Esky Barcode Scanner with Stand, Wired Handheld Bar Code Scanner with Adjustable Stand, Automatic 1D USB Laser Scanner Support Windows/Mac/Linux for Store, Supermarket, Warehouse, Library

The instruction book that comes with this amazing scanner is like a little "how to" guide for every kind of barcode known to man, worldwide, from UPC to the ubiquitous Code 39 standard. It literally teaches you how to program ANY format bar, if you know a little, simple coding. THIS SCANNER REQUIRES SOFTWARE-- from excel to quickbooks to home inventory, or even a free hosted solution (where you can enter your barcodes on a website) such as upcdatabase dot com.You have your choice of: 1. accepting the factory defaults (which are fine), 2. programming the unit with basic string instructions (basically F1/F2/F3 keys once you enter your command interface or character editor-- you have to know a little basic sdk/ dos/ ide stuff for this-- IOW, the command prompt or text editor, not just a window drag and drop GUI) or 3. Scanning in barcode representations (including creating your own!) that control the settings of the scanner. Very advanced, but a very cool feature if you're into a little coding. THIS DOES NOT support web or smartphone QR codes-- there are plenty of free ios and android apps on Amazon for those!Default output is a number string, so you CAN use it right out of the box with the majority of websites and inventory systems, or even excel. With either bartender or other software, or POS, or free online, you also can create your own "unofficial" inventory upc's to keep your own inventory system.Don't "bite" on websites that claim to assign you "official" upc codes recognizable worldwide. Those are only available from GS1 in the US, come in blocks of 100, and cost $750 to $900 for the first block! On the other hand, you can create your own for internal use free, and they will work fine with this scanner, and most other software. There also are code software programs that work WITH quickbooks and other accounting programs to either use or create upcs-- for example, using those for inventory you buy from other companies, and your own for internally created products.This is a great little scanner, even right out of the box, and I've tried it on XP, Vista, 7 and 8 with no driver problems. If auto scan fails on a bar or two, just rescan with the trigger and you'll do great. Highly recommended.

Awesome little barcode scanner. I purchased this to use in a school classroom to teach students vocational skills. After searching online, many of the scanners were priced at $50 and up, even up to $200. I was skeptical at a $20 scanner but I did not want to buy something expensive to be used in a classroom where it could get beat up. I decided to try this one out to see if it could do the job and survive the daily use in a classroom.The scanner arrived quickly and paired easily with my Apple laptop at home, the HP laptop at school, and the HP Chromebooks. Some other reviews mentioned that they had trouble getting their scanners to work with Apple laptops but this was not the case for me. Set up was all plug-and-play.I set up an Excel worksheet to pull barcode information when a barcode was scanned. This worked as planned and really made the vocational lesson that I was teaching come to life. The students enjoy using it and they look forward to the math lessons that get to use the scanner.The scanner stand works well although it sometimes takes a few tries to get the scanner seated properly.Do not forget to keep the barcode card that comes with the scanner. This will help you configure your scanner if you need to make changes. I laminated my card and have it stored away for safe keeping.

After reading the reviews on this scanner, I purchased one. Really couldn't go wrong with the price, but didn't want a lot of hassle either.Building an Access 2010 database for inventory control, orders and invoicing for our forthcoming online store. Because we have an inventory of over 1,500 items to be entered into our database I wanted to scan UPC codes into the (database) DB. In addition the scanner would be used for scanning UPC codes into an online service which will allow for product look up to get addition descriptive info and comparable market pricing.Received the product promptly, in Amazons usual excellent packaging box. By the way, we are so impressed with the service we get from Amazon that it's become our number place to go to find products.Setup was very easy and was able to figure it out without looking at the instructions. Oops, I got the bottom plate screwed into place, but had to look at the instructions to see that I had to remove the plate and install the vertical stand first and then screw the plate down into place. My error, hey who looks at instructions anyhow!From reading the reviews I kinda dreaded attaching the scanner to the computer because of the encrypted instruction for scanner set up that was mentioned in some reviews. However, had my data entry form built in Access 2010 and the time came. By the way, if your planning on using this scanner with Access, make sure its a non numerical field or set the property for that field to text not a number field. Not much is said about this subject, so including it for others that may be looking. For Excel, click in the cell your going to scan into then Right click. Select Format Cells, Click the Number Tab at the top, then select Number in under the Category. To the right of that select 0 Decimal places. In Microsoft Word just place your cursor where you want the scan to be placed and use your scanner as you normally would. The scanner will place the number where ever you want.Plugged the scanner into a USB port and gave Windows 7 plug and play time to install the correct driver automatically from their own database as there is no CD software provided with this product. Two beeps from the scanner were heard and pop up said, that the driver had been installed successfully. Placed my cursor in a Access text box that I had labeled UPC Code. Pointed the scanner at a UPC code on an inventory item to be scanned and heard a beep. Presto, the scanner had successfully scanned the UPC code into my entry from correctly. Checked the Access table and yes, the UPC code was in the storage table where it was supposed to be. Double checked the UPC code from the box to what was entered and it was correct. Yeah! I didn't scan any ISBN (book bar code) yet, so additional set up may be needed, but unsure.I went to my online UPC look up service and placed my cursor in the entry box and scanned in the UPC code. Within a nano second I had a screen full of product pictures, info and comparable produce pricing. Wow! I am impressed! This will make product look up so much easier if my inventory has a UPC code on it.The only con I can see is the distance between the trigger and the mounting cradle to allow me to pull the trigger is very small. Am saying this as I didn't want to pull the scanner out of it's cradle each time to scan an item. I have smaller fingers and would imagine larger fingers would be a problem. However, I also noticed that when the scanner sits in the cradle that the scanner is always on, so all I have to do is slide an item with a UPC code under the scanner and it scans automatically without pulling the trigger.Unit is very nice looking, sturdy and seems to be heavy enough. You can't go wrong for the price!Update: We purchased a second unit because the first one worked so well. Brand name was different on the new unit, but had the same results installing, operating, both computers using Win 7. We have so much inventory to enter that I now have my PC entering one product line, and the laptop entering another product line. Unit reads ISBN numbers very well too. When I power the computer up for the day, I hear two beeps from the scanner which is normal. Very nice unit!