Scanner worked well right out of the box. Paired easily with my Win10 laptop as well as my iPad Air when following the instructions available in the included manual or on the product page at Inateck's website. A handy "cheat card" with scannable barcodes to initiate BT pairing and switch back and forth in inventory modes is also included. Unit is light and ergonomic with TPU construction- doesn't feel "cheap" but also doesn't feel rugged; however, manufacturer claims it withstands repeated 6ft. (1.8m) drops to concrete floor. I have yet to test that claim. LOL!

Had an issue when uploading a batch scan ("Inventory Mode") via my laptop to our Cloud-based inventory program where the data transmission speed was too fast and caused an import error. Sent an email to their customer support department at 2:04 pm on Wednesday; received a response at 4:04 pm with detailed, thorough instructions on how to resolve it, complete with the latest firmware files, their bootloader and updated user manual as attachments. After following her step-by-step instructions, I was able to adjust the data transmission speed to 64ms and voila! Batch scan import worked perfectly!! Apparently the firmware update added the ability to adjust the data transmission speed from 0ms (default) to 128ms.

Haven't had it long enough to attest to battery life or durability, but based on what I've experienced thus far, I am very happy with this purchase and have no doubt it will perform as advertised for many years to come. *Note: wrist strap in my pictures did not come with the unit, although I did suggest to customer service that they consider including one in future packaging.

Inatec finally got a BT scanner right.
The best scanner for iPad use.
It connects effortlessly. It has all the features I needed.
Inateck Bluetooth Wireless Barcode Scanner, Working Time Approx. 15 days, 35m Range, Automatic Fast and Precise scanning (BCST-70)

It does what it's supposed to do but I wish it would do it better.

The stand itself is too light weight. Every time that I place the scanner back into it, the bottom lifts off. I constantly feel like it's going to topple over. What this needs is a metal base to provide weight.

This seems to work as well as more expensive bluetooth "big name" 1d barcode scanners, at least for now (3 months). Won't work with some iOS POS applications like Sh_pi_y, but works great for general inventory and price control.

The advertisement stated that a customization prefix could be set. The documentation only contains instruction for setting up several prefixes and then says to down load more prefix/suffixes from their site, but their sight doesn't include and such documentation. The scanner itself is very nice.

Update: Support emailed me back (within 5 hours) with steps to do a firmware update. This allowed me to program the scanner as needed. I'm upping this rating to five stars.