Nothing to pick up
Present the item, hear the beep, keep going. On a busy till that is one movement taken out of every single transaction of the day.
Hands free · 2D imager
Zebra DS9308
It stands on the counter and reads whatever is presented to it, without anybody picking anything up. Pick it up anyway when something is too big or too heavy to lift to the scanner.
There is no stand to buy - the base is the product. The kit is the scanner and a shielded USB cable.
Why this one
Both hands stay free.
A counter scanner that lives on the counter changes the rhythm of the job rather than just the speed of it.
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It still works by hand
Lift it off the base for the carton that will not come to the counter. That is why this is not the same thing as a scanner built into the bench.
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Phones, off glass
A customer holding up a loyalty card or an e-ticket presents it the same way they would a printed barcode, which is the whole reason not to put a laser on a retail counter in 2026.
What it costs
Part numbers and prices.
| Zebra part number | What is in the box | Price inc GST |
|---|---|---|
| DS9308-SR4U2100AZW | DS9308 hands-free scanner CBA-U21-S07ZBR Shielded USB Cable |
$259 |
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 $246 each $2,460 the lot — saves $130
- 20 $232 each $4,640 the lot — saves $540
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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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.
Spec sheet
DS9308 spec sheetDS9308 · PDF, 390 KB
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Quick start
DS9308 quick start guideDS9308 · PDF, 1.8 MB
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User manual
DS9308 user manualDS9308 · PDF, 7.3 MB
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Accessories
DS9308 accessory guideDS9308 · PDF, 214 KB
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Programming
Advanced data formatting ADF programmer guideDS9308 · PDF, 1.1 MB
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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.