Hi, I have nothing against stand alone scopes. It's just that the scope has=20 to be brought overseas in personal baggage by someone doing me a favor.=20 Big items like self contained scopes are difficult to carry safely and=20 they weigh a lot more. Overseas mail shipment is not reliable either. -Hasan On 5/31/2011 7:51 PM, Fred Langley wrote: > Are you dead-set on a PC based scope? I looked into getting one earlier i= n > the year and decided that the Rigol DS1052E as a stand alone digital scop= e > was better for my needs (which I think are a lot like yours) at a better > price. It comes with PC based software (via USB) which gives you > capabilities to use it with your PC, but can also work standalone. The sc= ope > seems to get pretty good ratings across the web. > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .