Due to fairly low budget and limited workspace, I have chosen a PC-based
scope. As I intended to use pic18f's at 40 Mhz, a bandwidth of minimal 50
Mhz was what I went for. Having a highly portable solution apealed, too. I
figured that a dual channel scope would be usefull (and it is!).

I now have a Velleman PCS500 pc-scope for a few months now. Combined with a
pic programmer/icd and a notebook, I have all I need in a limited workspace,
at a fair price and highly portable.

Don't forget: A PC-based scope often gives you additional possibilities like
using it as a spectrum-analyzer. The options to store histories on your
harddrive might be important, too. Making screendumps to use in
documentation might be handy as well.

Marcel

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