Description
The HID FARGO HDP5000e is a high-definition retransfer ID card printer built for medium-to-large organizations — corporations, universities, healthcare facilities, and government agencies — that need vibrant, secure, professional-grade credentials. This configuration, part number 096529 (also listed as 96529), is the dual-sided model with a factory-installed OMNIKEY 5122D contact smart card encoder and an attached single-side lamination module. USB 2.0, Ethernet, and an internal print server are all standard.
The factory-installed OMNIKEY 5122D dual-interface encoder handles ISO 7816 contact smart cards along with MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2 contactless credentials, personalizing chips inline as each card prints. The attached single-side lamination module applies a thermal transfer overlaminate (0.25 mil) or a durable PolyGuard overlaminate (0.6 or 1.0 mil) — clear or holographic — to the front of each card for added durability and tamper resistance. HID does not recommend ABS or PVC cards in the lamination module; use composite, PET, PETG, or polycarbonate stock.
Built on seven generations of FARGO retransfer technology, the HDP5000e prints at 300 dpi onto HDP film that is then fused to the card surface, producing sharp, true-to-life color with over-the-edge coverage — even on uneven surfaces like smart cards. In batch mode it produces up to 178 cards per hour in YMC color or 133 per hour in YMCK with transfer. A graphical OLED display and 1 GB of memory keep operation simple and fast, and each print ribbon includes a replaceable cleaning roller.
Security comes standard: resin scramble data protection renders used ribbon panels unreadable, TLS encryption protects data in transit, password protection locks down printer access, and the optional YMCFK ribbon adds a fluorescing panel visible only under UV light. The printer accepts CR-80 cards from 30 to 50 mil — ABS, laminated PVC, PET, PETG, proximity, smart, and magnetic stripe stock — with a 100-card input cartridge and 200-card output hopper. HID backs it with a four-year printer warranty, one year of loaner coverage in the U.S., and a lifetime printhead warranty.