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CardScan Personal Business Card Scanner | 
 enlarge | Brand: CardScan
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $145.00
You Save: $4.99 (3%)
New (5) from $145.00
Rating:  11 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 7.7 x 2.8
MPN: CSP-A01070-ENG
Model: CSP-A01070-ENG
UPC: 792980010703
EAN: 0792980010703
ASIN: B0002Z5Y40
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Produces 2-second monochrome scans | | • | Includes software to search and manage business card storage | | • | Weighs just 7 ounces | | • | Attached USB 2.0 cable | | • | Simple to use; 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The affordable, capable business card reader
The CardScan Personal is a highly portable, convenient business card reader for users with basic contact management and lighter card scanning requirements. Use it to quickly and accurately turn business cards into sortable, searchable records on your computer, PDA, or smart phone. Like the more powerful CardScan Executive, CardScan Personal allows you to capture cards to your computer in seconds without typing. Sort and search contacts instantly, get a map to an address, create a mailing, even sync to your PDA or smart phone. - Makes your time more productive: In seconds, CardScan enters more cards, more accurately, than you could type in hours
- Compatible with the way you work today: Synchronize with Palm Desktop, Outlook Express version 5.0 or later, Microsoft Outlook, Palm OS, smart phones, and Windows Mobile devices
- Securely backup and store your contacts online: Access your database from any Internet-connected computer with CardScan.net.
- About the software: Works with Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Palm Desktop, Palm handhelds, smart phones, Pocket PCs, more. Also includes 90-day trial of address book back-up and online access (CardScan.net) and 90-day trial of automatic contact updating (AccuCard service)
- About the scanner: Four to five second monochrome scan speed, USB powered, attached USB, 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 1 1/4", weighs only seven ounces
What's in the box
Scanner, detachable USB cable, software, user's guide, warranty card 
Learn more about how the CardScan Personal can help you keep on top of your business View larger. |
Product Description
Scan into PC without typing / USB / Monochrome / Transfers with Outlook - Palm - Smartphones- Pocket PC / Portable
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 OK hardware product, marginal support, CRAPPY SOFTWARE September 11, 2008
InspectorGadget (San Jose, CA)
I've had my scanner for a couple of years now. It scans OK, except the cards don't eject fully out the back so that if you're scanning a batch of 5 or 10 cards, instead of falling neatly in a pile out the back they jam up on each other, make a big mess, and without constant cleanup, end up interfering with the scanning of the final cards. If you only scan one card once in a while this may not affect you.
The problem is the software. I got and/or upgraded to version 7.0.5, and it's barely usable. The card recognition is pretty good in most cases. However, the connectivity is sadly lacking. The synchronization with Palm desktop does not work at all with the new versions (4.1.4e or above), so I can't use some new features of the Treos or the desktop software. Electronic card and calendar entries are still useless to me because I'm bound to an old Palm desktop by the CardScan software. I can't even sync to Outlook for a PIM because CardScan software 7.0.5 requires it to be the primary MAPI mail program, but even if I set that now, it STILL doesn't work with Outlook. Even the Palm sync now takes THREE FULL MINUTES of system-jamming CPU time to sync a few cards with the Palm Desktop.
To add insult to injury, the arrogant software keeps nagging me to register (even though I've registered two times already) and continuously harasses me to use their questionable, privacy-threatening online backup database.
CardScan tech support, while it's commendable that they still take my calls, will NOT upgrade me to version 8 unless I pay the full price $150 for new software which probably still doesn't work right.
I've been through several versions of the CardScan software (having used an earlier version of the scanner) and they've NEVER gotten their sync to work properly, but apparently they have no qualms about charging customers more and more money for their frustrating and dysfunctional software. It takes so long now and is so difficult to scan and transfer cards that I'm back to entering new contacts manually in the Palm Desktop.
 Business Card Scanner and Software July 3, 2007
P. Moore (Gilroy, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The card scanner and OCR software are superb. The inteface with the PDA software is fair. When processing updates between the card scan software to the PDA software, and then to the PDA, you have to jump thru to many tricks and hoops, in order, or it won't update correctly. Once you figure out the method, you'd better write it down. Technical Support for the card scan software is fair. They offer no better solution than what you have to find out on your own.
 Works better than expected March 11, 2007
Dapper Dan (San Jose, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cardscan unit is well documented and easy to install. Card scan functions amazingly well. I had to make a few corrections but I basically scanned in hundreds of cards in less than an hour. This made a tedious job almost fun.
Great Product January 4, 2007
Eric D. Brown (Dallas, TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I use this card scanner all the time now. It works perfectly and is small enough to be unobtrusive on my desk.
LOSROSALES5 November 15, 2006
S. ROSALES
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
EXCELLENT PRODUCT. WE HAD HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS CARDS WHICH WE SCANNED IN ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE SCANNER WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE CORRECT INFO IN THE CORRECT FIELD 90% OF THE TIME REGARDLESS OF HOW THE CARD WAS DESIGNED! VERY EASY TO USE!
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