Home Microscope Comparison

Use this chart to quickly compare features on the Home Microscope 4100 series of compound microscopes manufactured exclusively for Home Science Tools. They're designed with students and families in mind. Click the title or price of any of these Home Microscopes to read full descriptions and customer reviews.

Microscope:	Home Microscope	Home LED	Home Advanced LED	Home Dual-head	Home 1000X	Home 1000x LED	Home Binocular LED
Why Buy?	Affordable and ideal for jr. high and high school	Home Microscope, with long-life, variable LED illumination	Better image contrast and more precise slide positioning	Simultaneous teacher/ student viewing or a digital camera	Greater magnification for seeing tinier cell details	Greater magnification and long-lasting variable LED illumination	More comfortable viewing and greater image depth
Price	$179.95	$189.95	$229.95	$259.95	$269.95	$279.95	$319.95
Magnification	40, 100, 400x	40, 100, 400x	40, 100, 400x	40, 100, 400x	40, 100, 400, 1000x	40, 100, 400, 1000x	40, 100, 400x. 1000x
Mechanical Stage for more precise slide control	Pre-drilled to add one	Pre-drilled to add one	Integrated 20x60mm w/ coaxial x-y controls	Integrated 20x60mm w/ coaxial x-y controls	Integrated 20x60mm w/ coaxial x-y controls	Integrated 20x60mm w/ coaxial x-y controls	Integrated 20x60mm w/ coaxial x-y controls
Illumination	5-watt fluorescent	60,000-hour LED bulb	60,000-hour LED bulb	60,000-hour LED bulb	5-watt fluorescent	60,000-hour LED bulb	60,000-hour LED bulb
Diaphragm to adjust contrast	5-hole disc	5-hole disc	Adjustable iris	Adjustable iris	Adjustable iris	Adjustable iris	Adjustable iris
Condenser to focus light	Fixed 0.65 NA	Fixed 0.65 NA	Adjustable 1.25 N.A. Abbe	Adjustable 1.25 N.A. Abbe	Adjustable 1.25 N.A. Abbe	Adjustable 1.25 N.A. Abbe	Adjustable 1.25 N.A. Abbe
Science Level	Jr. high, high school	Jr. high, high school	Jr. high, high school	Jr. high, high school	High school	High school	High school