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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

When contacting Motorola support for a question about the unit I learned that this model is a "Custom Unit" designed and specially configured for "Blood Bank" applications. While it was not clear to me what that means (did not care as that is not my...

Not what I thought I was getting

When contacting Motorola support for a question about the unit I learned that this model is a "Custom Unit" designed and specially configured for "Blood Bank" applications. While it was not clear to me what that means (did not care as that is not my...

Not what I thought I was getting

Great unit, works with Quick Books Point of Sale. Fast reader and works up to 8 inches away. Was able to just copy a bar code to have enter function

I paid full price but needed it

Plug and Play, all you do is plug it in and scan some bar codes to configure it the way you want. Very easy

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It works as a standard HID device, so if you can make a USB keyboard work this will work. It also has an awesome stand that comes with it. And if you put the scanner in the stand there is a magnet in the stand that will keep the scanner scanning. So...

It would be nicer to be a bit cheaper. But for how awesome it is compared to other scanners, I don't mind. My ideal price point for this type of scanner would be about $75-80

Cost, Durability

None yet

Real simple setup - plug it in and your ready to use the scanner. Comes with a full sheet of pre-configured settings for different barcode standards

The scanner stand is pretty lame

Even though the web site does not mention Linux, this device works perfectly as a USB keyboard wedge on my Linux Eee PC. Programming the device involved scanning 4 codes. Now it is a HID USB device that reads bar codes followed by a carriage return....

I have yet to find a problem with this device

Works fine for intended applications... inside, light industrial or retail use

None really

The hardware installation is a breeze and the device works out of the box with MS Excel 2000. That unfortunately is all that is good about the Symbol LS2208 scanner

I work for Social Services and we bought 8 of the Symbol LS2208 scanners in August. Since then 5 out of the 8 scanners have failed. That is a 62.5% failure rating. We have verified that the failure was due to manufacturer defect and not due to a power...