Hantek DSO5072P Digital Oscilloscope, 70 MHz Bandwidth, 1 GSa/s, 7.0" Display https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJPXB6Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Z4agBbQB29XGK

Hantek DSO5072P Digital Oscilloscope, 70 MHz Bandwidth, 1 GSa/s, 7.0" Display https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJPXB6Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Z4agBbQB29XGK

This is the one I have.

Honestly, any decent modern two-channel scope will do for beginner or even intermediate electronics work. I have a degree in computer engineering and tinker a fair bit and I do fine with a $250 Hantek (DSO5102P). Even this one for $200 will work and can be modded to 200 MHz.

Save the difference in money and spend it on other tools to complete your lab: power supply, signal generator, etc.

For Ben's 8-bit projects, you won't even come close to hitting the ceiling on these scopes. You could argue you'd want a 4-channel scope but I don't find it to be very necessary. When I need to inspect more lines at once and I'm reasonably sure they'll be well-formed logic signals, I go for a logic analyzer anyway ($15).

A couple of people pointed out that at least I have an oscilloscope. That makes me feel bad. I wish everyone could have one and if I were ruler of the world, everyone would. But mine is not expensive - $235 USD from Amazon (though I guess that might be expensive for some). It's a Hantek DSO5072P and I'm pretty happy with it. So far, it's done what I've asked of it. [Here's the Amazon link](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RJPXB6Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)