# Business card scanners

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482 "2008-01-09T05:01:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/1 "2008-01-09T05:01:02Z")

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Between me and my father we have hundreds of business cards and I’d like to digitize them. Are theses scanners any good or is it just a mini scanner? Has anyone used any that they could suggest or that I should stay away from. Any suggestions on makes or models?

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**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/2 "2008-01-09T05:26:02Z")

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lay them on a flatbed? crop… rename?

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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/3 "2008-01-09T05:36:02Z")

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> [@Vile](#):
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> lay them on a flatbed? crop… rename?

They use OCR to transfer info. That’s why I’m wondering if anyone has experience with them. My thinking is that there could be a big difference between a “cheaper” one and a “better” one because it uses OCR.

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**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/4 "2008-01-09T08:39:43Z")

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we use a scanshell at work for testing, and it’s really accurate.

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**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/5 "2008-01-09T09:26:07Z")

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i have a cardscan i could sell j00 cheap

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**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/6 "2008-01-09T09:26:35Z")

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[http://www.cardscan.com/index.asp](http://www.cardscan.com/index.asp)

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/7 "2008-01-09T09:29:07Z")

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a few guys here use those they seem to like them.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/8 "2008-01-09T09:29:12Z")

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then get a smart phone and sync all the busisness cards to it fggt

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**Author:** ![Syclone11](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syclone11/32/7300_2.png) [@Syclone11](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Syclone11)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/9 "2008-01-09T13:16:28Z")

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> [@zwarbyt](#):
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> [http://www.cardscan.com/index.asp](http://www.cardscan.com/index.asp)

That is what i use, it syncs with palm devices as well

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/10 "2008-01-09T13:22:56Z")

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oh and

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**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-card-scanners/41482/11 "2008-01-09T14:32:09Z")

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> [@Jam](#):
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> [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KeIY2rP2HWI](http://youtube.com/watch?v=KeIY2rP2HWI)
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> oh and
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> [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y96koKa2PSE](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y96koKa2PSE)

lol, nice