hand held or bench oscilloscope?

[Kitwn]

I've got a Picoscope 2000 series PC scope that I use with my laptop. I've been happy with the performance for the price. They do a range of machines which might be worth checking out before you decide what to buy.

https://www.picotech.com

Kit

[Neale]

I use a Picoscope as well. Very happy with it although as mentioned you do need bench space for a laptop as well. On the other hand, that means a bigger screen, capability to store traces, etc. Horses for courses...

In my case, this replaced a Tektronix dual-trace 'scope, complete with delayed trigger timebase, etc. That had some hardware issues that I needed a 'scope to diagnose, hence the new one. Overall, similar spec for a fraction of the price - amazing what modern electronics can do for peanuts.