The Best Entry-Level Oscilloscope – Meet Hantek’s DSO2000 Series

If you’ve been hunting for a first “proper" scope that won’t gut the budget but still does real work on the bench here in NZ, Hantek’s DSO2000 series is a bit of a gem. It hits that sweet spot: modern UI, sensible bandwidth, deep enough memory, and handy extras like serial decoding and a built-in waveform generator on some models – all at a price that still leaves room for a pie and a V from the petrol station on the way back to the workshop.

You may have set eyes on the Jaycar oscilloscope which seems to look quite familiar. Can’t help but wonder if it’s a re-badged Hantek. Draw your own conclusions, eh. 😉

Bandwidth & speed: 100–150 MHz models with up to 1 GSa/s real-time sampling – plenty for most embedded, power-electronics, and RF-adjacent tasks you’ll see at entry level. 2 Channels Work with 2 inputs simultaneously and be able to work with differential signals.

Memory depth: 8 Mpts so you can actually into captured events instead...