PC Poll software and SAM4s Cash Registers

SAM4s cash register users are fortunate enough to have several choices for optional software for their cash registers. Of course not every model has a software option but most SAM4s registers do.

There is the software choice from SAM4s and than the package from PC Poll. Many of the SAM4s registers also include a free programming software however it includes no reporting. Of the choices all of our technicians prefer PC Poll to the SAM4s products.

The reason for this preference is that PC Poll makes software for SAM4s, Samsung, Sharp, TEC and Casio cash registers. The user interface for the software is the same regardless of register make or model so our people like the seamless transition from make to make and even model to model, however that may not mean anything to you as you probably have just one make and model of cash register. We have had customer with a certain model of cash register that eventually had to be replaced and they were able to transfer their data already in PC Poll into their new cash register and with the SAM4s software product in many cases that would not be possible and when you have 5000 to 40000 UPC 's in your database that is pretty important.

Regarding price the SAM4s products sell for just a little bit more however the base license includes up to 99 registers as where the PC Poll includes only one! Additional registers require an additional purchase so a larger PC Poll system can cost much more than the SAM4s product so something to take into account for sure.

Both software packages allow IP polling if the register supports it and if you are going to poll remotely it is the only way to go!

PC Poll software has several attractive options such as Quick Books interface, Inventory add on and a few others.

As long as your cash register has the serial ports you can use the software and still be able to have interfaced credit card with a Datacap Twin Tran, kitchen printer, kitchen video or maybe a scale so long as you have the ports available.

Many people don't understand what Polling is. What Polling means is that your computer POLLS your cash register and retrieves the sales information. So basicily report retrieval is what it boils down to.

Please keep in mind that other than storing your "z" reports on a hard drive Polling software regardless of make does not give you any more reports than the standalone cash register already has. The big advantage is once the register is "z'd" out at least the report is archived on your hard drive.

Check them both out before you buy.