Alliedstar · Entry tier
Alliedstar AS 260
Notable for one reason: it comes in under eleven thousand dollars with a laptop included, which is roughly the floor for a clinically usable scanner in 2026. Judge it on price and support, because there is very little independent testing to judge it on.
Independent review
None published
Nobody has put this scanner through a published clinical review. Weigh the specification below accordingly.
Street price
- United States
- Under $11,000 with a laptop
- India
- No price on file
Before tax and before the computer. Dealer discounts are large and seasonal. No price on file means we have no reliable street price there, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
The short answers
- Files
- Open STL
- Subscription
- None
- Best at
- Records and study models
What is good
- Among the cheapest routes to a working digital workflow
- The laptop is in the price, which is unusual at this level
- Open files and no subscription
- A wireless model exists if you want it later
What is not
- Very little independent clinical testing published
- A small brand with a thin service network
- Small install base, so resale value is poor
- Unproven long-term software support
Specification, as claimed by the manufacturer
- Configuration
- Wired, laptop included
- Price
- Under $11,000 with the laptop
- Wireless option
- AS 200E, roughly $5,000 more
- Files
- Open export
- Subscription
- None
These figures have not been independently verified. Accuracy claims in particular are bench measurements taken on a machined block, not clinical trueness in a mouth.
What it costs to run
- Software
- Included, no subscription
- Computer
- Included in the price
Buy it if
A practice whose alternative is no scanner at all, where the budget genuinely will not stretch further.
Look elsewhere if
Specialty practices and anyone who needs published evidence of accuracy before buying.
Compare it against something else
This scanner is pinned in the first column. Add up to two more to see where the differences actually are.
| Comparing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Street price | Under $11,000 with a laptop | $9,000 to $11,000 |
| Independent rating | None published | None published |
| Tier | Entry | Mid-range |
| Files | Open STL | Open STL |
| Subscription | None | None |
| Invisalign here | No | No |
| Five year cost | $16,800 | $15,600 (best of those compared) |
| Pays for itself in | 4 months | 4 months |
| Handpiece weight | Not published | 240 g |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Best at | Ortho and records | Ortho and records |
Cost and payback assume 40 scans a month. Set your own numbers in the scanner picker. The highlighted value in a row is simply the better one of those compared, not a verdict on the scanner.
Where to buy it
Dealers and listings
- Voxel DentalUnited States
- MediMatch listing
None of these are affiliate links and Kythro earns nothing if you buy. Always get at least two dealer quotes: list price is rarely the price anyone pays.
Sources
Kythro sells practice management software, not scanners. We have no commercial relationship with any manufacturer listed here.
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