PAX IM30 is designed to increase sales, implement security, and be impervious to environmental damage. It combines all the cool benefits of Android with the robustness of unattended product, so you can generate new revene streams in any self-service environment. "A Merchant account with Direct Processing Network is required for this product." “The $250 is just to reserve the terminal or POS System and total payment will be due before the order and the equipment is shipped.”