As much as I like what the Verus can do, I couldn't push myself to pay the cost of one. I keep a Solus Pro in my box, euro and up to date. I'll spend my cash on 13.4 a month before 14.2 comes out and save some cash. Any real diagnostic technician owns a labscope and knows how to use it. Vantage Pro for that, though I wish they made it a 4channel some times. The cheap code readers will give you codes, but don't plan on accurately diagnosing squat with them(unless you get lucky a lot at Blackhawk). Life is a lot easier, and simpler with a live view of the data, something that the cheap scanners will not give you. They give you a basic list of things, but you're missing a lot. Granted we have some pricey toys, a lot more than a guy at home will spend.