Barcode Scanner

Additional Information On Barcode Scanner

We have split our barcode scanner offering into convenient subcategories, which are described below. Please feel free to contact us via chat, email or at 1-800-903-6571 if you'd like more information.

Low Volume Retail Scanners

Low volume barcode scanners sacrifice some performance to give you a more affordable solution. Built for boutiques or retailers who may only scan a handful of barcodes a day, these scanners offer handheld or presentation scanning using a stand.

Suggested Low Volume Retail Barcode Scanners:

• POS-X VLine – Low Price
• POS-X EVO-BS1 – 3 Year Warranty
• ID Tech EconoScan II Contact Scanner – Low Price

Medium Volume Retail Scanners

Medium volume barcode scanners offer increased performance capabilities and greater configurability, making them a great fit for larger retail environments, healthcare applications, and even light industrial use. Generally these scanners are more durable, able to handle rough retail use and abuse.

Suggested Medium Volume Retail Scanners:

• Symbol LS2208 Laser Scanner – Most Popular
• DataLogic QuickScan 2130 Imager – Great Value

High Volume Retail Scanners

Ideal for large scale retailers or inventory management applications, high volume retail barcode scanners offer the best performance of handheld barcode scanners. Often these scanners can read barcodes from a greater range than lower cost alternatives. Reinforced designs extend the lifespan of the products, and some scanners are even sealed against dust and water damage.

Suggested High Volume Retail Barcode Scanners:

• Honeywell Hyperion 1300g Linear Imager – Low Price
• Symbol LS4208 Laser Scanner
• Honeywell Voyager 1400g Imager

High Volume Barcode 2D Imagers

2D Imagers capture an image of the barcode and use image processing technology to decode the barcode. This allows images to be captured and stored for security or tracking purposes and depending on the model allows users to scan barcodes from smart phone screens. These scanners can also provide additional data manipulation, parsing the data from driver's license barcodes for instance. When entering customer data for health care forms or credit card applications, this eliminates data entry errors and speeds the process tremendously.

Suggested High Volume Barcode 2D Imagers:

• Honeywell Xenon 1900 – Can Parse Driver's Licenses
• Motorola DS4208 – Affordable 2D Imaging

Cordless Barcode Scanners

Cordless barcode scanners give you increased mobility and range that a standard cabled scanner just can't provide. Connections are maintained using RF or Bluetooth technology to a base station plugged into your computer. Bluetooth scanners provide the additional functionality of connecting directly to Bluetooth-equipped devices, such as smartphones, tablets, or laptop computers, giving advanced barcode scanning on the go.

Suggested Cordless Barcode Scanners:

• Motorola LI4278 – 300 Foot Range
• DataLogic QuickScan Mobile – 40 Foot Range
• Honeywell Voyager 1202g - 33 Foot Range

Contact Scanners

Ideal for low volume scanning, such as libraries, small office or personal inventory management, contact scanners are some of the most affordable on the market. These scanners require you to press the scanning window against the barcode and are generally not as quick as higher performance retail scanners. They're also available in a wand form factor, where you have to drag the scanner across the barcode to get a read.

Suggested Contact Barcode Scanners:

• Unitech AS10 - Low Price
• Intermec SG10T - Contact Scanning
• UniTech MS100 – Wand Scanning

POSGuys carries a wide selection of barcode scanning options, if you're not sure which one is right for your application call our sales staff for further information at 1-800-903-6571 or chat live now.