CardScan Personal v8 Card Scanner

by CardScan

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.4 x 2.5 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H1F9IA
• Item model number: CSP-A08480-ENG
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #49 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 13, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The CardScan® Personal Business Card Scanner is fast, accurate, and affordable! Saving time capturing business cards is only the beginning. Just drag and drop contact information from email or web pages and it's instantly placed in the correct entry fields of the CardScan software or Outlook, Palm or Windows device.

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Saving time capturing business cards is only the beginning.

Fast, accurate, portable and affordable! CardScan Personal is our basic contact management tool. Save time capturing contact data from business cards, websites, emails and more, and manage them in our software, Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook® Express, the Palm® Desktop or Windows® Mobile Device.

Scanning business cards is only half the story. You’re likely getting as many contacts in email these days. We make quick work of that, too.

Simply highlight the contact information in an email signature, web page or other text file and drag it over to the CardScan software. It’s instantly placed into the correct fields. It can’t be much easier than that!

If you’re sync’ing to Outlook, you now have your contact data there too, all with one click of the mouse. CardScan is also the only leading business card reader with online back-up, web access and an updating service. We keep your data safe so you can access it anytime.

User Interface

How’s it different from other CardScan products?

CardScan Personal is our most affordable system. It’s designed for an individual to use. It includes the same software as CardScan Executive without the ability to sync with ACT!, Lotus Notes and GoldMine. The scanner is monochrome only unlike the Executive which is color or monochrome and faster.

The Personal scanner is our smallest and is designed for travel. All CardScan systems are equally reliable and equally accurate. They all include our 30-day risk free trial.

Note: CardScan Personal does not currently work with 64-bit Windows systems.

Features & Benefits

Portable
Designed to take on the road. Includes a closing scanner door and travel pouch so you can throw it in your bag with your laptop. Rests in the palm of your hand measuring 4.5” x 3.125”.

Fast!
Scans a card in less than 5 seconds. That’s about 12 cards a minute. Since all CardScan scanners have batch processing, you won’t likely find faster scan times anywhere.

Reliable
After 14 years of scanner design and improvement, you don’t have to worry about your scanner breaking down. We’re so confident in our technology, we include an unheard-of 2 year scanner warranty.

Monochrome
Scans in monochrome with great precision. If color scanning is important to you, check out CardScan Executive.

Get the latest “how-to” tips to make your CardScan contact management solution work harder for you.

Your CardScan solution comes with so many features that you may find yourself wondering how you ever got along without it. From the simple but all-important capture of contact information to producing mailing labels at breakneck speed, you’ll find each feature a golden opportunity for you to get and stay organized.

Scan and Launch
Insert the card and voila! You’ve launched the program.

Quick Search
Just type a few letters and the software springs into action.

Organize
Use Categories to display contacts by whatever they have in common.

De-Dupe
Resolve conflicting or duplicate information with the Duplicate Wizard.

Sync Up
Keep your Outlook/Outlook Express®, Palm®, Windows® mobile device and smartphones up to date and identical.

Drag and Drop
No business card necessary; just an email or other electronic document.

One-Click Email
Select the contacts you want, click the email button and off you go.

Easy Labeling
A print wizard guides you gently to the right format, fields and font; the software does the rest.

Safeguard
Use CardScan At Your Service™ for online access with secure backup.

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Package Contents: # Personal V8 Business Card Scanner, Detachable USB cord, Handy travel pouch, CardScan version 8 Software, 2 Year Limited Warranty

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Frequently Asked Questions:

CardScan® Personal Business Card Scanner

How long will it take me to set up the product and get my cards scanned in?
You can set up your CardScan system in about five-ten minutes for individual users, or a few minutes more if you are using one of our solutions for CRM systems. Between 20-40 cards can be scanned per minute, depending on your system and whether you scan in color or black and white.

Can the product read hand written notes?
The product will scan hand written notes, but will not be able to interpret them. An image will be saved of the notes for you to refer to or type in later.

Can it scan insurance cards/receipts/driver’s licenses?
The card will scan most anything that fits within the dimensions of the width of a business card, but the software is not set up to put the information on cards other than business cards into special fields. The image of these cards will be saved, however.

What PDAs does CardScan work with?
Currently, CardScan works with Palm, Handspring, Sony CLI É and Windows Mobile devices.

How accurate is your product?
CardScan can accurately scan most business cards. If you can read the card, CardScan can also. The product will also highlight any fields it feels might be wrong so you can verify the information and correct it if necessary.

Product Description

CardScan Personal is the smallest most affordable system from CardScan -- ideal for the user on the go. Synchronizes easily with Outlook, PDAs and smart phones. Monochrome scanning in about 5 seconds per card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Saves time but is far from perfect, November 17, 2007

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SuperFids (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CardScan Personal v8 Card Scanner (Office Product)

This product definitely saves time, but it's NOT 100% accurate. Company and people's names aren't always scanned properly, nor are they put in the correct category (company name, mobile, etc.)

Admittedly, many fonts and logos on business cards make the company name hard to decipher (even for me!) so I can't totally blame this on the scanner. Considering how many diverse types of business cards exist in this world, it does a pretty good job.

The good news is that this product seems to understand NUMBERS very well, and I generally find numbers the most challenging characters to enter since I actually need to pay close attention (and therefore take more time).

Another aspect I like about this scanner is that it's highly portable. It small in size, includes a USB cable (which powers the device), and comes with a carrying case that accommodates both the scanner and cable. Definitely a nice feature to have.

So far I'm pleased with this item. I scanned, organized and "verified" 40 business cards in about 20 minutes, which I think is decent time. Typing them into Outlook would've taken me about 2 hours, or 3 hours factoring in "distractions."

Overall, I feel this is a good business tool to have, and Amazon's low price makes it a good value overall.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome Device, October 31, 2006

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Peter Conway "Marketing & Technology Guru" (Montclair, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CardScan Personal v8 Card Scanner (Office Product)

This is the third CardScan device that I have owned. The last a few years ago. Got sick of looking at the piles of business cards in my desk drawers. Decided to pick up this super compact baby. Installed with out a hitch, and started scanning.

The stacks of cards are disapearing and I've got a accessable database with great data.

Showed an associate and he was amazed at how well the Card Scan software works.

46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good for about 30 cards..., March 30, 2007

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Eric Roesner "Eric" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CardScan Personal v8 Card Scanner (Office Product)

So after scanning my first batch of cards (which it worked great for), the scanner simply stopped working correctly. It couldn't be recalibrated and won't read any more cards. I called tech support only to learn that this is a known problem, there is no fix available and that it's likely due to their outsourcing of the manufacturing of this product. I'm returning the one I got and I'd strongly recommend against getting one until the quality issues are resolved.