Scanner reviews from Reddit

"You wont find much better than an epson v850 pro."

"Epson V600 (or it's successor) and VueScan software, which does auto-cropping and more. I've scanned over 8000 family photos with that setup."

"Epson V600. If you've got a ton of photos, buy 2 and flip the 2nd one when you get done. The time savings would be worth it."

"You want the Epson FastFoto FF-680W scanner. It is fast and will scan stacks of the same sized photos. It'll scan 30 photos in about two minutes."

"Get an Epson FastFoto or Fujitsu ScanSnap automated document feed scanner."

"I looked on Craigslist and got (I think) a used Epson 1660 for $20 which works great."

"Epson WF-5799 or WF-579r"

"The Epson V600 is excellent for scanning ink and graphite work, but some post-production adjustments are necessary."

"I've had a great experience with my Epson Perfection V600."

"The Epson V850 Pro film scanner is excellent for scanning multiple negatives and slides at once."

"VEGA, a standalone model designed for both small and large objects. It can also be used directly under sunlight."

"I recommend you just upgrade Einstar to Einstar Vega, it can handle both small and large objects."

"Einstar Vega. I design car parts for a living. The Vega is damn near as good as our Artec Leo."

"Einstar Vega; free-standing, small, accurate to .05mm on HD."

"Einstar VEGA should can meet your all requirements, it can scan small to large objects."

"Einstar portable rocks."

"I would recommend the Einstar or CR Otter. Wide FOV for fast scans."

"Einstar Vega is awesome, I highly recommend it."

"700-1000 the einster is on sale by 800's i love this scanner, the soft is very easy."

"I think it's a pretty good product overall, and well suited for the kind of scale you are looking at."

"Plustek is going to be pretty much your best option."

"In short, it's pretty great."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended or mentioned here."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended."

"I will as always advocate for the Plustek 135i and don't understand why it's not more often recommended."

"I'm using Plustek 8200i for my 35mm film. Very happy with it."

"I’ve been happy with my Plustek 135i, quite an upgrade from my old Epson V600."

"The plustek is an actual quality dedicated scanning device for film, the kodak slide n scan is a webcam in a box."

"I'd suggest a Plustek scanner, but you'll still need to have the film processed prior to scanning."

"Get him a plustek, it will only do 35mm but it will do so quite well."

"I just switched from the Revopoint miraco pro to the creality raptor. It's been a game changer for me."

"The detail from the Raptor for the price is amazing."

"The best combo of hobbyist scanners I have used so far."

"Raptor is the go to scanner for high detail on things smaller than 60cm in my opinion."

"It works great with tiny objects in the blue laser mode."

"I have the Raptor, and especially for small and detailed objects it is great!"

"I got the Raptor Pro as most parts I want to scan are in the 10-30cm range and I wanted to try out both blue laser and NIR scanning."

"I'm using the Raptor Pro—it's been great so far."

"I've seen some genuinely impressive scans for a scanner that price."

"Creality Otter is available for 699 Euro at the moment..."

"Anyone suggest trying a ScanSnap yet?"

"I would marry my scan snap"

"Everyone swears by ScanSnap. I swear by it too."

"Scansnap. Close the thread."

"Best piece of hardware I’ve ever put in my office."

"They are fantastic and worth the investment."

"You want something like a ScanSnap overhead."

"More hassle than it's worth for large documents."

"You want a flatbed scanner with a CCD sensor."

"I have the Canon LiDE 400 and am astonished at its quality/price ratio."

"Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document Scanner looks appealing, I have the 300."

"I have a Canon CanoScan LiDE 220 from about 5 years ago, which does everything I need."

"Very good for the price is the Canon G620 / G650."

"Something like a canon Lide 400 is a pretty cheap and quite good scanner for reflective work."

"Dedicated scanner for the film and slides paired with a lide 400 for the prints."

"Get an Epson FastFoto or Fujitsu ScanSnap automated document feed scanner."

"Expensive, but they just work for ages."

"A good standalone sheetfed document scanner is the way to go. Fujitsu or Epson would be my recommendation."

"ScanSnap iX1600 is basically the standard for any small office. It doesn't jam and produces great scans."

"Fujitsu ScanSnaps are excellent for law office use. Highly recommend. Worth the money."

"I recently bought a Scansnap IX1600, I'm going to test it on some family 5x7 photo stacks. It is mostly for document scanning."

"Love the otter. I’ve used it for a bunch of cosplay stuff primarily."

"Dude the otter has been spectacular for me. But it's mainly been used to do body parts hands faces etc."

"I like my otter."

"500-700 the otter is very nice, is like a upgrade version of the ferret."

"The best in that price range is probably going to be Otter."

"The CR Otter might be the best overall scanner."

"Many professional 3D scanners rely on the use of targets, so Artec Eva & Leo are a good place to start."

"Are the way to go."

"It’s 0.1 mm accurate and unlike anything else on the market."

"Consider an ARTEC LEO or comparable metrology grade hand held scanner for asset level detail."

"I use Artec Leo, Eva, and Spiders for it."

"For aftermarket, I think Autel and Launch are still the top of the line."

"If you want a good budget friendly scanner check out Autel, or if you want to get something better check out Snap On."

"I use this one: Autel MaxiAP AP200 OBD2 Scanner Bluetooth Adapter."

"Autel is what my employer supplies us with, does tpms too."

"[BlueDriver](https://a.co/d/8OHEs2z)"

"For personal use I've been quite happy with Bluedriver"

"I got the cheap Blue Driver one off Amazon and it works fine."

"BlueDriver one works fine and plenty of feature."

"I have a foxwell scanner I bought for the not bimmer cars and it's pretty nice too."

"I got the Foxwell, works great."

"My main ones outside of ista/inpa."

"I just have a foxwell in the truck... Helped me in a pinch twice now"

"The Revopoint Range 2 would be well-suited for this task."

"It is also an all-in-one unit that is ready to take to your friends' places."

"You could wait till the revopoint MetroX is out? Someone just posted some scans with it and it even scanned the little Gundam 1/100 pilot figures really well."

"I would suggest a laser scanner with parallel line mode. The Revopoint MetroX or one of the Creality Raptor-series would be suitable."

"Otter has been good. Revopoint Miraco made me want to punch someone."

"I went with Trios 5."

"Yes Trios is excellent."

"Best for full arch and tissue. Also now it can integrate with Cerec software."

"Creaform is the only company I've seen that has ISO certifications and VDI-VDE quality on a lot of their scanners."

"Creaform is the only way."

"I would check out the Creaform scanners."

"It still works even after being a kid with it riding around on bikes."

"The Uniden BC125AT is very popular from what I've read, it'll scan both the civilian & military air bands."

"[Uniden BC125AT](https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BC125AT-Alpha-Tagged-channels-Lightweight/dp/B00772MR0K?crid=13HYXAS5DFT1O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gtP9aCvUvbJ7CKRgTRJPE5xI53rNb5NK3jaSNLqNHRdokqjKHkC9ZuI6LjvSa1K7MmwcGAnmbzlDVD1ZKW0sy1ScbCmcQCYa3c5jXb6Xsq0Mpo2K2LWErXidUKrzPDL7XEQa8kFMNglBAbzjtQAOxooRECVE_2Q_R6Wzj71YqSCIdr9GvcTbEZMhCKhkoZl_DaZpeHP5H14-fJnLQ2wejCBXuqZMKmvjSnW4OuRZGAE.L6RuN4pDausGt-XIiiCZrz6dP"

"I'm very proud of it. Our customers love us and say we are better than scanners from places like Faro."

"You might want to check out Matter And Form THREE."

"Slightly above your price range, but Matter and Form has a scanner called the THREE that scans the largest size ranges."

"I'd look into the OpenScan mini. It's probably going to produce the most detail at the scale you want."

"[OpenScan ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ethereal.openscan)"

"I think I'd try OpenScan Mini."

"Just need a laptop and a good OBD2 interface tool and you can pull module DTC's and perform a lot of functions."

"Check out Forscan although you need a PC and (recommended) a wired connection."

"I'm looking for scanner for outback which can do transmission relearn."

"Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED! I picked one up on eBay for $250 and did the diy mod for full roll scanning."

"If you can find a Coolscan 4000 with the SA-21 adapter, get that because you can easily mod it to work like a SA-30."

"Best place to get an OBD11 scanner for VW is from RossTech."

"Best place to get an OBD11 scanner for VW is from RossTech."

"Try eBay for a CZUR. It's easier and 100 times faster."

"Check out the czur scanners. Cheap and good for books."

"3DMakerpro Seal would be my pick. Does a good job at that size."

"3dmakerpro Seal works for me."

"It can capture really tiny details and is very accurate."

"I would suggest the CR Raptor. But it’s handheld."

"Great for complex tasks like Xentry or Vediamo."

"Perhaps Tactrix Openport in combination with a generic OBD software."

"Obdlink mx for less than 100bucks."

"The OBDLink MX+ is great for reading data and DTCs."

"I’ve learned hard way."

"Since most are chrome I would stick to a laser scanner. Yes you need markers but you dont need spray."

"MetroX or Raptor"

"Concur with A&D Tech. I used them a bunch when I was a land surveyor."

"You may try someone who does large scale printing and design."

"I went with Carista for some of the other features it has to offer."

"I use the Carista, app is subscription based, but allows some setting mods and services."

"I prefer my Snap On scanner it does a lot more than my Autel."

"I use scanner software called VueScan. It's a one time purchase, frequently updated."

"The Valoi Easy35 is by far the fastest and easiest system I've used."

"We have a Hex arm paired with PolyWorks and I have to say it is outstanding."

"Best would be something like a coolscan 9000ed."

"It's not open source but it's the best."

"If your budget can handle it, the NimbleTrack is a no-brainer."

"My Brother one has single click job setups, multi page double sided scans to a pdf in a few seconds"

"For small stuff, with a lot of details, the Raptor is really good."

"Any iPhone (at least the 12) with LIDAR, in conjunction with Matterport, can get the job done."

"I heard that Scantech's scanner also has high accuracy"

"You could try a faro arm and geomagic design X for the reverse engineering plus geomagic control for the inspection stuff."

"Look into Neat Desk scanners on eBay. The software (on the Mac) works well and auto crops + separates each photo as its own file while scanning."

"Techstream is good for using at home (it gives a lot more information)."

"Just like the Grizzly is my favorite in GAMMA."

"I dissagree, Hilka is the best scanner apart from Veles."

"For Honda's specifically you can get something called the HDS or Honda diagnostic system."

"I bought the rosstech scanner and it’s good."

"I personally like the 3d maker seal for small stuff, and I use my CR otter for larger stuff."

"If you're looking for professional scanner but affordable price maybe you can take a view of our handheld scanner Archer S."

"If i had the money i would get the einscan HX. I have einstar vega now recently purchased. So far it’s been good but pc software is crap."

"I recommend SCANTECH's SIMSCAN-E."

"Otter Lite is a good option for outside and untreated."

"Currently testing a David SLS-2, pretty forgotten tech on here."

"Ancel AD310 Classic Enhanced Universal OBD II Scanner Car Engine Fault Code Reader."

"The whistler ws-1025 scanner is under 65 bux new."

"ToS (Thinkorswim) free scanners, you can customize too, just need an account with Schwab"

"I built and maintain [ZenBot Stock Scanner](http://zenscans.com)"

"You can give this a try [https://momoscreener.com/scanner](https://momoscreener.com/scanner)"

"Obd11 works great for new generation Vw."

"Apparently it will even let you program key fobs, which can cost over $100 by itself."

"It looks like it would work for you."

"The best (afact) thats out today in that range is the raptor - and it just sucks for tracking without markers."

"100-300 the ferret can be this range (no pro version), i use it on school, is easy and with the new upgrades is more accurate more easy to use."