6

I'm looking to find a Bluetooth 2D Barcode scanner. I work at a local schoolboard and we receive shipments of Chromebooks for student use, so we have to tag and inventory each unit by inventory number and serial number.

The boxes have a QR code (which contains the serial number) and we place a standard UPC barcode on them. I've been using an Android phone to scan these, but it takes more time than a scanner usually does (focusing camera, etc).

I just have four requirements:

  1. Reads QR and standard barcodes (UPC). Datamatrix codes would be nice too, but necessary.
  2. Uses bluetooth, not a 2.4Ghz receiver.
  3. Under $250
  4. Easy to read instructions, in English.

I had found this scanner, but when we went to order it, it became unavailable. So, now I'm on the hunt for a new one and thought I'd ask here.

reeeky2001
  • 163
  • 3
  • Out of curiosity, why does it have to be bluetooth? – Andy Oct 13 '16 at 04:43
  • @Andy Mainly because I can't do the scanning near a computer, for space reasons, and I didn't want a proprietary receiver dongle that we could easily lose. Bluetooth is cross-platform and if we do our scanning off-site, we can use our phones to hold and upload the scanned data. – reeeky2001 Oct 14 '16 at 12:23
  • @reeeky2001 - The wireless ones from Symbol don't have a dongle. they have a charging cradle that connects via USB – Digital Boffin Oct 14 '16 at 12:29

1 Answers1

5

Having done many ERP integrations in warehouses and retail, there was pretty much one wireless barcode scanner that stood out and that was Symbol (now Zebra).

enter image description here

They do make a Bluetooth scanner - DS6878SR and given your (increased) budget this should work nicely.

Personally, I wouldn't go for the smaller name scanners. Symbol is an industry standard and their reliability is unmatched.

Digital Boffin
  • 1,052
  • 7
  • 16