I’m looking to get a halfway decent general purpose scanner, and the market is all over the place. I don’t need anything with industrial engineering precision, but I would like to be able to scan broken parts around the house to print replacements with at least decent precision.

I expect most of my use cases would be in the 1cm³-1dm³ range, but it would also be fun to be able to scan bigger subjects. Mostly people, so I can make personalized tabletop minis, but I also like the prospect of miniaturizing other things.

Blue laser looks super cool, but also very pricey.

What are the best options in the $500-1000 range? I’m kinda outta my depth here.

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    8 hours ago

    Yeah that’s why I asked this here instead of just googling reddit. Subscription models are very much not my vibe, I like buying a thing and consequentially owning that thing.

    Although I kinda have the ick with Apple, I’ve never used their products and I can’t really imagine starting now.