I just found a cool article published by Motorola that really breaks down the difference between Laser and Imager scanning technologies. I’ve written a number of posts on the subject, and I really like how they put the topic down into a nice white paper to compare and contrast the two technologies.
Laser Scanning or Digital Imaging: Which Bar Code Scanning Technology Is Right for Your Application?
They agree with me that you need to look at your own requirements in order to choose the right scanner technology option. One technology is not better than the other: they are different and there are pros and cons of each choice.
Happy scanning.