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Credit Card Terminal Review: Hypercom T7PT

When looking for a credit card terminal for your business, how do you know which one you should buy or lease. Think about it this way, a credit card terminal is a mini computer whose main job is to authorize and settle electronic payments that your business receives to your credit card processor. The credit card terminal will dial out to check if your customer’s bank will approve the transaction. Once the transaction is approved the credit card terminal sends all of your transactions to be settled at your credit card processor. The authorization happens within a matter of a few seconds. All credit card terminals do this. So how do you pick which one to buy.

Also, the credit card terminal you buy has a lot to do with the program on the terminal which is governed by your credit card processor. Depending on what you want your credit card terminal to do will depend on which one you get.

As computers, credit card terminals differ on manufacturer, speed, memory and durability.

Here is a review on the Hypercom T7PT (Thermal Printer)

Hypercom T7PT
Hypercom T7PT

Benefits: Easy to learn, Easy to Use.

Speed: Fast Receipt printing, Fast authorizations

Memory: 512K- enough memory to run gift cards, checks and process Level II qualifications.

Durability: Very Durable under harsh conditions. (not including water).

Sensitivity: Not very sensitive to telephone line noise. Recommended to work on only analog telephone lines but in testing works well with digital phone lines (like cable phone lines)

The Hypercom T7PT terminal has a 35 key keyboard that makes operation easy to learn and easy to use. Everything is clearly marked and everything is really easy to get to. The function keys are thin but solid and firm.
They Hypercom T7PT has been around for almost 20 years and is one of the only credit card terminals to last this long. There is a reason of course, they are considered a workhorse in the merchant services industry. They rarely break and are not as sensitive to telephone line noise and other issues that may plague other credit card terminals.
The Hypercom T7PT is recommended for retail stores or restaurants. Whether you have a high volume business or not, the Hypercom T7PT is a great cost effective terminal to accept payments at your business.
Price Range: $199.00 – $399.00