Cartons are going 2D
GS1 DataMatrix carries a batch number and an expiry date where a bar carries only a number. Suppliers are moving, and a 1D scanner cannot be configured to follow them.
Rugged corded · 2D imager
Zebra DS3608
The LI3608 that also reads 2D. The same rugged body and the same shielded cable, but it reads QR, DataMatrix and GS1 DataMatrix as well as bars - which is what a carton label increasingly is.
Stocked as the standard range version. Reads at arm's length rather than across an aisle; for distance in a 2D scanner the answer is the DS3678-2D-XR.
Why this one
The gap the range had.
This page exists because the scanner page's own filters found the hole: tick "warehouse" and "2D" and there was nothing to show you.
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A counter scanner will not last
The DS2208 reads exactly the same codes for $149. It is not built for concrete, dust or wash-down, and on a warehouse floor that difference shows up within a year.
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It is the LI3608 you already know
Same body, same cable, same mounting, same feel in a gloved hand. If there are LI3608s in the building, this drops in beside them.
What it costs
Part numbers and prices.
| Zebra part number | What is in the box | Price inc GST |
|---|---|---|
| DS3608-SR00003VZWW | DS3608 Corded handheld scanner Zebra Cable USB-Shielded 2M straight BC1.2 |
$950 |
Warranty
3 years, return to base — the unit comes back to us for repair or replacement rather than somebody coming out to you. Warranty runs by model rather than by price, so it is worth checking against whatever else you are comparing.
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Ask us before you count on it
Our distributor does not publish a stock figure for this scanner — it is one to check rather than assume. Ring or email and we will have an answer the same day, usually within the hour. We would far rather tell you it is three weeks away than take an order we cannot fill.
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The price is real either way
What is on this page is what you pay when it is available. Checking stock does not change the number, and it is not the opening of a negotiation.
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Tell us the part number and how many
That is genuinely all we need. You get a written quote back with freight worked out to your actual address, because a scanner to Parramatta and one to Port Hedland are not the same delivery and we would rather not pretend otherwise. A new account pays before it ships, and the clock starts when the payment confirms.
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Been comparing online? Send us the quote
If you have a written quote from somebody else on the same part number, we will match it. No haggling required, and no need to pretend you have not been looking.
Documents
Spec sheets and guides.
Not sure this is the right one?
Tell us what you are scanning and where. Thirty-five years of these conversations says the answer is usually simpler, and cheaper, than it looks from the inside.