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N. Timmerman

Perfect card reader

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

Perfect card reader for Federal card reading standards.

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Joseph J Astrue

USB3 was a lie, no stand

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023

I wanted to like this, especially spending my own money to stabilize a WFH connection environment, but I specifically searched for USB3, since so much of the peripheral device world has its head up its butt instead of modernizing to USB-C, it was the best I could hope for. Disappointed to receive a crappy USB2 device with no stand, this is going back and my time was wasted. Save yourself.

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N. Timmerman

Perfect card reader

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

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Perfect card reader for Federal card reading standards.

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Mark

one of the better card readers I have used

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022

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I received this smart card reader earlier than expected, and when I went to use it the first time, I had no issues using it and setting it up. Well there really isnt much to do as far as setting up. Its pretty much a plug and play setup. There are options for downloading add on software that you can use to test your reader to make sure its working properly, but for the most part you just need to plug it in to your computer and start reading smart cards or writing data to cards. This reader/writer works with pretty much all JCOP cards and has alot of supporting information on their site. I would prefer to use this reader over its other version thats a little more portable but I dont think the other version is as accurate or reads as fast as the OMNIkey. I have been using this reader on a regular bases and it has been working perfectly with now issues. it evens displays information from cards that I didnt know it even could read. So I suggest investing in the reader if you are getting into carding or if you just want to see what these readers are all about, you can learn alot from just messing around with it and seeing what kind of information you can pull from different cards and chips

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Chris L.

Worked right out of the box

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023

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Got this to use with my mil ID card - it's sturdy and I didn't need to do a thing except plug it in. I'm sure it will last longer than my previous card reader. For reference, I'm running windows 10 on one PC and windows 11 on another and this worked right away on both.

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Sandra

Works with CAC/PIV on Windows with no software install

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023

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Works with CAC/PIV on Windows with no software install

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SVMyers

Perfect if you require a CAC reader to use with a personal or contractor laptop

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022

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I use this CAC reader with my personal computer when I require access to a government website that requires a CAC along with an authentication cert.

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Jose Phun

Lector

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023

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Muy bueno

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Joseph J Astrue

USB3 was a lie, no stand

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2020

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Summary: Had an old SCR331, and decided it was time to upgrade since that one started working intermittently.

Recommendation:
Update your driver from the HID site (link below). YES, it will work with Windows 10 without _but_ the Windows driver is generic, and from 2006. HID has an updated driver from last year (2019). One odd behavior is that I have a Dell CAC keyboard too, and with my CAC in the HID Omnikey, sometimes it would not recognize the card; I would need to remove and reinsert the CAC. Maybe this driver update will help (has not done it in the past 24 hours).

Pros:
1) Same parent company that owns ActivClient (or more like HID acquired Omni).
2) Good fit & finish. Vertical stand is a plus, and removable for alternate orientations.
3) Drivers for Linux and Mac also available (did not test).
4) A co-worker put double stick velcro on his CAC reader, and put it to the top/back of his monitor (which makes it easy to remember to pull your CAC when you leave the space).

Cons: None.

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Myron L. Cramer

Omnikey 3121 works with DoD CAC cards

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023

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The Omnikey 3121 is a reliable CAC card reader that works with Windows or macOS computers without requiring the installation of third party software. It is compatible with any current web browser.

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William Worley

Nice card reader

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023

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Nice card reader

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