Hello everybody, I was looking to this scanner from the big chinese Company Shining 3D, but can anybody tell me some feedback of this scanner? It looks pretty good from the paper spects, but how it perform in the real work world?
I will really apreciate any useful feedback. Thank you and best regards
I know 2 labs that tested the older generation Shinning 3D scanner and thought it was ok. Seems like that first scanner only had 1 camera, not that it matters now.
Is it worth the cost saving to buy is your decision, and I hope you did your homework talking to many labs with that same scanner.
Back in 2011 I bought one of the first 102 iMetric scanners from Delcam and the scanner was extremely accurate ! but Delcam's cad software-dentCad had just been released and it sucked ! so I returned for full refund..
You will among the first buying this scanner, so I wish you good luck long term with the hardware.
Never again will I be the first buying a new piece of equipment. Several techs on dln warned me to not buy, and I didn't take their advice .....
One idea, ask the cost of a maintenance plan and yearly update cost, if they offer one to protect yourself if the scanner needs repairing. If so, do they guarantee a loaner.
Do they repair in the US ? Medit resellers started repairing inhouse, so that is an advantage should you buy a Medit scanner. I know 2 labs that had to ship their Medits to Korea ! and now that's not a problem.
One Medit reseller maintenance plan is so expensive, its not worth the added cost in my opinion.
fyi You will want to update Exocad every year and its foolish to think you can save $ by not paying yearly for updates. (many will say its not necessary to update Exocad yearly, that's such a stupid statement !) If you skip a year with Exocad updates, you pay later for skipping !!! just like I did this year.
Once scanners can design with 1 click, then you can skip yearly updates !
Bottom line: Add up the cost of the scanner, maintenance plan, yearly updates, scanning speed, and factor that against another top scanner your thinking about buying, then also compare to 3shape scanners lol