David, >I'd say the Socket >SDIO scanner performance is on par with the CCD scanner in the Symbol MC50 >(and in fact it may even be the exact same scanning engine).
I know the engine in the SDIO scanner is built by Symbol, but don't know if it is the same as used in the MC50. I've never used a MC50 since I am partial to palm os devices (or at least my software is...). >I really do like the Socket Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) that communicates to >the PDA via Bluetooth. I have a few concerns about using BT scanning in a production environment, but since I haven't actually done it I may be just paranoid: 1) If palm device auto-offs due to inactivity, you presumably can't just press a scan button and have the device wake up, initiate the scan, and update the application screen with the data. 2) If the palm (or CHS?) auto-offs, does it need to re-pair before sending the scan data? How much delay is incurred? 3) What happens when you have up to 40 people using it in the same room? If the pairing is lost on auto-off, might you re-pair to a different CHS/PDA combo if multiple devices are waking up at the same time? With all my current hardware configs, it is a simple one-handed operation. And even if the device is "off", you can just hit the scan button and it will turn back on, scan, do the data lookups, and refresh the display in sub-second response time. All with one hand. Doug -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
