POS Systems

Essae POS 865J | Essae POS Billing Machine or Point of Sale system | Essae POS Billing Machine for Restaurant

815J POS Billing Machine | POS Machine | Essae POS-815J | Essae POS Billing Machine for Restaurant

POS Vs DESKTOP

Standard industrial grade touch screen enabled hardware. POS is more user-friendly & mistake-proof. Easy to train cashier.
Embedded and industrial design concept. Rugged, robust & reliable. Designed for dust protection & harsh retail environments.
Minimum space needed due to high integration, it is less that the A4 size. Compact small form factor (SFF)
Minimum power consumption due to usage of low power CPUs
Integrated ALL-IN-ONE concept and hence minimum cabling. POS has better aesthetics in customer facing check-out counters
Very high reliability & uptime, because of FANLESS system design. Retail checkout counters cannot afford high downtime.
Comes with technical and software driver support for devices, peripherals. SDK and OPOS/JPOS drivers are available.
POS is a long-term supported device directly from the Manufacturer.
Longer life cycle. Minimum of 7 years Intel embedded roadmap
No frequent change of models in POS. Hence frequent Software re- validation not required.
2 to 4 serial ports are standard in POS Systems
POS Systems are GREEN devices with more energy efficiency
Ideal for business use, where systems are typically used by many cashiers & where downtime is critical
3 year onsite comprehensive warranty, option available
Low maintenance cost as spares are typically supported for minimum 7 years by manufacturer.
POS systems are a better investment in the long term owing to low AMC, durability etc.
Low total cost of ownership. (eg. TCO for desktop is Y then for POS it will be Y-25%)

No touch screen enabled hardware. Desktops are operated using mouse & keyboard, hence prone to mistakes & errors in billing.
Commercial and consumer grade design concept. Designed for mainly office & home use. Lesser service life compared to POS
Desktop occupy more counter space as it comes with many separate devices.
Very high power consumption as it uses high power CPUs
Modular with many separate devices like System, Monitor, Keyboard etc and hence more cables and connection. More failures due to rodents and insects.
Very poor reliability & uptime because of many moving parts and cooling fans which are subject to normal wear and tear.
Do not include technical and software driver support for devices, peripherals
Desktop is not a long-term supported device & it does not come directly from the Manufacturer.
Lifecycle is short-term. Maximum 1 to 2 years.
Frequent change of models in PCs. Hence frequent Software re- validation required.
Serial ports not available.
PCs are not energy efficient and not considered as GREEN devices.
Ideal for private use in Offices, Home etc where the system is typically used by only one user.
One-year onsite warranty
High maintenance cost. Spares parts are not available beyond a certain period of time due to change of specs, forcing change of entire system
Price is lower than that of POS (Eg. Desktop price = x then POS price will be x+25%)
High total cost of ownership