The products in this category are meant to facilitate the printing of MICR lines on checks. Some of the features that matter in check encoders include the encoding speed, the memory of the encoders, the compatibility of the encoders with flash memory/storage devices, size, weight and so on. The speed of encoding is particularly important, and it is measured in terms of characters per second.

Shear Tech EN-5400 Check Encoder is designed for table-top use, one of the most remarkable things about the Shear Tech EN-5400 Check Encoder is definitely its programmable keyboard, made specifically for use in check encoding. Shear Tech EN-5400 can encode at the speed of 48 characters per second, and it has enough memory fore accommodation and execution of 4 applications at a time. It comes with a detachable check stacker.

Other notable products under the Shear Tech Brand are the Shear Tech EN-5800E Check Encoder, Shear Tech EN-5500 Check Encoder, and the Shear Tech EN-5500E Check Encoder.

Both the Standard Register TE-1916 Check Encoder and Standard Register TE-1914 Check Encoder seems to be bigger than Shear Tech check encoders, but they are comparable in elegance and functionality.

Turning to Maverick, some of the products they offer are the Maverick M610E and the Maverick M366E. The latter is notable for its robustness, which is bellied by its compactness. While its speed may come across as slow, many people swear by the quality of encoding it facilitates. The Maverick M610E check encoder is faster (at 65 characters per second). With 4 MB memory and being an encoder designed for a standard MICR Ribbon capable of yielding 70,000 characters, it is the ideal machine for high volume applications.