What is a card reader?
A card reader is a small device that plugs into a computer and can be used to read credit card information when you have a physical credit card at the time of the transaction. The QuickBooks card reader can be used to transmit payment data either directly into QuickBooks or into QuickBooks Virtual Terminal. If you have a credit card at the time of the transaction and you swipe the credit card into a card reader or a terminal, you will qualify for lower rates. A card reader is different from a terminal in that a terminal plugs into a phone line and does not require a PC. There are many different terminal models available but most are significantly larger in size and more expensive than the QuickBooks card reader. For merchants, who want to process credit cards in locations that are not near a PC, QuickBooks also offers a terminal solution.
A – Access control card readers are used in physical security systems to read a credential that allows access through access control points, typically a locked door. An access control reader can be a magnetic stripe reader, a bar code reader, a proximity reader, a smart card reader, or a biometric reader.
This is a small device that does exactly what it says. It reads cards. It is a computer peripheral that plugs into your PC, usually by the USB port (although there are Firewire and parallel port options). You then put your memory card from your camera in the slot in the card reader and you can then access the data like you were putting a floppy disk into its drive.
A card reader is a small device that plugs into a computer and can be used to read credit card information when you have a physical credit card at the time of the transaction. See a picture. The QuickBooks card reader can be used to transmit payment data either directly into QuickBooks or into QuickBooks Virtual Terminal. If you have a credit card at the time of the transaction and you swipe the credit card into a card reader or a terminal, you will qualify for lower rates.3 A card reader is different from a terminal in that a terminal plugs into a phone line and does not require a PC. There are many different terminal models available but most are significantly larger in size and more expensive than the QuickBooks card reader. For merchants, who want to process credit cards in locations that are not near a PC, QuickBooks also offers a terminal solution.
