I’ve been looking for a business card scanner and one that came highly recommended is the Penpower WorldCard Color Business Card Scanner. I went to look for this in Low Yat Plaza last week and it was the most expensive business scanner I could find in that building!
Penpower WorldCard Color Business Card Scanner
And it was rather hard to find too, only 1 shop had it and it was selling for a whopping RM445 after some negotiation. And that was a cash price too, if I pay with a credit card, I was told I will be charged an additional 3%. Since it came recommended, tried and tested, I decided I will get it anyway.
It was out of stock and I made an order for it. But when the stock finally arrived this week, I was told that the price had gone up to RM485! I didn’t think it was fair to raise the price on me after collecting my deposit and committing to that price. The least they could’ve done was to honour the deal and not make me pay a higher price just because they didn’t check properly with their supplier on the price prior to quoting me. I immediately cancelled my order and asked for my deposit to be refunded.
Now that I’ve cancelled the order, I was thinking of trying other brands that might cost less than this Penpower WorldCard. Anyone has any recommendations?
This is the Plustek Opticard business card scanner
When I was browsing for this at Low Yat, I came across only one other brand that many shops carried, the Plustek OptiCard. According to the shop keepers, it is not too bad in performance and it costs only RM299, a whole lot cheaper than Penpower WorldCard. Plustek is from Taiwan whilst Penpower WorldCard is from China.
If I have no other recommendations, I was thinking of trying out this Plustek one. I don’t have much of a choice anyway as business card scanners aren’t that popular a gadget here so there are not many brands offered in the market. It’s not exactly a popular device as I don’t think many people use it. I think more people own ipods than a business card scanner!
So if you have experiences with any business card scanners, I would really appreciate your comments and recommendations!
