To Tell the truth Joe, i just dont know at the moment. I got into the arduino to build a machine control for a router lift im making. but its proving to be serious fun!.
Im going to try some general electronic fault finding and repairs, i have lots of spare time and i just find it interesting. It will also come in handy for my job.
Money wise its not really a huge issue. im just equipping my lab at the moment and although i wont waste money, id rather buy stuff thats value for money.
ive done a little research and was thinking about something like this:
Just the right amount of knobs and shiny lights for the money... ;D
Hantek do something similar, both seem to get good reviews.