![Digital Microscope USB](http://www.hw2sw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Digital-Microscope-USB-300x257.jpg)
A USB microscope can be useful for electronics or not ?
I was very skeptical before buying this gadget.
Everyone seems to use it for general inspection and not as a real time soldering equipment.
I have seen the excellent review of Todd Harrison which i highly recommend to watch before buying this gadget.
Two main things bothered me : how responsive would be on a fast desktop computer and if the distance between the microscope and the PCB board would be enough for soldering elaboration.
I bought this 800X microscope from e-bay and i must say that i was impatient to see its capabilities.
The package arrived today without a box. It came with a mini CD with the drivers a little stand, a calibration rule , a plastic cover for the lens and the microscope itself.
![Microscope 20-800x CD ROM Drivers](http://www.hw2sw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Microscope-20-800x-CD-ROM-Drivers-300x258.jpg)
The given stand is without doubt an inspection only stand since the maximum distance between the microscope and the PCB can be few millimeters.