Digilent Analog Discovery 2

I have both an Analog Discovery 2 and a Rigol DS1054Z. If I want to look at an easy to find waveform, I always use the AD2. Both because I can use it on battery power with a laptop and if I'm at my desk I get to use my large monitor. It's also great for doing data acquisition straight to the computer (e.g., to capture power usage over time). I only use the Rigol when I need to do a lot of fiddling with knobs while debugging a circuit - it's hard to beat physical controls. I keep dreaming of a USB device with a handful of high quality knobs that integrates with Digilent's software. If Digilent sold something like that for a reasonable price, I'd sell my Rigol.

I got a discounted Analog Discovery 2 to play with and it was quite nice with only minor UI clunkiness. If they can keep the price around $200 I think it would be a good all-in-one starter electronics lab for a lot of hobbyists.

I was a huge Saleae fan but with the last few projects I've been converted into a Digilent Analog Discovery 2 fan. You get analog oscilloscope features, good enough for almost everything you will need on a typical project aside from RF or DRAM. Really good logic analyzer capabilities including protocol decoding and injection of signals - with analog waveform generation, digital protocols, and a small 5V voltage supply. Saleae still can't send a byte over UART. And it's scriptable! Python, C++, and LabView. Again, something Logic can't do. I'm not saying someone just getting started needs one, but if you've been in the business for a while and/or are working remote and need something on your bench, this can do almost everything in one go. The Pro model looks even more serious but I've never needed anything that powerful.