Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Customer Reviews for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Model: USOA400
SKU: 9472224
UPC: 765010103270
This pen allows you to scan words, sentences or paragraphs into your computer from newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters and more. 2 customizable buttons allow you to assign keyboard commands, such as enter, or space for added convenience.
Average Customer Rating:
4 out of 5
4.0
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80% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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Customer Reviews for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen
Review 1 for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Does what it says

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: MBerg
from Denver, CO
on 11/16/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Scan quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Speed
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: convenience, lower price than the others
What's not so great: doesn't take my tests for me
I have only been using this for a couple of months. I am in school for nursing and I have to say. . . This product cuts my study time in half. I don't have to type anything. I can have my slides, book, and notes in front of me and scan all three in conjunction with one another to make one study sheet for tests. It scans almost as fast as I can type, without the whole typing part. Which is really nice. It also scan over yellow highlighter. Which is super convenient! I wish I had this for my other degrees.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Good for you if you are not good at typing!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: PrinceKirby
on 03/09/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Scan quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Speed
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: Wish it had more shortcut buttons on it.
This is a really useful tool. It is not perfect and has a slight learning curve. It does exactly what it says it does and it is really easy to install and use right away. I do have to go back and edit a little bit but it is still much faster than typing out a book verbatim for outlines and notes especially if the book is dry or technical.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

great product for the price

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: dmjoz
from boston
on 06/27/2010
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Scan quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Speed
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: It's so easy to use
What's not so great: The fact that it seems my experience was not an isolated one
I was hesitant at first to purchase this scanner because of the negative reviews I found here. I still went ahead and bought it anyhow. And then when I received it and got it working, it'd show nothing but garbled text. I thought, "oh, just like some rewiews said." I called BestBuy.com to return it but then telephone rep suggested perhaps it was defective. I hadn't thought of that. So I got a replacement. I wasn't expecting anything different for results but, boy, was I wrong. This thing works like a charm. I am so happy I didn't give up on it. Perhaps the delivery carrier was to blame for the defective one, but whatever. This hand-held scanner's worth the price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Does not work

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: FavreFan
on 01/16/2010
Value for Price
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Reliability
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0 out of 5
1.0
What's great about it: Easy to return
What's not so great: Does not work
- Does not scan text clearly
- Does not import text into PC or Mac legibly
Perhaps the other editions of this product function better?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Iris IRISPen Express 6 Scanning Pen

Useful

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: MS561
from Florida
on 01/08/2010
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Reliability
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Scans text quickly and inserts into MS Word
What's not so great: Tends to misread some characters, confuses beginning and ending letters
I purchased this to take notes of important material for school reference. It does a pretty good job at reading the words, only an occasional glitch or two. The directions leave a bit to be desired, but overall it's a useful tool and I am satisfied with it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.