As laptops contain a lot of metal, traditional passive RFID tags will not be helpful.  The amount of metal in the screen and other components will be adequate to create interference even though having a plastic catching.  Therefore a “metal mount” RFID tag will be essential but as these are thicker than a label, they cannot be fixed flat on the laptop.  The idea of a attaching tag that is 1/8-1/4″ or more thick to a laptop is not cool.  Can you imagine your Hewlett Packard laptop or MacBook with a tag mounted on it? Partially for appealing reasons they don’t want the tag tracking something when going in/out of a laptop bag.  Tapered edged tags would be perfect to prevent the tag from catching, but the edges of most tags don’t match.  Mounting a short metal tag along one side may happen, but most laptops have too many ports and no flat surface areas big enough to attach a tag on the side walls.  Therefore employing a tag someplace on the top is typically the only option.

In this case, the thinner the tag is better.  However, thinner tags don’t have long range readability, so you have to make a compromise.

Passive RFID tags typically won’t be a good option if security issues involved.  Because passive UHF RFID cannot read through metal or liquid, even if you cover with your hand it can’t be read passing over reader.  Active RFID tags on the other hand provides better read rates, has less interference from metal, and provides options for motion and tamper detection which makes it preferable for laptops.  But, it is larger than passive ones for containing a battery but larger more visible tag can act as a warning.

Buy RFID Tags to Complete Your Product Labeling System

RFID (radio frequency identification) labeling technology has grown over the years to provide solutions to almost every industrial tagging and labeling problem. You can buy passive RFID tags for labeling products and shipping containers, for tagging retail products for inventory management and security, for use on personnel identification tags, and for many other labeling uses in your business.

You can buy active RFID tags that are encoded with unique data for use in manufacturing processes and inventory control. Buy UHF RFID tags that can be read at a distance at any angle by readers connected to your computer system. RFID tags can carry instructions to be read on the job site by an operator’s PC, they can be encoded with unique serial numbers, and they can also carry human readable information on their custom external graphics.

A well planned RFID tagging system can perform several vital functions with one set of hardware and software. Use RFID tags to label products for shipping, warehouse management and inventory record keeping. RFID tags can be programmed to trigger security alarms if anyone tries to remove tagged items from your premises, and they can be used to authenticate your products so that your customers know with confidence that the shipments they receive from you include only your genuine high quality goods. RFID systems can monitor movements of critical equipment throughout your facilities and also maintain repair and operational records for reading by your automated systems.

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