EinScan einstar vega portable 3D scanner - 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 6.4" 3D scanner for 3D printing with 2.4GHz 8-core CPU, 2k amoled integrated computing, design

Love traveling with this scanner and using it for anything from toys to cars. Used it for about a year before having seemingly a hardware sensor issue that made the scanner unusable. Customer support was very helpful and replaced the unit promptly.

This was a tough review for me. I didn’t want to give this a 1-star review. It doesn’t seem like a 3 star review is warranted either. It is likely going to be returned to Amazon prior to the 30 day period. Here are the reasons… Software. The software isn’t really ready for ordinary use and it is too limited in what it can do. For example, you cannot (seemingly) scan an object in two scans and then stitch the object together by selecting multiple points of commonality. This is a feature that is available for many other scanners. There are features about the scanner and the software that are nice. All scanners lose tracking quite often. This one is no exception. But when it loses the tracking it seems able to pick it up without too many problems. As you scan more points it becomes easier. Generous use of stick on tracking dots helps with the process. Hardware: This is a hefty device. As a result it can get heavy while holding it during a long scan. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing because the device feels very well made and not cheap. The battery life is fairly limited. You can get about two scans before needing a recharge. Keep in mind this little hand held computer is doing some serious calculations. The cooling fan comes to life often during intense calculations. Overall, the scanner comes in a nice case should you need to take it somewhere. Conclusion: The company has a good reputation. This product offers a lot of promise. I only wish they had better refined it before release and finished the software. BTW, you will need to use the desktop/laptop version of the software to do more serious editing of the scanned model. You can only do basic processing on the device itself. There are a lot of other scanners hitting the market that are, or will be, competition to this one. The Creality Raptor series is substantially cheaper than this one and offers blue lasers as part of the scanning process. The Revopoint is also a competitor as well as several others. As a user of other Creality products (3D printer, diode laser) I will probably give their Raptor a try after this one is returned. It just does not measure up to the hype - just yet.