Small, standalone scope recommendation

I have several tools that fit different need profiles.

I have an old “luggable” (nee portable) Tektronix 2220 scope for the bang around occasions - if it dies, I won’t weep. 20 Mhz. I already fixed it once (blown sweep driver, iirc - fun debugging a scope without a scope). Old but I love it because it is almost bullet-proof.

I use a Salae Logic-16 LA for PC connected work. It’s great for debugging logic(ish) circuits. My lab has several PCs and I may get an LA for each one since it’s a pita to move. As long as it can do around 10MHz, has 8 channels, decodes the usual suspect protocols and does continuous buffering (to be able see what happened before the trigger), I’m happy. I have never needed more than 8 channels. I could never get sigrok PulseView to work with it. (Or perhaps I should say I simply didn’t try hard enough - PulseView config is kind of a mess.)

And I have a Siglent SDS 1104X scope that doesn’t require a PC. While I like the Salae, there are often times where a PC is an inconvenience. The SDS 1104X has 4 channels and decodes I2C, SPI and Async (maybe more), iirc. Was about $500. You really need 4 channels if you are going to use the decoders. If you go the scope route, make sure you have good quality probes. That is one area where the manufacturers tend to cheap out.