Card Readers & Scanners
MSR card readers, barcode scanners and biometric modules for POS systems
14 products
Magnetic-stripe, EMV chip and contactless card readers, plus 1D/2D barcode scanners for retail, banking and self-service. Inventory covers OEM-replacement modules for IBM 4610/4690, Toshiba 4900/6140, NCR P1505/P1535 and Wincor V2X/V2CU readers, alongside aftermarket scanner heads for Symbol/Zebra DS6707/DS9300, Honeywell 1900/1450 and Datalogic Magellan series. For ATM-grade card-reader heads (HiCo vs LoCo, read vs read-write), see our dedicated ATM card-reader-heads guide — getting the magnetic coercivity right is the most common ordering mistake.
IBM POS Scanner PN 83X8987
IBM SurePoint 4820-51G MSR Card Reader
IBM TOSHIBA SUREPOS PN69Y6350 9634953 Card Reader
IBM TOSHIBA POS BIOMETRICS MODULE
TOSHIBA SUREPOINT 4820 Screen MSR Card reader Use for 4820-2LG 4820-5LG
IBM 4838-330 1Z7 1Z5 POS Terminal Code Scanner FRU 44V0717
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Wincor Nixdorf TA61 TA61-2 TA85 TA85P Keyboard Card Reader Magnetic Head
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Wincor Nixdorf TA61 TA85 POS Keyboard Card Reader
IBM POS Scanner PN 83X8987
IBM SurePoint 4820-51G MSR Card Reader
IBM TOSHIBA SUREPOS PN69Y6350 9634953 Card Reader
IBMTOSHIBA POS BIOMETRICS MODULE
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Wincor Nixdorf TA61 TA61-2 TA85 TA85P Keyboard Card Reader Magnetic Head
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Wincor Nixdorf TA61 TA85 POS Keyboard Card Reader
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between HiCo and LoCo magnetic card readers?
Coercivity is the magnetic strength required to write or erase the stripe. HiCo (high coercivity, 2750–4000 Oersted) is used for credit cards, ATM cards and any card that must survive ambient magnetic exposure — the only kind a payment terminal should accept. LoCo (300 Oe) is for short-life cards like hotel room keys. Always order HiCo for POS and ATM applications unless you are servicing a hotel-key encoder.
Will any 2D scanner work with my POS?
Almost. 2D imagers (Symbol/Zebra DS series, Honeywell 1900-series, Datalogic Magellan) are interchangeable at the wedge level via USB-HID — your POS sees keyboard input regardless of brand. Where compatibility matters is for programming/configuration: each brand uses its own barcode-driven config menus. Save the configuration sheet that ships with the scanner.
How do I know if a card reader is faulty vs the head dirty?
Clean first — 70-90% of 'broken' card readers are simply dirty heads. Run a cleaning card (impregnated isopropyl card) through the slot 3–4 times, then retest. If you still see intermittent reads or no reads, the head itself or the controller has failed. A scope test on the head's output lines is the definitive diagnostic, but the cleaning-card test resolves the majority of field calls.
Do contactless (NFC) readers need PCI certification?
If they accept payment cards, yes — PCI PTS POI certification is required for any device handling cardholder data. Aftermarket contactless readers sold for industrial automation or access control are NOT PCI-certified and must not be deployed in payment paths. Every payment-capable reader we sell carries current PCI PTS certification; the certificate number is published on each product page.
