Motorola DS4208 Product Review by POSGuys.com
Hi, this is Camille with POSGuys.com.
Today we're demonstrating the Motorola DS4208.
This is an aggressive, high-volume 2D imager, has the ability to scan off of cell phones,
and is also available in a healthcare model with
a disinfectant ready housing.
I want to demonstrate the targeting mechanism, which is this dot.
You can see that dot right there, that's how you select your barcodes.
On the slightly more aggressive version of this scanner,
the Symbol DS6707, you can see has a different targeting mechanism.
It's a cross-hair, and then it also tells you the most ideal place to
have your barcode lined up by having outer edges.
The dot.
The DS4208 is capable of scanning 1D and 2D barcodes.
So that's our 1D [beep].
It has about a 3 inch to 1 foot scanning range, sometimes
more or less depending on what the barcode is.
It also can scan 2D barcodes like your PDF417s [beep],
no problem.
Then also your QR-codes [beep], really easy.
Has the ability to scan in bright light, so we'll just turn the lamp on there, scan
our PDF417.
It can also scan on curved surfaces, so light-colored barcode on a light-colored surface.
And perhaps the best feature, especially for these times,
is to be able to scan off of cell phones.
As an example of how well it scans 1D barcodes, I'm
gonna mess this one up a bit.[scratching] Just gonna scratch through that barcode.
[beep] And it scans just fine.
We're gonna do a range test for the DS4208.
This is a larger barcode, so we can get back a lot
further, as you'll soon see.
You can get pretty far away with this scanner.
Good scanner.
So we're going to drop it off of our mezzanine level
for our durability test.
Then we're gonna see if it'll still scan after quite a large drop.
[beeping] No problem, and that is actually the second
time we've done that and it still works.
After two drops, there is a little bit of scuffing on
the housing.
The Motorola DS4208 is the best value in its category.
It has the lowest price point, it doesn't have quite as
many features as say the DS6707, but it's still a great
value and a great scanner for what you're paying.
It's available in RS-232 serial interface, as well as the
common USB interface.
It has a manufacturers warranty of five-years.
If you would like more information, or would like to
purchase the Motorla DS4208, please contact us at
POSGuys.com.