u/Fishy31337

There are many threads and endless reviews on these devices. I am having a milestone birthday and am thinking of getting a scanner. I mentor a FRC robotics team and can see this as being very useful. I also am active in theater making props and can see a use case there as well as just general tinkering.

I am not looking for a budget scanner but one that can do these things pretty well without much hassle. There is a lot of hype around many of these any real experiences? Features I want? Where to start?