We use these in our business PDAs. A few years ago, I would have given this 2 eggs due to many issues, but for the past 2 - 3 years we have had good success in daily use. You just have to understand how it scans in order to have a high first scan...

Know your hardware: this needs good ambient light in order to work best. The horizontal beam it emits is not a laser but just an orientation guide. If it had a laser (which our old Handspring units had) there is no need for for lighting (and curses...

small and convenient

Does not work all of the time - hard to get scans. We had to purchase another product