Buyer's Guide for Complete POS Systems
 How
do Complete POS Systems Work?
POSGuys.com
staff has tested and complied complete retail and restaurant systems
to take the guess work out of deciding your POS needs. With the complete
POS systems, you can stop worrying about which individual parts you
need for your system and get back to business. The complete POS systems
are equipped with everything from monitors to software and offered in
a different of versions for both restaurant and retail POS needs.
What
Kind of Complete POS System Do I Need?
POSGUYS.com
has created four complete POS systems containing POS Hardware and POS
Software for both restaurant and retail needs. The first step in deciding
what complete POS system will work best for you, is choosing whether
you need a system for the restaurant or retail business. Answer the
questions and use the charts for both POS Restaurant and Retail Systems
to determine your POS System needs.
Complete
Restaurant POS System
Once
you've determined that a complete restaurant POS system is what you
need, the next step is to determine which of the four POS systems
that POSGUYS.com offers is right for you. Some questions to ask include:
Do I need Dine-In or Fast-Food/Counter
Service Capabities?
What
kind of Point of Sale software do I need?
Is
size a factor is my overall system choice?
Is
noise a factor is my printer choice?
Are features such as Integrated Graphics and
Audio needed?
|
Value
Restaurant POS System |
Premium
Restaurant POS System |
Value
Counter Service POS System |
Premium
Counter Service POS System |
| POS Hardware |
Base
PC & 15" 5 Wire Resistive Touch Monitor |
All-In-One
15" Touch Screen Computer |
Base
PC & 15" 5 Wire Resistive Touch Monitor |
All-In-One
15" Touch Screen Computer |
|
POS Software |
Aldelo
Pro |
Aldelo
Pro |
Aldelo
Lite |
Aldelo
Lite |
|
Receipt Printers |
Impact
Receipt & Kitchen Printers |
Ultra
Quiet Thermal Receipt & Impact Kitchen Printers |
Impact
Receipt Printer |
Ultra
Quiet Thermal Receipt Printer |
| Cash
Drawer |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
| Card
Reader, Keyboard, Mouse, Cables |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated
Credit Card Processing |
Yes,
provided by PPI |
Yes,
provided by PPI |
Yes,
provided by PPI |
Yes,
provided by PPI |
| 1
Year Phone Support & Free 45 Min Training |
Yes |
1
Year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
| Warranty |
1
Year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
Complete
Retail POS System
 Once
you've determined that a POS system for retail is what you need, next
you need to answer a few questions to determine what POS Hardware
will be right for your business.
Is
size a factor in my point of sale system choice?
Is
noise level a factor in my POS system choice?
Do
I need a pole display?
What kind of Barcode Scanner do I need?
|
Essential
Retail POS System |
Value
Retail POS System |
Preferred
Retail POS System |
Premium
Retail POS System |
| POS
Hardware |
Base
PC & 15" LCD Monitor |
Base
PC & 15" LCD Monitor |
Base
PC & 15" LCD Monitor |
All-In-One
15" LCD Touch Screen Monitor |
| POS
Software |
Proxis
Store Manager |
Proxis
Store Manager |
Proxis
Store Manager |
Proxis
Store Manager |
| Receipt
Printer |
Impact
Receipt Printer |
Impact
Receipt Printer |
Thermal
Receipt Printer |
Ultra-Quiet
Thermal Printer |
| Cash
Drawer |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
Heavy
Duty |
| Barcode
Scanner |
CCD
Barcode Scanner |
CCD
Barcode Scanner |
Auto-Sensing
Barcode Scanner |
Omni-Directional
Barcode Scanner |
| Pole
Display |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Card
Reader |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Keyboard, Mouse, Cables |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated
Credit Card Processing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1
Year Phone Support & Free 45 Min Training |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Warranty |
1
Year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
1
Year |
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