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Bibliotheca SelfCheck 1000
6.7GoodThe hybrid selfCheck 1000 has one argument that no other model in the lineup has: it reads electromagnetic security tags and RFID simultaneously. For a library with both collections in circulation, that is the reason to purchase it. The specification sheet is comprehensively detailed — three form factors with dimensions and weights ranging from 88.5 to 165.5 kilograms, 268 millimetres of height adjustment during operation, 130 watts, operation from 0 to 40 degrees, connectivity via SIP2. Two specifications in it, however, are warning signs: 225 candelas without anti-glare coating is marginal for bright rooms, and the computing platform is listed as Windows 7 Embedded, whose security updates ended in 2021. Anyone procuring today should have the current platform confirmed in writing. Anyone who has completed the RFID transition should evaluate the 2500 or 3000 instead.
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