Comments on: WizCom QuickLink Pen Handheld Scanner http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Katherine Doeden http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Katherine Doeden Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#comment-14 Throwing money away<br>Rating:1 out of 5 stars<br>This is one of the worst gadgets (if you could call it that) I have ever bought in my life. It is totally useless. Yes, I could scan, but I have spent 5 hours trying to get it to communicate with my computer. The program does not even attempt to communicate. I am now sending it back. You would be better off throwing your money out of the window. At least someone could pick it up and use it for something worthwhile. Throwing money away
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This is one of the worst gadgets (if you could call it that) I have ever bought in my life. It is really useless. Yes, I could scan, but I have spent 5 hours trying to get it to communicate with my computer. The program does not even attempt to communicate. I am now sending it back. You would be better off throwing your money out of the window. At least someone could pick it up and use it for something worthwhile.

]]> By: Michael Dansie http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Michael Dansie Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#comment-13 It works, but very slowly<br>Rating:1 out of 5 stars<br>I bought and used the pen for a while just to see if I liked the system. It does work as advertised, but it is too slow to really be of any use. A better choice would be to save the money and spend it on omnipage. I priced things after using the pen and realized that I could buy a better scanner 9x12" with omnipage for under $90. Even the lite version that came with the scanner is better then the pen. I was able to resell the pen to someone else since I had no use for it. It works, but very slowly
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought and used the pen for a while just to see if I liked the system. It does work as advertised, but it is too slow to really be of any use. A better choice would be to save the money and spend it on omnipage. I priced things after using the pen and realized that I could buy a better scanner 9×12″ with omnipage for under $90. Even the lite version that came with the scanner is better then the pen. I was able to resell the pen to someone else since I had no use for it.

]]> By: merce http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/comment-page-1/#comment-12 merce Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#comment-12 great for researchers<br>Rating:4 out of 5 stars<br>The wizcom scanning pen is great for people who do a lot of reading and need to save 1-10 line passages every page or two. <br />It would be nice if the scanning accuracy were always 100% (I use foreign languages that have different characters thrown in sometimes) but it still saves enormous amounts of time since I don't have to type what I want into my laptop meaning I'm free to keep my eyes on the text without distraction. <br /> <br />If you don't care to have your laptop with you, just take the pen and store all the info to transfer over to your PC later. <br /> <br />If you want you can scan directly into your computer. I often scan directly into a little notecard program which means once I've finished my article or whatever. All my notes are saved together and are searchable. If you need to search for elements of text this is very handy. <br /> <br />It's good for humanities people like myself though I do think improving the technology could always continue. fantastic for researchers
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The wizcom scanning pen is fantastic for people who do a lot of reading and need to save 1-10 line passages every page or two.

It would be nice if the scanning accuracy were always 100% (I use foreign languages that have different characters thrown in sometimes) but it still saves enormous amounts of time since I don’t have to type what I want into my laptop meaning I’m free to keep my eyes on the text without distraction.

If you don’t care to have your laptop with you, just take the pen and store all the info to transfer over to your PC later.

If you want you can scan directly into your computer. I often scan directly into a small notecard program which means once I’ve finished my article or whatever. All my notes are saved together and are searchable. If you need to search for elements of text this is very handy.

It’s excellent for humanities people like myself though I do reckon improving the technology could always continue.

]]> By: J. W. Boyce http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/comment-page-1/#comment-11 J. W. Boyce Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#comment-11 Wiz- Com: Over- Hype, Under- Deliver<br>Rating:1 out of 5 stars<br>Wiz- Com was one of the 1st to come out w/ a handheld pen scanner, and the idea is great... <br /> <br />The sell- point for me was convenience and the thought that I would be able to speed up processing data for school. Unfortunately, the software app. for this scanner sucked, the interface was a total pain in the a** to get functioning correctly, and text- editing was a nightmare. I ended up wasting more time trying to get it to work than it was worth. Total waste of my time and money. <br /> <br />Save your $$$ and wait until better models come out in the future. This was a case of rushing a great idea to market before the technology was ready for consumer application. Wiz- Com: Over- Hype, Under- Deliver
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Wiz- Com was one of the 1st to come out w/ a handheld pen scanner, and the thought is fantastic…

The sell- point for me was convenience and the thought that I would be able to speed up processing data for school. Unfortunately, the software app. for this scanner sucked, the interface was a total pain in the a** to get functioning correctly, and text- editing was a nightmare. I finished up wasting more time trying to get it to work than it was worth. Total waste of my time and money.

Save your $$$ and wait until better models come out in the future. This was a case of rushing a fantastic thought to market before the technology was ready for consumer application.

]]> By: S. Duchesne http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/comment-page-1/#comment-10 S. Duchesne Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.portablepenscanner.com/wizcom-quicklink-pen-handheld-scanner/#comment-10 great for phd studies and journal articles<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>I used this for my PhD work and quoting sources in my journal articles unfortunately I had to stop using it because I recently purchased a MAC halfway through my studies. I thought the speed was fine - especially compared with other scanners I had used and the accuracy was excellent - the faster I scanned the more accurate it was actually. The best part of this product was the customer support. when I purchased my VISTA they sent me the new software and cable free of charge and then walked me through the set up process for both computers I was using at the time. I highly recommend this product! fantastic for phd studies and journal articles
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I used this for my PhD work and quoting sources in my journal articles unfortunately I had to stop using it because I recently bought a MAC halfway through my studies. I thought the speed was fine – especially compared with other scanners I had used and the accuracy was brilliant – the quicker I scanned the more accurate it was really. The best part of this product was the customer support. when I bought my VISTA they sent me the new software and cable free of charge and then walked me through the set up process for both computers I was using at the time. I highly recommend this product!

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