017 known options · 6 fully checked
Portable and entry bench
Lower-cost and compact professional systems for common electronics work
Current market guide
Professional digital oscilloscopes
Current professional bench, portable and PC-based digital oscilloscopes, with exact channel and bandwidth configuration, sample rate, memory, ADC and noise conditions, triggering and update behavior, probes and input loading, decode licenses, export, calibration, reference safety and explicit limits on measurement and diagnosis outcomes
Your place in the market
Start with the questions that remove bad fits
Start with signals, bandwidth, channels, reference conditions and the measurements that must be defended
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Before the shortlist
The first four answers do most of the work
A useful ranking starts only after the constraints specific to this market are clear.
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What signal amplitude, edge speed, bandwidth, duration and event rarity must be observed?
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How many analog, digital, RF or bus channels must be acquired simultaneously?
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Are inputs ground-referenced, differential, isolated or floating, and which exact probes make the measurement safe?
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Which decode, memory, segmentation, export, calibration and software options must be included now?
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Market education
Read only as far as you need
The path changes with your research stage. Each guide is built around a decision that removes part of the market.
01Start here
Start with signals, references and channels
Define the measurement and electrical reference before comparing screens or bandwidth
02comparingCompare resolution, memory, triggers and licenses
Keep headline performance attached to channel count, acquisition mode and paid options
03readyBuild and verify the complete measurement system
Price probes, fixtures, software, calibration and service with the configured instrument
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Buying paths
The shortlist covers different ways to own the product
A useful market view needs a credible answer for each common budget, setup, and ownership pattern. These are the paths represented in the current desk.
029 known options · 8 fully checked
Mixed-signal and protocol debug
Bench branches with digital-channel, decode or mixed-domain expansion
0314 known options · 8 fully checked
Native high resolution and low noise
Higher-resolution branches with exact bandwidth, noise and processing limits
047 known options · 4 fully checked
Deep memory and segmentation
Long-record and segmented acquisition branches with search and export boundaries
052 known options · 2 fully checked
Professional PC-based acquisition
Computer-dependent systems with exact host, software, memory and isolation conditions
062 known options · 1 fully checked
Automotive and isolated field
Protected or isolated branches kept distinct from grounded bench inputs
078 known options · 1 fully checked
High-performance expansion
Five-hundred-megahertz-and-above lab branches with exact configured bandwidth
0815 known options · 15 fully checked
Configuration, memory and licenses
Every defended scope retains hardware, acquisition and option-state conditions
0915 known options · 15 fully checked
Probes, inputs and reference
Every defended scope retains loading, voltage, common-mode and grounding boundaries
1015 known options · 15 fully checked
Calibration and no diagnosis
Every defended scope retains service and measurement-outcome limits
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Current coverage
The products with a full market view
These pages connect current facts, alternatives, source history and a stated conclusion. The wider market follows below.
ProductPositionCurrent stateDepth
Tektronix
2 Series MSO MSO24 70 MHz
MSO24 with 2-BW-70$3,110 current U.S. base priceThe portable general-purpose Tektronix entry
Current four-channel portable bench scope at 70 MHzcurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Tektronix
3 Series MDO MDO34 100 MHz
MDO34 with 3-BW-100$6,160 current U.S. base priceThe integrated mixed-domain bench choice
Current four-channel mixed-domain bench scope at 100 MHzcurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Tektronix
4 Series B MSO44B 200 MHz
MSO44B with 4-BW-200$10,800 current U.S. base priceThe compact FlexChannel lab platform
Current four-FlexChannel 200 MHz bench scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Keysight
InfiniiVision DSOX1204G 200 MHz
DSOX1204G with D1200BW2A$2,968.22 current U.S. configured priceThe established entry Keysight bench
Current four-channel 200 MHz entry bench scope with WaveGencurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Keysight
InfiniiVision HD304MSO 200 MHz
HD304MSO/200$8,232.64 current U.S. configured priceThe low-noise mainstream Keysight platform
Current 14-bit four-channel mixed-signal scope at 200 MHzcurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Rohde & Schwarz
RTB2004 300 MHz application bundle
RTB-BNDL$4,355 current U.S. bundle priceThe bundled 10-bit protocol value
Current four-channel 300 MHz application bundlecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Rohde & Schwarz
RTA4004 200 MHz
RTA4004$8,380 current U.S. base priceThe deep-memory midrange analyzer
Current four-channel 200 MHz deep-memory bench scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Rohde & Schwarz
MXO 4 MXO44 200 MHz
MXO44-242$10,790 current U.S. configured priceThe high-update 12-bit lab platform
Current four-channel 200 MHz 12-bit high-update scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Rigol
DHO924S
DHO924S$809 current promotional U.S. priceThe compact 12-bit value leader
Current four-channel 250 MHz 12-bit compact scope with generatorcurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Rigol
DHO4204
DHO4204$2,829 current U.S. priceThe deep-memory 12-bit value platform
Current four-channel 200 MHz 12-bit deep-memory scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Siglent
SDS824X HD
SDS824X HD$839 current U.S. priceThe compact 12-bit embedded value
Current four-channel 200 MHz 12-bit compact scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Siglent
SDS2104X Plus
SDS2104X Plus$1,399 current U.S. priceThe upgradeable mainstream value scope
Current four-channel 100 MHz upgradeable bench scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Pico Technology
PicoScope 4425A
4425A$1,646 current U.S. hardware-only priceThe automotive software and accessory platform
Current four-channel automotive PC oscilloscope hardwarecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Teledyne LeCroy
WaveSurfer 4024HD
WaveSurfer 4024HD$11,380 current U.S. priceThe MAUI 12-bit analysis platform
Current four-channel 200 MHz 12-bit bench scopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
Open page Pico Technology
PicoScope 6426E
6426E / PQ303$17,893 current U.S. priceThe ultra-deep PC-based lab recorder
Current four-channel 1 GHz FlexRes PC oscilloscopecurrent
8 sources14 current facts
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Wider market
25 products in the working index
Known models remain searchable while the deeper work is underway. They do not receive a recommendation until price, support, ownership and direct comparisons are checked.
ProductMarket positionCurrent stateResearch
Tektronix
TBS2204B
TBS2204BFour-channel 200 MHz teaching and general bench scopeA current-supported four-channel 200 MHz bench scope with 2 GS/s sampling, 5 Mpoint records and a 9-inch display
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Tektronix
4 Series B MSO46B 200 MHz
MSO46B with 4-BW-200Six-FlexChannel 200 MHz mixed-signal bench platformA current six-FlexChannel scope with 12-bit conversion, 6.25 GS/s on all channels and licensed bandwidth or analysis expansion
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Keysight
Infiniium EXR054A
EXR054AFour-channel 500 MHz high-performance real-time scopeA current four-channel 500 MHz Infiniium scope with 10-bit conversion, 16 GS/s on each channel and 100 Mpoints per channel standard
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Keysight
Infiniium MXR404B
MXR404BFour-channel 4 GHz integrated real-time analysis platformA current four-channel 4 GHz oscilloscope with 16 GS/s per channel, 10-bit conversion and deep licensed analysis expansion
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Rohde & Schwarz
MXO 5 MXO58 100 MHz
MXO58Eight-channel 100 MHz base high-update scopeA current eight-channel MXO 5 platform with 12-bit ADCs, 5 GS/s per channel, 500 Mpoints per channel and licensed bandwidth expansion
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Rohde & Schwarz
RTO64 600 MHz
RTO64Four-channel 600 MHz high-performance real-time scopeA current four-channel RTO6 platform beginning at 600 MHz with 5 GS/s per channel, low-noise acquisition and analysis options
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Teledyne LeCroy
WaveSurfer 4104HD
WaveSurfer 4104HDFour-channel 1 GHz 12-bit MAUI bench scopeA current 1 GHz member of the WaveSurfer 4000HD family with four channels, 12-bit acquisition and a 12.1-inch touch interface
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Rigol
DHO4804
DHO4804Four-channel 800 MHz 12-bit value scopeA current four-channel 800 MHz DHO4000 model with 12-bit conversion, 4 GS/s peak sampling and deep-memory options
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Siglent
SDS3104X HD
SDS3104X HDFour-channel 1 GHz 12-bit embedded and power scopeA current four-channel 1 GHz high-definition platform with 12-bit conversion, deep memory and mixed-signal or application expansion
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Fluke
190-504-III ScopeMeter
190-504-IIIFour-channel 500 MHz isolated industrial portable scopeA current battery-powered ScopeMeter with four independently isolated 500 MHz inputs and CAT III 1000 V or CAT IV 600 V ratings only within its complete probe, accessory, frequency and environmental boundary
currentOfficial source checked Aug 18
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record 06
Market language
The terms a useful comparison should define
- Bandwidth
- The frequency at which a scope or probe response reaches its specified attenuation, not the fastest signal it can represent without a complete rise-time analysis
- Sample rate
- Acquisition samples per second under a named channel and memory configuration; headline maxima may fall when more channels are active
- Memory depth
- Samples retained per acquisition, which trades against time span, sample rate, update speed and segmentation
- Ground reference
- The electrical reference of an input and probe; a normal earth-referenced probe ground cannot be clipped arbitrarily to a live node
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