| CueCat PS/2 Standard Barcode Scanner | 
| Manufacturer: CueCat
Category: CE
List Price: $11.80
Buy New: $8.99
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Seller: twiddledeebit
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 15094
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4 x 1 x 1
Model: 68-1966
UPC: 040293157906
EAN: 0040293157906
ASIN: B0006SJTOY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | No special software driver required | | • | Works with PS/2 keyboard connections | | • | Reads UPC, Priority Mail, etc., barcodes | | • | Specific formats include: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, 2-of-5 interleaved, CODABAR, CODE39, CODE128, and ISBN | | • | Barcodes enter computer as if typed on keyboard |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 Plug-and-Play scanning! August 22, 2007
E. Thayer (Mishawaka, IN USA)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
My USB modified CueCat has worked flawlessly since I installed it by simply plugging it into a free USB port.
One plus, which I did not expect, is that the scanner automatically adds "enter" to whatever you have scanned, creating a new line in a file or prompting a search to begin if you are using it with Amazon.
A few tips will help you make better use of your scanner: If you are scanning a barcode that has a price code to the right of it, start in the middle and scan "backwards." The cuecat still scans properly, and you won't have to hand-delete the unwanted data.
The scanner does not work on every single pass, due to variations in hand speed. A very fast back-and-forth motion, repeated several times in a row, is more efficient than scanning once, checking to see if it entered, trying again, checking again, and trying again... it will not reenter the same number several times in a couple seconds, but you can do several passes, and increase your chance of actually reading the UPC. I do two to four passes, and that usually enters the information.
Also, if you are scanning UPCs to enter ISBNs on Amazon or similar look-up sites, you will only want to use your wand on UPC codes that begin with 9's. A UPC that begins with a zero will not return a usable code.
Lastly, your cuecat goes into sleep mode if not being used constantly. To wake it up, simply hold the wand over any barcode before starting to scan with the wand. When the red light stops blinking and is steady, it is ready to go to work. This will save a couple useless hand-waves and feeling silly or frustrated when starting a batch of scanning.
appended January 2009: I originally used this wand under Windows XP. I switched operating systems in 2008 to Ubuntu Linux, Hardy Heron. The wand works flawlessly with either OS.
Did Exactly What I Needed It To March 30, 2008
James A. Wickham (Indian Trail, NC USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My wife and I like movies, it's actually a bit of an obsession. Once we passed the 2k mark for the number of DVDs we own and needed to keep track of we decided it was time to invest in some kind of software based tracking tool. We ended up going with DVD Profiler which does a great job of helping us keep track of all our movies and has many options for reports, lending, etc. The issue we had was with entering all our movies. Doing so by title was out of the question. I started looking into barcode scanners and initially was leaning toward scanners in the $80-$100, thinking that you get what you pay for. Since I really didn't feel like paying that much for a limited use device and I saw the reviews of this one were pretty good I decided to take a chance.
It arrived, rather surprisingly, in a plain padded mailing envelope. Packaging could be improved but it was undamaged so I won't complain too much. I took it out, plugged it into my USB port and used their test sheet to make sure it was scanning OK. It worked perfectly the first time. Vista recognized it and loaded the correct drivers immediately.
I'm now entering movie after movie into our database without killing myself at the keyboard. If you need a simple and cheap scanner - look no further. Not terribly ergonomically friendly, but it does the job and it's dirt cheap.
It works! February 4, 2008
Food Fan (New York)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was looking for something to help me catalog books, this seemed to be the least expensive option by far. I was skeptical when I ordered it and wasn't expecting much of it, but to my surprise it was able to pick up the bar codes easily. Yesterday night I scanned in 500 books using this thing, it would have been painful if I had to type in the ISBN's manually. I used the CueCat with the [...] website and it works great.
Such a great product. September 12, 2008
Hoopty (WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I almost spent big bucks for a cordless scanner to go with my library software. I am so glad I got this instead!
A cordless scanner sounds GREAT, but once you enter your entire collection of books, movies, whatever, you don't NEED a scanner that will go all over the house. Any additional items you bring home will go to your computer to be checked in before being shelved. It was worth the many trips I made to haul the books to the CueCat to save the huge difference in cash.
Works like a charm! July 30, 2007
Beth R (Tennessee)
I hadn't even heard of this thing until a few weeks ago. But it works great, and does what I need.
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