I received my Bitscope BS310U a couple of weeks ago. ... <snip>

There are other parameters also, but these are the important ones. For a
full explanation go to http://www.bitscope.com. ... <snip>

What do I think of this gadget? WOW! IMHO it can't be beat for the price
if you have a laptop or other computer that you can use with it. ... <snip>

I got my probes from Probe Master (http://www.probemaster.com) ... <snip>

For automotive/aircraft and PICAXE (4MHz clock) use, the 50MHz band
width of the bitscope is plenty good.

Cheers,
Doc Custer

Doc -

THANKS for this writeup.  I have been waiting to get one of these for a
while, but never had the confidence in this product concept to plunk
down the cash. (Noise concerns, etc.)  Now I feel more comfortable about
them.  Maybe we should work out a group buy.  :)

Thanks for the link for the probes - I'll check them out.

Question:  50MHz probes?  I thought the BitScope was 100MHz.
Checking ... Yup, the BitScope site says 100MHz analog bandwidth.

Also, (for the group) check out the new Asus Eee PC coming out for $199:
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7317
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Hands_on_with_the_ASUS_Eee/

It is a SUBNOTEBOOK, but is a full-fledged PC (it can run WinXP).  It
has no hard drive, but instead uses flash-based memory for a hard drive.
It boots in about 15 seconds.  Now this is ULTRA portable!

These should come out within a month.  If they stick to the $199 price,
I am DEFINITELY getting one right away.  Great laptop for the BitScope,
right?

Thanks again for the writeup, Doc.

-Vince Orton



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