Nothing moves
A laser scanner has a mirror that oscillates every time somebody pulls the trigger. An imager has no moving part at all. Over years on a counter, that is the difference that eventually shows up.
Corded handheld · 1D imager
Zebra LI2208
Bars only, and nothing moving inside it. A linear imager photographs the barcode rather than sweeping a laser across it, so there is no oscillating mirror in there to wear out.
The same $99 as the LS2208 laser beside it, and the same five year warranty.
Why this one
The same money as the laser.
These two scanners cost exactly the same and read exactly the same barcodes. The difference is what is inside them.
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It reads a damaged label
Photographing the barcode and decoding the picture copes with a scuffed or creased label better than a beam reflecting off it does.
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It still cannot read a QR code
This is a 1D scanner. A square code, or any barcode on a phone screen, needs the DS2208 at $149 - and no setting on this one will ever change that.
What it costs
Part numbers and prices.
| Zebra part number | What is in the box | Price inc GST |
|---|---|---|
| LI2208-SR7U2100SGW | LI2208 Corded handheld scanner CBA-U21-S07ZBR Shielded USB Cable Stand 20-61022-04R |
$99 |
Buying more than one
Zebra quantity pricing, held until 31 January 2027. Same scanner, same kit — the price per unit drops with the number on the order.
- 10 $93 each $930 the lot — saves $60
- 30 $80 each $2,400 the lot — saves $570
Warranty
5 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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In stock in Australia, and it ships straight to you
Every scanner on this site is held in an Australian warehouse rather than on a shelf in Sydney, and it goes from there to your door without stopping at our office. That saves a leg of freight and a day. Paid before 2pm on a business day and it generally leaves the same day.
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Stock is first come, first served
Which is the honest half of the sentence above. A run on one model can mean a wait, and you will hear that from us when you ask rather than after you have paid.
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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.