I agree with Chad. First check your bluetooth driver, second, go with
the Wasp. We have 4 of the Wasp WWS500 bt scanners that we use for
shelf reading and inventory. We're a Millennium library running the
Circa inventory product. The Wasp works very well in the field, and the
black and yellow case makes it easy to find on my cluttered desk. :-)
You can buy direct from Wasp for $350 but Amazon and Tiger Direct have
'em for $299 and change.. It comes with a bluetooth USB adapter in case
you have an old computer that is not bluetooth ready.
David
On 06/20/2011 6:56 PM, Chad Neeper wrote:
> Just a thought: You may have checked this already, but the problem
> could possibility be driver related. You might verify that you have
> current/latest bluetooth drivers for your laptop.
>
> Sorry, no particular recommendation on BT scanners, though. Never had
> a need to research/sell one. FWIW, though, I like Wasp barcode
> scanners in general. I've had good luck with them at my library
> clients. A quick check on their website tells me they do make a BT
> version for about $350 retail:
> http://www.waspbarcode.com/scanners/wws500_barcode_scanner.asp I've
> never used one, however.
>
> Good luck!
>
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> On 6/20/2011 6:59 PM, Chris Cooper wrote:
>>
>> We are using Dell Latitude E6410 ATG laptops with built-in bluetooth
>> capability. I purchased what had been a proven product to us, a
>> Honeywell Metrologic BT9535 barcode scanner, for use in Outreach
>> Services Offline Circulation in the field. We are a Polaris library.
>>
>> I have worked numerous hours to try to keep this thing connected to
>> the laptop, and it keeps losing BT connectivity, whether in the
>> office or in the field. I sent it back to Honeywell for ‘repair’ and
>> I think they just reprogrammed it. No matter, it still doesn’t stay
>> connected so I am trying to get a refund.
>>
>> Anyway, do any of you have a super-recommendation for a bluetooth
>> barcode scanner? Needs to be impact-resistant of course, and
>> preferably less than $400.
>>
>> *Chris Cooper*
>>
>> *Library PC Technician*| Everett Public Library <http://www.epls.org/>
>>
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