The best Bar Code Scanners: Reddit reviews

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I'm afraid not, the two use different types of tech and aren't compatible. Looks like Amazon does have chip readers under $50, it would give you a string of digits that you can search the national database for.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HVM4QPV

These work pretty well for scanning and they're cheap. My first choice for a printer would be a Zebra GK410 (or GK420 if you need 4" wide labels).

It's actually listed on Amazon for $857

This is what I got and it works very well and has survived some drops as well. I paired it with a thin TPU case and superglued it to the back.

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You just in me@walmart hit item scan and then just hit the search button on top and scan. It inputs the barcode and pulls up the item. So long as any of the walmart programs have a search field you can hit it and scan with the barcode and will pull up the item.

I use it all the time in me@walmart and the backroom tool. Just for some odd reason you have to use the camera to scan a backroom tool label, for some odd reason you hit the search button and scan it just does nothing. Don’t know if it’s the app or what.

I use a Bluetooth bar code scanner.

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

In conjunction with a thin TPU case and super glued it to the back.

kwmobile TPU Case Compatible with... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MQJR1G6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You just have to hit the search button instead of the scan button and inputs the UPC code. Then it pulls up the item. Also you can download and slide load OG inventory management as well which works great.

Trying this one out to see if it works better.

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode Scanner 1D 2D QR Wireless Portable Back Clip Barcode Reader Scanner for Smartphone iPhone iOS Android https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_B934DDWZXWHSDQP0YA8B?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I have a couple different ones, by far the best one I have used so far and the longest is this one below.

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Main reason I like it it takes up the full back, but does not cover up the camera so you can still use it if needed. The other thing is being the scanner portion is at the top of the device which gives you a good 4 to 5 inch shoot distance. Also the main lense is recessed. So it does not become scratched and effect the scanning.

Yep sure did and works well too…. Only thing is in me@walmart or backroom tool or inventory management instead of hitting the scan button you hit the search button and then boop it with the scanner and then will pull up what you scanned.

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Been using it for almost a month works great and charge it once a work week.

btw- this one? freaking amazing for what I paid
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GDJ2BH6

not my only, but the best value in a while- I use it all across my shop...

only aggravation is it only scans on a single horizon.

Sure

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode Scanner 1D 2D QR Wireless Portable Back Clip Barcode Reader Scanner for Smartphone iPhone iOS Android https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_H413PHVE385VYSX5A1HF

This is the one I got

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

What I like about it is it fits on the back and is toward the top so it scans forward. It also does not block the camera as well.

Just FYI you have to hit the search button for it to input the upc of the item. Also have to scan bin labels with the camera still.

This is what I got and it works great…. Tho using it with the xcover it works great….

Symcode Bluetooth 2D Barcode Scanner 1D 2D QR Wireless Portable Back Clip Barcode Reader Scanner for Smartphone iPhone iOS Android https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9Q1TNV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_H89YE5ER5RVJNKKXJGVX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Just with the external scanners you have to hit the search button for it to enter the barcode information.

It does not work like a TC as in just inputting. Tho never used the with the applications you use tho…. Just with the xcover and never with the OPD app being not in that department.

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When your store gets them, I suppose. At my store, from what I've been told by two different people, the SM has been having to order them off of Amazon because they're not yet available to order through Walmarts internal system.

I'm not sure if this is the exact one, but it looks kinda like this

I'd do it a little differently... they all have UPC's?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GDJ2BH6

36$ right now.. hell of a long range ~ massive...
it's a keyboard HID device (to a windows PC)
Open excel - click in a1- walk around, and scan the store- 1 scan per item in the store
if you have ten on the shelf, pick up the first one and scan it ten times
excel will show a line per scan (the scanner adds a carriage return)
there is your inventory-- now countif duplicates for total inventory

- want to really trip balls?

scan it to a google sheets on PC#1

open the SAME sheet on a different PC-- as the scanner scans- have them call out the name, shelf price, and if you want SKU.. someone at pc#2 can type into the first UPC line while the scanning continues -- soon as it's time to go to the next, person on pc2 goes left arrow, (into upcs list) ctrl+dwn arrow- then right arrow, then goes on to typing the data at the head of the UPC list again.

Many barcode scanners can scan directly to excel (e.g. this one).

Use Pandas to read excel data. Use Matplotlib to create graphs.

Need more info about the check-in/check-out process. Is there some person with the laptop and scanner sitting there checking out devices? That is to say, maybe the user walks up, enters their information (or scans a badge, maybe?) and the person doing the checkout validates the information and scans the device and hands it to them and sends them on their way? That's one possible scenario. Is that the kind of thing you're envisioning?

What condition would alert you to the fact that a device was not checked in or out properly?

My recommendation will be dependent on the answers to the questions above.

There is one on Thingiverse to 3D print, although it is a large object that is probably difficult to 3D print by itself. The checkerboard pattern can just be printed out on a regular printer.

The Makerbot Digitizer was supposed to be Bre Pettis' swan song for selling out Makerbot, showing how the money went to research. It was pretty much a total piece of crap. It is still sold on Amazon, just scroll down and read the reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/MakerBot-Digitizer-Desktop-3D-Scanner/dp/B00FOUCBOO/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=makerbot+digitizer&qid=1558053668&s=gateway&sr=8-1

actually i didn't figure it out my comments are out of order. i figured out i needed the code from the link you sent. but i can't figure out how to use that code. Its a cheap esky scanner from china. i believe this is the one https://www.amazon.com/Esky-Automatic-Adjustable-Supermarket-Warehouse/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=esky+barcode+scanner&qid=1564683115&s=gateway&sr=8-3 Guess i will contact them and see if they can help.

One of these: https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Wireless-Automatic-Handheld-Rechargeable/dp/B00IOGSZ04

Not sure what you are using for ticketing/boards but most of them (Solarwinds/Connectwise/Spiceworks) have some sort of Asset Mgmt. Create configs and plop in the barcodes.

Get extra fancy and make your own barcodes with a barcode printer (https://www.newegg.com/Barcode-Label-Printers/SubCategory/ID-3031) and stick barcodes on everything.

Then when that one switch dies, instead of having to try and figure out which config has the credentials for that switch or which config has the latest backup config, just scan the thing.

The RX 460 doesn't output any analogue video; its DVI port is DVI-D dual link, which is a digital output. I suggest getting an active (powered) converter from HDMI to VGA or displayport to VGA. You'll need something like this "https://www.amazon.com/HP-Displayport-VGA-Adapter-AS615AA/dp/B0025ZUF8K" though I don't know if it's lagless or not.

My graphics card does have a displayport but my monitor unfortunately only has 1 VGA and 1 HDMI.

edit: could I use something like this, plus a VGA cable, to hook my monitor into my PC via HDMI? https://www.amazon.com/HP-AS615AA-Displayport-VGA-Adapter/dp/B0025ZUF8K

If you want a monitor with displayport capbility here's all of them

Modern GPUs, have all dropped Analog connections in favor of Digital ones.

Displayport gets more on GPUs since they don't cost as much or at all(?) to put on, while putting HDMI ports costs money to the licensing people who own HDMI.

As far as working Displayport to VGA, I've heard its hit or miss as far as functionality, but they do exist, This HP branded one has good reviews on Amazon.

Doesn't that model Benq support HDMI input?

Anyway, that graphics card appears to have several display connections: 1 DVI, 3 Display Ports, and 1 HDMI. To connect 2 (or more) monitors, simply use your preferred combination. DisplayPort to VGA adapters are readily available, as are HDMI to VGA adapters.

We purchased one of these super el-cheapo ($52) wireless scanners off of Amazon, and staff love it, they want more and more and more of them. They say that it scans significantly faster than our normal scanners. And they like not having a tether. You can turn them into stand alone, store only scanners for inventory. The downside is that they cannot detect when they are in a stand, to switch from trigger mode to barcode detect mode. So they don't work great as a front desk scanner.

https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Wireless-Automatic-Handheld-Rechargeable/dp/B00IOGSZ04/

You need a generic usb bar code scanner, they are cheap on Amazon

Move the cursor to the cell, and scan - done

If you have physical media I'd treat them like books and use something like LibraryThing or iTrackMine for inventory. Most of these programs are web-based and have mobile versions so you can check your collection from anywhere. Best of all, they have robust databases so you can ususally just scan the bar code on the item (book, CD, DVD, etc.) and the fields will self-populate. I have about 6K books and while I don't have them all online yet I can do a hundred in about an hour. I bought a USB barcode scanner for about $20, so I can just take a shelf of books at a time, scan them into the laptop, and add notes before saving. I do the same with CDs, DVDs, LPs, and other media.

I have a displayport to vga adapter. Similar to this one. Displayport is compatible with everything provided you have the right adapter.

Honestly, unless you are trying to do this as a project to learn, you are going to save an incredible amount of time (and maybe money) by buying an off the shelf usb barcode scanner for $20. These scanners work as input devices, like a keyboard, and require no programming to get started. You may want to add a little code to restrict where it can input data in your program, but otherwise it is a very simple application.

>Do you have any insight in creating custom barcodes and how to read them?

There are the "series of lines" barcodes, then there are the rectangular "QR" barcodes.

1) "Lined" barcode fonts are freely available for printing up your own. Just select the font then use the numbers in a word processor:

http://www.1001fonts.com/barcode-fonts.html

2) USB Barcode readers that read these are commonly less than $20:

http://www.amazon.com/WoneNice-Laser-Barcode-Scanner-Reader/dp/B00LE5VV1C/

There are phone / tablet apps that do the same job, plus the "QR" barcodes which you can create on a number of free websites which will crank out a graphic, given the info you wish encoded.

"Official" barcodes follow ISO standards, but for internal use, you can do anything you like.

I believe some people use this one on here. USB Automatic Barcode Scanner Scanning Barcode Bar-code Reader with Hands Free Adjustable Stand (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_rMjHwb8HATBV7