100 Print YMCKO Color Ribbon, 100 PVC Plastic Cards, and Now with IDP's EasyCapture™ Photo Capture Tool Free Trial!

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Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit


Features

  • What’s Included: This starter kit includes an IDP SMART-21S ID Card Printer, PC-only IDesigner Software and printer driver, manuals and guides, a power cord and USB cable, 100 print YMCKO ribbon, and 100 PVC plastic cards.
  • Brilliant Printing: Our printer offers professional quality high-resolution, full-color printing. This single-sided printer is also capable of producing monochromatic cards.
  • Speedy System: Our system is compatible with Microsoft Windows 10 & 11. The control panel comprises of one easy-to-use LED button and can produce over 150 color cards and 600 monochromatic cards per hour.
  • Great For: Our printing system is an affordable solution for small businesses to print their own ID badges. It’s also perfect for larger corporations for printing access control badges, student IDs, membership cards, and loyalty and gift cards.
  • Smart Design: The printer measures 6.6 in x 10.2 in x 7 in, making it compact enough to fit in small spaces like desktops and multi-use spaces. The hand-feed printer also has a user-friendly and easy-to-load ribbon.
  • IDP's EasyCapture a powerful web-based, employee photo capture tool designed to make ID badge photo collection faster, simpler, and more consistent for rebadging projects, onboarding, and security compliance.

Description

CONNECT. DESIGN. PRINT. Print high-quality photo IDs and Access Badges in-house with your own system that is easy to install, operate and maintain. Smart-21S Starter Simplex Printer Kit for professional level printing for small organizations. Enhanced FINE Image Technology with 300 to 1200 dpi Edge to Edge Printing and Up to 16.7 Million Colors. Convenient in-house printing - ability to print 156 full-color single sided cards per hour.

Printer Type: Dye Sublimation


Other Special Features of the Product: Compact


Printer Output Type: Monochrome


Item Dimensions D x W x H: 6.6"D x 10"W x 12"H


Controller Type: Android


Print media: Card stock


Scanner Type: Photo


Maximum Copy Speed Black and White: 1 pages_per_minute


Compatible Devices: PC


Warranty Type: Full Warranty


Maximum Copies Per Run: 100


Ink Color: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black


Additional Printer Functions: Print Only


Control Method: App


Number of Trays: 1


Processor Count: 1


Resolution: 300 x 300


Maximum Media Size: A8


Maximum Sheet Capacity: 100


Paper Size: 3 x 2


Output sheet capacity: 150


Printer Connectivity Type: USB


Hardware Interface: USB


Total USB 2.0 Ports: 1


Total Usb Ports: 1


Maximum Copy Resolution Color: 300 dpi


Maximum Copy Resolution Black and White: 1200 dpi


Brand: IDP IDP


Model Name: SMART-21


Model Number: 653311K


Built-In Media: Ribbon, cards


Series Number: 65


Model Series: 65


Specific Uses For Product: Small businesses, larger corporations, access control badges, student IDs, membership cards, loyalty and gift cards


UPC: 813013023894


Item Type Name: Dye-Sublimation Plastic Card Printer


Manufacturer: IDP IDP


Warranty Description: 1 Year Depot Manufacturers Warranty


Best Sellers Rank: #39,015 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #189 in Identification Badges


ASIN: B08WJK5M78


Customer Reviews: 4.0 out of 5 stars (61)


B&W Pages per Minute: 1 pages_per_minute


Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit


Color Depth: 24 bpp


Maximum print Resolution Color: 300 dots_per_inch


Maximum Print Resolution Black and White: 1200 dots_per_inch


Power Consumption: 48 watts


Wattage: 48 watts


Duplex: Simplex


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    • Great card printer.
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
It works great for me replacing paper cards with a very professional and colorful plastic card. You can even put QR codes and images on your cards.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2026 by WILLIAM C.
    • Bien
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Funciona muy bn
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2026 by Michelle L.
    • Great Buy!
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Great product works great I have printed several cards with it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • Useless design software = useless printer! DO NOT BUY!
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Don't buy! The software is absolute garbage. Useless and cheap design software. You can tell they just wanted to hurry up production to sell these paperweights. Do NOT waste your time or money. The software sucks and it's useless without the design software.
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2025 by Lukas Behavioral Health LLC
    • hard to find replacement ribbon!
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Review Image by ITDering
Review Image by ITDering
Review Image by ITDering
Review Image by ITDering
print quality is gorgeous, the down side to this particular smart-21 model is that i can't find the ribbon to be bought by itself, we're a small group and use the rfid cards for electronic doors and the only ribbon refill option currently available has a bundled pack of 100 pvc cards we don't need. it also seems to be limited to 100 prints per roll of ribbon. and amazon doesn't seem to sell the right model directly searching the website is a tad confusing as well. giving several ribbon options with little details and no links to actually buy them. initially bought the wrong ribbon despite the box labeling saying the same thing except the code sticker, which also isn't clearly labelled that it's for the smart-31 or smart-51 printers, but the ribbon that it came with does say S21 COLOR Ribbon. also using the diagnostic software that came with the device, it acknowledges the new ribbon as full with 250 prints but then the printer fails when trying which would be a lot less confusing if it simply said that the ribbon has an error or that it's the wrong type. support was very responsive and helpful with all of the information presented and directed me to the wrong ribbon issue. aside from the supplies issue and confusing labeling (the bottom sticker even has smart31 in some areas) the printer is simple, easy, and fast. we were able to create a fillable pdf in the size and orientation of the card to quickly make new badges whenever needed without worrying about accidental design or word placement changes. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023 by ITDering
    • Great print quality not so cheap consumables
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Review Image by Fred Babin
Review Image by Fred Babin
Review Image by Fred Babin
Review Image by Fred Babin
As for the printer it has top-notch print quality, easy to operate and change the ribbon. The image quality is fantastic, and I’m perfectly happy with the speed. Installation of drivers was fine and once installed didn’t have any issues. The software is a little hokey when you try to rotate images. Evidently 90CW, 90CC and 180 degree rotations work differently than any other imaging software. I had to rotate the image 90 degrees like 4 times to get it oriented correctly. That was tolerable. So why the 3 stars? Two main reasons, costs of consumables and bad information from multiple sites including Amazon on printer capabilities. 1. My use for this printer was going to be for custom card decks. The laser and inkjet printers just don’t do good quality and it’s a pain having to print, cut and/or sticker cards. I didn’t need true poker card sizes so the 2x3 ID cards was fine for my needs. However I didn’t need 30mil and was looking for 15mil capability. All my research came back where this printer had a thickness adjuster and could print thinner cards. That was not the case and caused me to end up buying a new orange roller due to that incorrect information. This printer will ONLY print on 30mil cards. I shared that with IDP support but just got reasons why the websites commonized the capabilities across multiple models. 2. The consumables are very expensive and the replacement 100 cards + ribbon is single sided only. You can manually print double sided using the printer but each side could as a print. So a deck of double sided cards is a full ribbon, $60. I asked if there was an option to buy just the ribbon only without the cards due to this issue, and the answer was no. The Orange roller that I had to replace weighed less than a few onces; however the cost was almost $70 and $26 was for shipping. Supposedly this rolled is a consumable and needs to be replaced periodically. I’m keeping the printer since I’ve already invested so much money in it and the consumables but would recommend doing more research on different models if you don’t just print single sided 30mil ID cards. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026 by Fred Babin
    • Print quality
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
Poor print quality
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2026 by Rokat.
    • Awesome
Color: Smart-21S Simplex Printer Kit
We shopped around for a cheaper but good ID printer! This one works well and the printer ribbon last a long time. Program is also easy to use.
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2025 by Courtlend B

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