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How should I choose a pos machine from a hardware perspective?

In the new retail era, more and more businesses are beginning to understand that the point of sale machine is no longer just a payment collection machine, but also a marketing tool for the store.

As a result, many merchants will think of customising a POS machine, but many shops spend a lot of money buying back the cash register, only to find it is virtually useless. To maximise the effectiveness of the cash register, configuration is of course the most important thing! Today MINJCODE will talk to you about how to set up the cash register correctly from a hardware point of view:

Suggestions for hardware options for pos machines

1.Scenarios for POS machine location

Need to clearly position the cash register application scenarios, such as restaurants, milk tea shops, fruit shops or supermarkets, clothing stores, beauty shops, etc., different business scenarios cashier needs of the function and focus will also be different. Restaurant POS hardware configuration is more focused on thermal printer, with 80mm printer as the main focus;

Convenience store pos terminal machine focus on whether the cash register hardware can achieve expanded functions, such as supporting members to pay with their faces, whether there is an interface to connect electronic scales, cash drawes, sweep boxes, etc.; supermarket pos machine because of the relatively large customer flow, the equipment needs to work for a long time, pay more attention to stable operation and storage size.

2.Define your budget and requirements for POS equipment

Whatever the purchase, there are specific needs and budgets, and of course the purchase of a cash register is no exception. Some customers pay more attention to the appearance and design of the POS machine, others to the configuration of the functional modules, and others to the overall cost performance of the equipment.

Therefore, only when the main needs and budget of the equipment are clear, can the POS equipment supplier/manufacturer easily recommend the right product model and application solution according to your different needs and budget. We need to understand that just like buying a mobile phone or computer, even if it is the same model, the price of cash register may be different due to different configurations such as CPU, SSD, RAM, single or dual screen etc.

 

3.Understand the size of pos machine application scenarios

The size of the application shop and the overall size of the register, space is different, on the appearance of the checkout products and form selection also have to have different considerations. Like milk tea shops, breakfast shops, such as the space of a small cashier, it is recommended to use the appearance of a simple, small area of intelligent all in one pos machine.

If it is used in shopping malls, department stores and other large supermarkets, you can choose a 15.6-inch large-screen dual-screen POS machine according to the space, more functions, the overall appearance of more high-end, more atmospheric, easier to fit the brand tone.

 

4.Understand the diversity of pos machine payment

In the era of mobile payment, the ways of receiving payment have become more and more diverse. From the common cash and card payment in the past to the NFC card, scan code and face payment nowadays. A cash register that can be fully compatible with different payment and collection methods becomes important.

For example, most of the POS machines developed by MINJCODE are compatible with the above payment methods and can be customised according to the customer's needs in terms of screen size or a combination of configurations according to different screen sizes, built-in or external cameras, distribution of module positions, etc.

5.Understand the importance of external POS functionality

Different shop scenarios will have extended functional requirements for the pos machine. Like milk tea shops need the cashier to have the external function of printing self-adhesive labels, which is convenient to stick onto the cups and distinguish the drinks of different customers.

MINJCODE point of sale pos machine mainly have usb, rj11, LAN, RS232 and other mainstream interfaces, and support the connection of cash drawers, barcode scanners, thermal printers, etc. They can also be equipped with face recognition, ID card recognition and other functions, so they are much more than just an ordinary pos machine.

6.Understand the operational stability characteristics of the POS

When faced with high customer traffic, the pos machine certainly can't afford to drop the ball. The key test of running speed and stability is the CPU motherboard and memory configuration of the pos hardware.

Generally speaking, the pos machine is equipped with a quad-core processor is also a good configuration, basically will not occur when the pos machine lag, black screen and other situations. If you need a more advanced configuration can also choose a six-core processor.

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7.Understanding the display configuration of POS machines

The configuration of the pos display, we need to clarify the need for a single screen or double screen, size, resolution and so on.

Now many people buy mobile phones, tablets like to choose a larger screen, high-definition image quality, this is because if the screen is too small, a long time to look at the very eyes, the image quality is not clear enough to feel poor.

If the screen is too small, the finger touch operation is extremely inconvenient; the image quality is too poor, the cashier can’t see the desktop icons, and expect him to help you calculate a good account? Imagine if the cashier is busy looking for product logos and pages during peak checkout times, which inevitably reduces efficiency and is prone to error.

The double-sided screen configuration of the POS machine is increasingly favoured by the industry. The enlarged customer screen can effectively improve customer interaction, realise customer self-ordering and payment, customers can clearly see each pending payment, and the customer screen can also realise promotion display and hot item recommendation. Therefore, if you want to have a higher quality point-of-sale machine, it is best to use a high-definition, large-size, double-sided display. For example, MINJCODE's MJ7820,MJ POSE6 dual-screen POS machine.

Of course, if you want the pos machine to better empower the application scenario, in addition to the reasonable configuration of the hardware, it is also inseparable from the pos software, and the effective combination of the two can truly play the marketing strength of the pos system.

If you have any interest or query during the selection or use of any pos machine, welcome to contact usMINJCODE is committed to the research and development of pos hardware technology and application equipment, our company has 14 years of industry experience in the professional fields, and has been highly recognized by the majority of customers!

 


Post time: May-31-2023