Socket CompactFlash Scan Card (CFSC) 5M

by Socket Mobile

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches ; 1.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009KVV5E
• Item model number: IS5025-609
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,710 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The CF Scan Card 5M will turn your Pocket PC into an advanced mobile bar code scanner. Socket's bar code scanning brings a new level of convenience and portability to mobile data collection by combining Socket's Mobility Friendly™ CompactFlash technology with a revolutionary laser scanner from Symbol Technologies. The CF Scan Card 5M is equipped with a powerful Class 1 laser bar code scanning engine, and is able to handle large volume and high speed scanning. Its state-of-the-art laser technology enables the reading of damaged, poor quality and hard to read bar codes, even on curved and reflective surfaces and in dim environments.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, January 30, 2009

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David Reitmeyer "ACF Sales, Inc." (Holly Springs, NC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Socket CompactFlash Scan Card (CFSC) 5M (Office Product)

We bought this to use for scanning ISBN bar codes on books--what a disappointment! It won't read any bar codes which aren't PERFECT (that is, black ink on a clear background). Scanning over colored paper, through clear wrappers, or faded items simply WON'T work. Even perfect bar codes need several attempts. We have the Socket Scan 5P, and that works GREAT on all kinds of media and poor conditions. This one is nothing but frustration. Spend the money on the higher end model. It's worth it!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Scanning option, January 9, 2007

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Jeff M. Taylor "brokerscan.com" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Socket CompactFlash Scan Card (CFSC) 5M (Office Product)

The Socket Brand CF scan cards work great for integrating barcode scanning capability into Pocket PCs.

Our company writes applications for Pocket PC and I recommend the CF scan cards with laser scanning capability over the CMOS imager (which are often $150-200 cheaper) as the CMOS imager seems to have more difficulty reading barcodes that are wrapped in cellophane as well as reading UPCs in more difficult lighting conditions.

Socket makes a nice driver for the Pocket PC which will allow a user to assign a button on the PDA and begin scanning in MS applications like Word and Excel right away.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great scanner, August 28, 2011

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Rusty Shakelford "Auld Books" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Socket CompactFlash Scan Card (CFSC) 5M (Office Product)

I use this scanner with my Dell Axim PDA, and it works great. The scanner is laser and a million times stronger, and better than a linear scanner.
This is the best scanner I have used so far. I scan a lot of media items and it never fails me. Even CD's and DVD's that are still on the shrink wrap it will scan the bar codes no problem.
A little pricey, but its worth every penny.