APC BIOPOD Biometric Password Manager (USB)

This biometric device works well with XP and works on Windows Vista and the New Windows 7 if you download the Vista beta client. I have tried the Lenovo biometric device and this is by far superior. The only complaint I have is it has trouble with the Novell client if you are on a Novell network. But I would highly recommend it for home PC use.

I purchased this product not seeing the one line at the bottom of the ad. This only works with Windows 98 or other outdated windows products. DO NOT try to install the newer Omni software at a cost of $50 it will not work due to the reader not being found by the newer software. To send this back I have to travel 25 miles to a UPS store since Amazon no longer prints out a return ticket and this has to be brought back to a UPS store to get this sent back. They forgot to factor in the Rural customers who use their app as the primary source of purchasing items. Anyway, long story short it would cost more in gas to drive to UPS then it would to get the return back to them. So into the trash can it goes.

I was hoping to have a solution that lets me just log in with a single fingerprint. This was not the solution.The APC biopod as fingerprint reader hardware seemed to be solid, however the Omnipass software that it was bundled with to manage login and authentication was just lacking. In order to log in, it was still required to perform the Windows ctrl-alt-del, and punch in the username. There was no way to configure the whole login process to be driven by just my fingerprint.Attempting to find out from APC tech support how to configure it left me frustrated at the lack of response. I had to directly contact Softex (makers of the Omnipass software) several times to clarify the requirements, only to be told that logging in directly with just a fingerprint couldn't be done.If that's what you want, go get the Silex fingerprint reader, or maybe the IBM fingerprint reader. Both of which will let you log right in without having to do the ctrl-alt-delete.

I have this product for more than 2 years now and I love it!It is very comfortable to use, the software that comes with it allows you to capture all sites with password (the tool recognize those sites authomatically and you have also a manual option). The fingerprint recognition is outstanding and it free you from the need to remember your passwords (but remember to make a copy of the password vault and save it in safe place just in case).One point to notice - this product does not have currently support in Vista (at least did not have such the last time I have checked).

I purchased this product because of the APC name. I am very happy with their UPS product line for home and office. I am sure the hardware for this unit is manufactured to APC's standards, however, I am disappointed in the software they have chosen at least the version that ships with the unit (Omnipass by Softex). It makes mistakes more times than it gets it right. One annoying thing to me is if you have more than one login for Windows XP a lot of the time the software will switch users and log me into another account. On which by the way, I do have have passwords set. There is a more recent version (V4) of the Softex Omnipass software on Softex's website which might have the bugs worked out but I would have to pay for it. By the way, the latest version of the Omnipass software says it supports the Firefox browser. All in all I like APC and will continue to purchase their products but am lukewarm on this one. I have not tried any others so I cannot say how this one stacks up against other offerings

Probably a good product. I had software problems recognizing my prints.

Although I didn't buy it through Amazon, I thought I'd write something quick since it looks like it's been a while since anyone's commented on the BioPod.I bought mine at Walmart for about $50 (dumb, I know!) and use it at work. I'm in the IT department, so I was able to get one for R&D. Some of our users have literally dozens of passwords they have to type in for various systems and web sites, and although I only have about 10, it's great not having to remember them. I just have to remember to bring my fingers with me. :o)The unit works great. I use it to log into our Windows network on my XP machine and to log into several vendor web sites. As long as I'm using MS Internet Explorer, it works flawlessly. It does not work at all with Firefox, which is the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5.We are continuing to look into the security of these types of devices, as most of them come with disclaimers that they shouldn't be used with online banking sites, etc. I don't know if they are admitting a possible security problem or just trying to cover their behinds. Conceptually, I still find fingerprint scanners to be infinitely more secure than writing passwords down on Post-It notes or on pieces of paper "hidden" under keyboards.

This worked fine in windows XP, as long as you didn't try to register more than one login or more than one finger. After that it would go out of control and not let you login except randomly with the first finger registered. No drivers for win7-don't waste your time.