Scientific Instruments

When I am looking at instrumentation sources on the web, I never, EVER watch a video, because videos never, EVER have information pertinent to what I am after. Videos generally try to compress too much information in too short a time period, and allow no time for reflection regarding features, shortcomings and other issues critical to a particular application. What I want are clear, concise descriptions of what the capabilities and limitations are. If a particular piece of equipment catches my imagination, I want to read the operator's manual before I even consider investing in the device. I also would like to see (although this is generally not available) demonstrations of any associated software...