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ransonjd:
Any of you all have opinions on which modern GHz+ oscilloscopes are most pleasant to use? I'm thinking about things like having a fast user interface and intuitive controls, being lightweight and portable, having a quiet fan, etc. My experience with high end scopes has been that they're slow, overcomplicated, bulky and loud. I'm hoping that manufacturers have done better in recent years.

tautech:
It might help if we know application requirements and approx budget.
Do you have any Active probe requirements ?

pdenisowski:
You might want to take a look at the new Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 (or even MXO5).  In addition to all the other things you asked about, it is very, very quiet (like "is it on?" quiet).

Dave Jones even mentions this in his video review (at 14:30):



https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes/rs-mxo-4-oscilloscope_63493-1164992.html

(I work for R&S and can probably answer any questions you might have about it)

Berni:
Pretty much take the latest offering from the big manufacturers like Keysight, Tektronix, R&S, LeCroy..etc

The fast ASIC based scopes are commonly reaching to about 8GHz these days. Tho you better have deep pockets for those.

However in my experience it is better to have multiple scopes rather than 1 scope that can do it all. For most day to day work you don't need a fancy scope, so it is good to have a simple, fast booting, quick to use scope in the 100 to 500 MHz range for that. Then for going into the serious GHz territory and complex analysis have a separate high performance loud boatanchor. Then for portability get yet another scope that is small, portable and battery operated (The chinese brands have some good offerings for those recently).

Not only does this mean you can get a more specialized scope for the task at hand, but it is often cheaper, since you don't have to buy the latest and greatest models.

2N3055:

--- Quote from: ransonjd on December 13, 2023, 05:03:03 am ---Any of you all have opinions on which modern GHz+ oscilloscopes are most pleasant to use? I'm thinking about things like having a fast user interface and intuitive controls, being lightweight and portable, having a quiet fan, etc. My experience with high end scopes has been that they're slow, overcomplicated, bulky and loud. I'm hoping that manufacturers have done better in recent years.

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Does it have to be purdy?  :-DD

Jokes aside, it would help to define both budget and specifications in more detail.

Cursory look at stated requirements,  GHz+ (2, 3, 4 10 GHz ?) and portable won't go together.  What is portable for you?
How sophisticated analysis options need to be?
High sample rate (10, 20 GS/s) and lots of processing power is lots of, well, power.. That means bulk and heating. Hence big and loud...

Best


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