What ScanVersus tests and what it doesn’t
ScanVersus does not operate a physical test lab. No comparison on this site is based on an in-house scan, an in-house accuracy measurement, or a stopwatch test run by the editorial team. Every spec, price and performance note traces back to a source outside the editorial team, and the article says which kind of source it is.
Where specs come from
- Manufacturer documentation. The first stop for every spec — accuracy, resolution, capture rate, working volume, tracking method, weight, computer requirements — is the manufacturer’s own published spec sheet or product page.
- Community test data. Where manufacturers don’t publish a figure, or where real-world results diverge from the spec sheet, ScanVersus cites independent reviewers and community threads (forums, published comparison reviews, hands-on write-ups) and phrases the claim as “community tests report,” naming where it came from.
- When a figure can’t be verified. If neither the manufacturer nor a credible independent source publishes a spec, the article says so instead of estimating a number. A missing spec is reported as missing.
How prices are dated
Every price on ScanVersus carries an explicit “as of [month, year]” note and names where it was checked — the manufacturer’s own store or a named retailer. Street prices on 3D scanners move often: discounts, bundle changes and discontinued models are common. Prices are rechecked on a rolling monthly cycle; an article that hasn’t been price-checked recently is updated before its numbers are trusted.
How topics are chosen
Comparisons are built around the models buyers are actually searching to compare — pairs and brand matchups that come up often in scanner-shopping searches — rather than around whichever review unit happens to be on hand. Best Picks rankings group scanners by use case and budget rather than by which manufacturer submitted a unit.
Comparative advertising standards
Every comparison compares like-for-like, checkable characteristics — price, accuracy, resolution, speed — names both scanners’ actual strengths, and avoids disparaging either brand. A “verdict” on this site means “which buyer profile this scanner fits,” not a declared winner and loser. No manufacturer pays for placement, and no comparison is adjusted at a vendor’s request; a vendor can flag an outdated spec the same way any reader can, through the correction process below.
How errors get corrected
When a reader, a manufacturer, or ScanVersus’s own monthly price check turns up an outdated or incorrect figure, the article is updated and the change is noted with a date inside the piece. Corrections go to editor@scanversus.3d-journal.com — see the contact page for what to include in a correction request.