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POS Hardware

The basic point of sale (POS) system consists of a cash drawer, receipt printer, monitor, and an input device. Retailers can use touch screens, programmable keyboards, scanners, or other handheld devices to enter data into a POS system. The following are POS hardware vendors, a walk-through of the components and advice for selecting a computerized cash register for your business.
Parts of a POS System
Retailers can’t choose the right point of sale system for their business if they don’t first understand the parts of the POS cash register. POS systems can be purchased bundled, with or without software. Like your home PC peripherals, the various POS components can be purchased individually. Prices vary widely by brands and technology. The following is a guide to understanding point of sale hardware.
Casio Point of Sale
Featuring the flair of a PC based system with stability and reliabilty of a cash register.
Dell POS Systems
Build your solution from the ground up, choosing your own components — from pole displays to systems to services or let Dell configure a solution for your business.
DigiPoS For Retail
This hardware company has worked hard to identify retail point of sale problems and create a range of solutions that are flexible in nature to fit each retailer's specific needs.
IBM Point of Sale
Several solutions for transforming the customer's in-store experience. View their complete portfolio of retail-hardened POS products and innovative store technologies for your retail business.
NCR Retail Solutions
As the first to introduce bar code scanning to retail, the first to deliver an integrated keyboard and display for POS, and the first to offer a fully integrated, wireless ESL solution, NCR's record of retail innovation is unparalleled.
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