(Part 2) Best pos equipment according to redditors
We found 76 Reddit comments discussing the best pos equipment. We ranked the 49 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Without free access to a Reader/Encoder, This will be a ~$100 investment. Get one of these (Or something similar). It's pretty straight forward the ELI5 verision goes something like:
Much like what someone does to make you a key at a hotel.
EDIT: Here is a video (it has an annoying text-to-speech walk through but has everything you need to know).
Quick tip if you're a routine gift card checker: Almost all gift cards are magnetic swipe cards and you can input them into a computer with a swipe card reader. These plug into a computer via a USB and emulate a keyboard such that when you swipe a card, the card's information is entered into whatever text field you have selected. Instead of typing out the numbers on the card by hand, you can swipe the card through the reader and the numbers will be automatically entered through the computer.
What took maybe thirty seconds before can be sped up to less than one second.
They're also pretty cheap.
On a related note, you can get USB barcode readers that function much the same way. This can help you find obscure products online, books, and (my own favorite use for it) read barcodes on computer parts and batteries.
good thing they're not that expensive...wait... https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-MC9190-G-Handheld-Terminal-MC9190-GA0SWEYA6WR/dp/B008OU2ICQ/
Is your time reloading the program worth more than $30? Think of the time you waste every time you reload that program. It probably adds up to much more than $30. That being said, like /u/Poofengle
said, $10 on amazon.
There's a couple out there...I think the ones at Verizon are the Honeywells.
https://stimare.net/products/
https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-SL62-040211-K-Captuvo-Standard-Battery/dp/B00TS7RLZI
You will want a 2d scanner as it can read inverse codes and possible high density model. For some reason the manufactures almost always seem to use inverse 1d or 2d tags. The high density allows it to read codes that of course smaller with less spacing. With those 2 options you can use it when 1. the kids pick off the sticker and only have the manufactures barcode left and 2. when your doing inventory on new purchases you can scan the device its self rather than the box.
This is the ones we picked up last time
https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-1900G-HD-Density-Barcode-Scanner/dp/B00LRAO3DC/ref=pd_day0_hl_229_1/134-1157004-8652562?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00LRAO3DC&pd_rd_r=c35052f7-7970-11e9-9dc7-616d082ecaa5&pd_rd_w=ekTh1&pd_rd_wg=d23Ko&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=Z3KN6W71GK63KKAGS7RE&psc=1&refRID=Z3KN6W71GK63KKAGS7RE
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It reads the data matrix codes on the hp g4 g5 g6 ee 11 inch, lenovo 100e, and the bar codes on the dell 3120 with no problem. The only ones to struggled with was the 14 g3 which is a laser etched bar code that is light to start with and has been worn over 3 years. Even then it was able to read over half of them.
How long does the upload at the beginning of the day before you go out take?
Is this the right item for android? $200?! https://www.amazon.com/KDC200-Laser-Barcode-Scanner-Bluetooth/dp/B008S2R3WU/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_229_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K1VV12X2VFE7C39Y8KVF
It sounds like this is an information compiler, not just a normal price scanner. If it's giving you information from many places it sounds like it.
I do have inventory lab. WHat are you paying monthly?
I dig free trials, and I guess I could use a scanner and return it within 30 days if it came down to it. That is enough time to see if we would find benefit. One reason we don't do books or cd's as much now is due to so many fails before a good hit. If this is near instant that does open up a few other strategies to use at places.
We also have a few places with bad reception and this seems to solve that problem too. Definitely a few things to think about.
the MS910
http://www.amazon.com/Unitech-MS912-CUBB00-SG-Handheld-Barcode-Scanner/dp/B008NA981G
> On my 6th FBA shipment now and already feel like I want a barcode scanner to go with profit bandit. I figure the sooner I get it the faster it pays itself off just like my dymo but 300$ for that one scanner everyone seems to use is crazy.
Buy a $50 commodity gun scanner.
I use this one, there are 100000 PL versions that are all identical. I'm not selling this one, so feel free to buy from someone else.
You aren't a spy. No one will care you have a gun format scanner, and it'll be faster and easier to use. Good luck.
https://www.amazon.com/Xcellent-Global-Wireless-Bluetooth-Automatic/dp/B00W92Y2AQ/ref=sr_1_27?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1467923775&sr=1-27&keywords=bluetooth+scanner
i've been thinking about getting a scanner, how is that one better than one like the CT-20 Mini Portable Wireless Bluetooth Barcode Scanner? Is it because thats the only model that works with profit bandit?
The phone is hooked up to this scanner. Link below. So yes it does need to detect data as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Esky-Handheld-Automatic-Long-Range-FG-WX2800/dp/B00EIBRXXE/ref%3C/span%3E%3C/pre%3E%3Cspan%20class='ellipsis'%3E...%3C/span%3E%3Cpre%3E%3Cspan%20style='display:%20none;'%20class='hiddenText'%3E=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1397488744&sr=1-5&keywords=Wireless+Cordless+Handheld+Barcode+Bar+Code+Scanner+Reader+Kit.
I've done some work with corded barcode readers before. Units like this. They basically plug into a USB port and mimic a keyboard. Scanning a tag (to the computer) is the same as typing the barcode in from a keyboard, so you'd probably need some sort of software or configuration to make it useful for your purpose. There are cheaper versions and from what I recall, most of these will read any standard barcode (and there are like 20 standards).
Since it's not illegal or suspicious to own one of these devices, there is absolutely no reason for the government to visit you. Here is a cheap reader from Square that's only $50. They must be keeping the feds very busy. Here is VeriFone selling direct on Amazon.
There is no reason for "protective measures" since there is nothing to protect. The specifications for these devices are public knowledge. The salesperson at your supplier is blowing smoke to try and impress you. He's probably demanding you provide a business purpose so he can sell you more things.
Wrist mounted system?
I worked there temporarily for a couple of weeks previously (A Christmas rush period while I was still looking for an actual job) and all anyone had was something like this "barcode-gun"
Also, i'm not sure if that's strictly true if they have to scan everyone single item, as with stowing (putting the items on the shelves for the pickers to pick) you could put a ton of items onto a single shelf and only scan one, but manually input the amount (thank fuck, because most of the scanners were shit, and when you can fit 50CDs+ on one shelf, that helps greatly). - So i'm sure that there's something similar for pickers.
But yeah, there is some kind of protection from fuck ups (as a stower there's a count of each item in the totes (totes = 20-30~ Liter boxes) that you have to put onto the shelves), but it's not 100% full proof since it relies on the person before you in the chain not fucking up (which there were several cases of for just me alone - like items not being in the box but the system thought otherwise, or the wrong amount).
As for the totes themselves, you generally have 9 of them stacked up on a trolley (1 row of 3 on the bottom, 2 rows of 3 on the top part). There were these silver trollies which were almost exclusively used for books (they were shaped differently - like by having a divider in the middle, but you could put that divider down) and were much easier/lighter in general to push around.
Sometimes the barcodes on items (or the item listing itself - which generally happened with multiples of Z boxes) were incorrect (e.g. boxes of coffee discs, as they come in various sizes, shapes and amounts).
I also have no idea of how they can fuck up tons of SSDs though.
yes
look at this product https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KW80RIK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8
You need a generic usb bar code scanner, they are cheap on Amazon
Move the cursor to the cell, and scan - done
I've never taken one apart, nor have I really put hands on one - I'm just spitballing the things that seem logical given the little I know about PCI compliance standards.
There has to be some way for a shop owner to replace the card reader fairly easily - I think generally they are purchased with the encryption keys pre-loaded by the manufacturer, or maybe by the transaction processing company. This one has remotely-programmable keys, it seems. This other one has a review stating:
>Credit card processing company wanted a boat load of money for a new terminal, found this one here on Amazon for much less.
That would imply to me that the encryption keys are either remotely programmable by the processing company, or the keys are standardized. Remote access of a credit card terminal to change the keys seems pretty unlikely to be compliant, but it did show up in that first reader (unless I read the specs wrong).
Regardless, the devices seem pretty replaceable. Affixing a skimmer to the inside of the device seems pretty feasible - you just need to tap in before the data is encrypted.
There might be some sort of tamper switch on these as well, though. I just now remembered helping with compliance for one company that had mobile card readers - every time they got dropped or ran out of battery they would have to be sent back to the manufacturer to have the keys reprogrammed. Opening the device might wipe the key (again, depending on the model). There definitely are some card readers available without a tamper switch.
Only done a few minutes research for you but I think if size is the problem your best bet is this 24" U24E850R - That's 4K though and about £350GBP
The only 1440P one I've been able to find so far is the ACER H277HU which I THINK has the support you need, worth confirming this one though.
I think what I'd do is use something like this DELL dock which my mum uses to split from USB/Thunderbolt to HDMI
Does anyone clone their VGC to a regular looking debit card (using something like this) to reduce hassle when buying MO?