Cheap USB Barcode Scanner
By: POSGuys - 9/19/2014

Recently <a href="http://www.datalogic.com/">Datalogic</a> sent us their newest entry level cost effective barcode scanner the <a href="https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/DataLogic-QuickScan-Lite-QW2100_2371/">Quickscan Lite QW2100</a>.  The original quickscan had a few different forms, you had the <a href="https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/DataLogic-QuickScan-2130-Imager-Series_964/">imager version</a> the <a href="https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/DataLogic-QuickScan-2330-Laser-Series_942/">laser version</a> and the <a href="https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/DataLogic-QuickScan-Mobile_948/">bluetooth version</a>.  The imager version was one of our favorite basic retail scanners, so when they sent us a new quickscan lite which was also an imaging scanner we were skeptical on how it would compare.

In short this new lite version of the scanner is fantastic.

We tested the USB Interface, after plugging it in Windows recognized it, the drivers installed and it was good to go.  Didn't have to download a thing, or configure anything.  The USB scanner was good to go out of the box.

It scans almost as good as it's bigger brothers while maintaining a better price point.  In basic testing the scanner had really good read capabilities on small dense barcodes, worn out bar codes, big bar codes, barcodes of different types, basically it did what was expected and as far as we could tell it was not intentionally crippled as to differentiate itself from the mid-range version of the scanner.

The beam on it is tight.  Not as narrow as a laser but for an imager it is a nicer thin line.  It also has their green dot system that displays a dot after a good scan, or displays the dot as a way to aim the scanner (very useful if scanning cell phone boxes that have lots of barcodes)

We're in the process of testing it's durability, but from the feel of the scanner and the types of plastics being used, I have no doubts that it will match the specified 5ft drop to concrete.  It also has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code">IP42 seal</a> (splashing water drops and dust) which is unexpected for a lower cost scanner.

Normally when we review a cheap barcode scanner, you can see where they cut corners either trying to save money on production, or handicapping the scanner so it doesn't do as well and you want to buy their better version.  This budget barcode reader however didn't fall for that trap.  It just works like you expect, feels great, and has the standard Datalogic features.

Nice job Datalogic, highly recommend this lower cost barcode reader.

![Datalogic Quickscan Lite QW2100](https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/51150/quickscan-lite_800_600.png)

Cheap USB Barcode Scanner By: POSGuys - 9/19/2014

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