DYMO CardScan v9 Executive Business Card Scanner and Contact Management System for PC or Mac (1760686)

Have been using an older B&W CardScan 60 for many years and loved it. Upgraded to new computer, Windows 7 64-bit and old hardware was no longer supported, which is not surprising. So I bought this new CardScan 800C and love it. The V9 software installed without a hitch and works better than older version. My old contacts database was read into the new software without problem. There are fewer mistakes in the OCR, although this may be a function of the new scanner vs. the new software. Looked into a phone app to scan cards, but many complaining reviews. This true hardware scanner purpose built for business cards probably performs much better than phone applications.One problem has cropped up; occasional lost usb connection. I have solved this by unplugging, restarting, then plugging back in. Bit of a hassle. Plus the unit bottom would get warm. So now I simply leave it unplugged until I need it; plug in; start software; do my scanning; and disconnect. This will probably allow the scanner to live longer too.Overall, very happy with the new CardScan 800C/v9.

Had high hopes for this business card scanner as my company has been a DYMO label writer user for 25+ years. However, this item's software, and very arguably this unit itself, is obsolete and does not authenticate or work on any current or recent Mac or PC operating system, making this a very expensive paperweight. This item does not work for the intended purpose of scanning business cards. Save yourself the frustration I had of trying to get this thing to work with support calls, different old computers, etc. and get another scanner.

The DYMO CardScan v9 is a Godsend for me. I am in marketing and attend dozens of trade shows and conferences each year collecting networking contacts and customer leads non-stop. It isn't uncommon to get home from an event with 50 to 75 cards I need to get into my contact list and into a database for lead nurturing. In most cases this device and software captures all the information on the card with absolute accuracy requiring no editing on my part. With some of the more insane card designs out there I will have to edit the data captured, but that isn't hard and I still save hours getting the business card data into Outlook and SFDC. The biggest plus for me, however, is the software's ability to interpret international phone numbers and addresses. My employer issued me a competing product and while it worked okay, it did not integrate into MS Office and it could not handle non-US addresses or phone numbers. That was a non-starter for me.Another cool feature of the CardScan v9 software is the ability to scan any image of a card. I can take a photo of a business card with my smartphone and use CardScan to get all the data into Outlook and SFDC.I love this product. it saves me dozens of man-hours at work each month.

Normally I don't write reviews but this system works. I don't use the card reader much and bought it for the contact data base program. If you are compiling a customer list, you should consider this program. The "drag and drop" is perfect for quick data entry. The "address check" seems to work well and reduces postage returns. Lots of sortable categories. It's easy to print a single envelope or a whole list. Can choose from a number of nice fonts. No crashes or conflicts yet. All and all, it's a very good program.

I have been a loyal Carscan user for many, many years. The device is invaluable if you work in Sales or Marketing and collect lots of business cards. After switching to Mac for work (I have used Apple computers for over 30 YEARS now,) I finally decide to skip trying to make my ancient PC version work under a virtual machine on my mid-2011 MBA and purchased the 800c version for Mac.Rodya's review, found here:http://www.amazon.com/review/R13QH0ZJVRQTVU/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R13QH0ZJVRQTVUis completely spot-on. I am currently waiting to hear back from DYMO support to get the links to the "correct" software download. I'm hoping that in < 24-48 hours I can upgrade this review to 5-stars.Setup: 31-inch MBA mid-2011, 1.8GHz dual-core Core i7, 4GB 1333MHz DDR3, OSX 10.7.2Pros:- The 800c is beautifully packaged, and started right up- Software installation via DVD using Apple's remote disk (MBA has no optical drive) was a breeze- Scanning speed is VERY fast -- less than 1.5sec per card -- NICE!- Batch processing is also VERY fast -- probably less than 3.0sec per card for full color OCR- Accuracy is absolutely on par with my past experiences: not 100%, but better than anything else on the market- Hooray that the device is powered by USB only! Now I can put it away in a drawer until I need it! No more cluttered desktop or yet another DC adapter to keep track of. This is a HUGE plus in my book. I might even take it with my on my next international trip so I can toss all the physical cards before my return flight...- The software seems very intuitive, with zero to little learning curve- Cardscan's familiar editing mode, which highlights scanned areas on the cards while you edit is still there- App launches fast and works great -- no slowness or crashes- Very solid .VCF export, including batches of cards (my plan is to command-click cards that I want to put into Outlook, batch export to .VCF files, and then drag & drop these files into Outlook)Cons:- Software would not register per Rodya's warning. Infinite spinny ball when waiting for registration- Also per Rodya's warning, could not find the S/W download on DYMO's website -- c'mon DYMO, this is a documented problem from over two months ago, please get on your web staff to improve support and links. I don't want to contact your customer support. You don't want me to contact your customer support. Let's help each other...- Direct export to Outlook Mac 2011 would be wonderful, but this might be a Microsoft issue and not a DYMO issue -- DYMO?- Export to Address Book is nice, but because of Microsoft / Apple problems with Outlook sync, this is not a usable path to get cards into Outlook. Again, definitely not DYMO's issue, but a usability issue none the less...Overall, I'm VERY happy to say that the 800c is working almost as wonderfully as I'd hoped. I dropped $85 to get Neat Receipts' "NeatWorks" software in the hopes that I could use my (FANTASTIC) Fujistsu ScanSnap S510M as a card scanner. As I feared, Neat's OCR completely SUCK compared to Cardscan's -- no contest. I have also tried using WorldCard Mobile, CamCard, and half a dozen other iOS based apps to scan and OCR cards into my contact database. Some of these are quite good for the odd one-off card. However, when you have a stack of > 50 cards piled up on your desk, and you need to capture all of them quickly and accurately, nothing beats Cardscan.Here's hoping DYMO comes through. I would love to upgrade this review to 5-stars (and will) if they can fix the S/W registration problem quickly and permanently.