Hardware - Computer

How to pick a computer

Internet

facilePOS is a web based Point Of Sale system. So all you really need when looking for a computer is the functionality of accessing the internet. Therefore it needs to be able to connect to internet through Wi-Fi or a cable, depending on your internet services. Furthermore, facilePOS is a light and swift website so there are no special requirements when it comes to speed or graphic requirements of the computer. And when talking about a computer, you could also think of a laptop or a tablet pc. As long as it can access the website of facilePOS it is able to run it.

Browser

facilePOS is accessible on the internet, no matter which browser you use. It works on Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. This means that the software you choose to run on your computer is non-relevant. Only if you want to use the report and export functions of facilePOS you need to make sure that the format you want to export to is supported by programs on your computer.

External devices

Depending on the external devices you want to use your computer needs other specifications. If you want to use a receipt printer, barcode scanner or card scanner you need to have a usb or serial port for every device. The type of port depends on the specific device you choose. The same goes for an external display, but there you probably will need an usb or vga port. But again this depends on the specific external display of your choice. You may also want to take the layout of the computer into account. The parts that are visible for your customers should be consistent with other visible hardware to look professional.