Portable Echo Machine Price in 2026: Handheld Echo Devices Compared by Cost

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A portable echo machine with PW Doppler costs $2,300 for the Suresult PD1, $2,490 for the PD2 with CW, $2,900 for the CD2 and $3,200 for the D3Ultra, all with no subscription; among the other brands it runs from $4,319 in year one (Butterfly iQ3 with its membership) to $12,027.79 (Philips Lumify S4-1, US distributor list), with the EchoNous Kosmos package from $7,700. Color-only echo costs $3,500 (Vave Phased). Rival figures were read on October 9, 2026; Suresult prices are current checkout prices.

Mi elección es el Suresult PD2: a dedicated 192-element phased array with pulsed-wave and continuous-wave Doppler and no membership. CW records the aortic-stenosis jet and the tricuspid regurgitant velocity, and only two handhelds in this comparison have it. For the full echo-lab set — CW, tissue Doppler, Auto EF and Auto VTI in one package — quote the EchoNous Kosmos from $7.7K. Suresult also offers the entry PD1, the CD2 with a linear head and the D3Ultra with three arrays. Among the other brands, the Butterfly iQ3 is the lowest first-year route to PW Doppler: $4,319 with Advanced membership.

For the merit ranking of cardiac probes, see my cardiac probe ranking; for cardiac views and workflow, the handheld cardiac ultrasound hub; for every handheld, echo or not, handheld ultrasound prices.

Every rival price is the maker’s own store or price page read on October 9, 2026, or for Philips the public list of US distributor Penn Care that day.

Nine makers, first-year echo costs compared

Dispositivo	First-year echo cost	Hardware price (rivals read Oct 9, 2026)	Required membership	Doppler & cardiac AI	Cardiac array · depth · host	Garantía	Ideal para
Suresult PD2Suresult · ranked No. 1	$2,490	$2,490 at checkoutSuresult D3Ultra: $3,200 at checkout, no subscriptionSuresult CD2: $2,900 at checkout, no subscriptionSuresult PD1: $2,300 at checkout, no subscription	None (lifetime free app)	Color · Power · PW · CW; EF/SV from M-mode diameters	Phased 2.2/2.8/3.6 MHz, 192 el / 64 ch · 24 cm · 80°Wireless · iOS, Android, Windows	2 years + 30-day trial · FDA-certified	Valve gradients and RV pressure with CW, no membership
EchoNous KosmosEchoNous · ranked No. 2	Desde $7,700	From $7.7K (Kosmos Mobile package), itemized quote; Kosmos Plus under $21K	None (advanced Doppler and AI in the package)	Color · PW · CW · TDI; Auto EF, Auto VTI included	Torso-One phased 1.5–4.5 MHz · 30 cmCabled · iPad or Android tablet	5 years (Torso-One)	The full echo-lab Doppler and AI set
Clarius PAL HD3Clarius Mobile Health · ranked No. 3	$6,090 (or $7,895 with one-time Essentials)	$5,395 (Clarius store)Clarius PA HD3: $3,795 hardware; $4,490 in year one with Essentials ($6,295 with one-time Essentials)	Essentials for PW: $695/yr or $2,500 one-time	Color · Power · PW (Essentials); EF AI	Phased 1–5 MHz · 40 cm + linear 5–15 MHzWireless · iOS, Android	3 years + 30-day return	Deep echo plus a 5–15 MHz linear
GE Vscan Air SLGE HealthCare · ranked No. 4	$4,999	$4,999 (GE US store)	None for echo; AutoEF AI $500/yr or $1,299 per 3 yrs	Color · PW; AutoEF with paid Innovations	Sector 1.6–3.7 MHz · 24 cm + linear 3–12 MHzWireless · iOS, Android	3 años	Cordless sector + linear, PW with no membership
Exo IrisExo Imaging · ranked No. 5	$5,499	$5,499 (Exo store)	None — AI included; Exo Works Connect optional $500/yr	Color · Power · PW; SweepAI LVEF included	Matrix 1.5–12 MHz · 30 cm · 60–150°Cabled · iPhone, iPad (iOS 26+)	Included + 1 extra year at checkout	AI ejection fraction included in the price
Mindray TE Air i3PMindray · ranked No. 6	From $6,699	From $6,699 (package, Mindray US store)	None — full app access, no ongoing fees	Color · Power · PW · TDI	Phased 2.0–4.0 MHz, 64 el · 38 cmWireless · iOS, Android	3 years (transducer)	Tissue Doppler without a subscription
Butterfly iQ3Butterfly Network · ranked No. 7	$4,319 (or $5,399 with the 5-year license)	$3,899 (Butterfly store)	Advanced for PW: $420/yr or $1,500 one-time (5 yrs)	Color (Core); PW, Power, VTI, cardiac output (Advanced)	Single chip 1–12 MHz, phased format · 25 cm (cardiac preset)Cabled · iOS, Android	3 años	One chip for whole-body POCUS with cardiac tools
Philips Lumify S4-1Philips · ranked No. 8	$12,027.79 (distributor list)	Quote from Philips; $12,027.79 distributor list (Penn Care)	None — all software included	Color · PW · M-mode	Phased 4–1 MHz · 30 cm · 90°Cabled · Android USB-C; iOS via Power Module	3–5 years (Philips)	Philips-standard departments buying outright
Vave PhasedVave Health · ranked No. 9	$3,500 (color-only echo)	$3,500 (Vave shop)	None — lifetime free app	Color only (B/M/Color, Deep Mode)	Phased 1–5 MHz · 24 cmWireless · iOS, Android	36 months	Color-only echo screening

Rival prices are each maker’s own store or price page, read October 9, 2026; the Philips figure is the public list of US distributor Penn Care the same day, and EchoNous publishes package anchors with an itemized quote. Suresult prices are current checkout prices. Echo cost includes hardware plus whatever membership unlocks PW Doppler.

Best for: six buyers, six makers

Six buyers, six probes, each chosen on the scores in my method section.

Where to buy each one

Every link goes to the page where the device is priced or ordered: the maker’s own store, its quote form, or the Suresult product page.

Nine handheld echo makers, ranked for 2026

Every device is scored on the same eight published criteria; the weighted total sets the order.

01 Suresult PD2 My pick · CW Doppler

Weighted score: 7.41 / 10

$2,490 at checkout

192-element phased array

PW + CW; no subscription

120 g; 1.5 h scanning

FDA-certified

• $2,490 at checkout
• sin suscripción
• dedicated phased array 2.2/2.8/3.6 MHz, 192 elements / 64 channels
• 90–240 mm, 80° sector
• B, M, Color, Power, PW and CW Doppler
• EF, SV and LVIDd/s from M-mode, full PW velocity set
• 120 g
• 2,800 mAh, 1.5 h scanning, USB or wireless charging
• iOS, Android, Windows
• 2 años de garantía
• FDA-certified
• ISO, MDR/CE, TGA & ANVISA records
• read October 9, 2026

First place goes to the probe that puts continuous-wave Doppler in the box with no membership attached. CW is the mode that records the fast jets: the peak velocity across a narrowed aortic valve and the tricuspid regurgitant velocity behind the bedside estimate of pulmonary pressure. In this comparison exactly two handhelds carry it — the PD2 and the EchoNous Kosmos — and the Kosmos sells as a quoted tablet package.

Under the CW button sits a dedicated 192-element, 64-channel phased array with three frequency steps, 2.2, 2.8 and 3.6 MHz, an 80-degree sector and 240 mm of depth. PW Doppler handles mitral inflow and the outflow tract, M-mode diameters (LVIDd and LVIDs) feed the EF and stroke-volume calculation, and the same app runs on an iPhone, an Android tablet or a Windows laptop over the probe’s own Wi-Fi. At 120 g it rides in a coat pocket. The checkout figure already covers door-to-door delivery with duties paid, and the 30-Day Worry Free Trial gives a month to grade real valves before deciding.

Every measurement runs inside the app with nothing to subscribe to: EF and stroke volume from the M-mode calipers, and from the PW gate the peak systolic and end-diastolic velocities, TAMAX, TAMEAN, PI, RI and S/D. The sector reaches 240 mm; for daily apical work on large chests, the D3Ultra reaches 300 mm and the Kosmos 30 cm.

Detalles y precio actual: Suresult PD2 product page · Merit ranking of cardiac probes: my cardiac probe ranking

Same-maker alternatives

Suresult D3Ultra

$3,200 at checkout

Echo plus access in one probe. Heart, abdomen and vessels: three dedicated arrays, a 30 cm phased sector and PW Doppler; EF and stroke volume from M-mode, DICOM export and a two-hour battery.

FDA-certified · lifetime free app; PW and the cardiac measurement package included.

Detalles y precio actual: Página del producto Suresult D3Ultra · How the D3Ultra placed on image quality: my handheld accuracy ranking

Suresult CD2

$2,900 at checkout

Hearts and lines: 192-element phased and linear heads, an 80-degree cardiac sector to 19 cm, PW Doppler and a 150 g body.

FDA-certified · lifetime free app; PW and the cardiac measurement package included.

Detalles y precio actual: Suresult CD2 product page · Cardiac workflow and views: handheld cardiac ultrasound hub

Suresult PD1

$2,300 at checkout

Entry phased-array choice: 128 elements, 32 channels, an 80-degree sector to 19 cm, color, power and PW Doppler; EF and stroke volume from M-mode.

FDA-certified · lifetime free app; PW and the cardiac measurement package included.

Detalles y precio actual: Suresult PD1 product page · Every handheld priced, echo or not: handheld ultrasound prices

02 EchoNous Kosmos Full echo-lab Doppler

Weighted score: 7.12 / 10

From $7.7K package

1.5–4.5 MHz phased array

PW + CW + TDI; AI included

267 g with cable

• Kosmos Mobile package from $7.7K (iPad, Essentials bag, choice of probes, advanced Doppler, AI), itemized by quote; Kosmos Plus under $21K
• advanced Doppler and AI included in the package
• Torso-One phased 1.5–4.5 MHz, 4–30 cm
• Color, Color Power, PW, CW, TDI
• Auto EF with stroke volume, Auto VTI, Auto Doppler gate placement
• 267 g with cable
• iPad or Android tablets, Kosmos Tablet G1
• 5-year Torso-One warranty
• read October 9, 2026

For a handheld that behaves most like an echo-lab machine, the Kosmos is the one. Torso-One carries every Doppler mode in this comparison — color, PW, CW and tissue Doppler — and the AI does the measuring: Auto EF with stroke volume, Auto VTI at the outflow tract, and an Auto Doppler tool that drops the PW or TDI gate on the LVOT, the valves and the annuli. It scores highest on Doppler and cardiac AI of everything I compared, and it finishes second overall.

The price reflects it. EchoNous publishes package anchors rather than a probe price: Kosmos Mobile starts at $7.7K with an iPad, a carry bag, your choice of probes, advanced Doppler and AI; Kosmos Plus, with the 13-inch iPad and a stand, runs under $21K; the exact configuration arrives as an itemized quote. Advanced Doppler and the AI tools come inside the package, and the Torso-One carries a five-year transducer warranty.

At a package price from $7,700, Kosmos runs through a cable on an iPad or Android tablet. The Lexsa linear for vascular access is a separate probe priced in its own package.

Price and quote: Kosmos pricing on echonous.com · Full guide: my full Kosmos review

03 Clarius PAL HD3 Deepest sector

Weighted score: 6.41 / 10

$6,090 in year one

Phased + 5–15 MHz linear

PW with Essentials

307 g; 60 min scanning

• $5,395 + Clarius Essentials for PW ($695/yr or $2,500 one-time) = $6,090 in year one
• phased 1–5 MHz, 90°, to 40 cm + linear 5–15 MHz, 29 mm
• B/M, Color/Power, PW with Essentials
• Ejection Fraction AI with membership or license, Auto Heart Rate
• 307 g
• 60 min scanning
• iOS, Android
• 3 años de garantía
• Devoluciones en 30 días
• read October 9, 2026

The PAL HD3 is the dual-head route with the deepest cardiac reach: a 1–5 MHz phased array that images to 40 cm, and a 5–15 MHz linear on the other end for vessels, lungs and access. For a clinician who meets large chests and also places lines, no other dual-head device here goes as deep.

Clarius sells the echo software as a membership. PW Doppler, the specialty presets and the EF AI live inside Clarius Essentials, so the $5,395 scanner becomes $6,090 in year one and $7,895 with the one-time Essentials license. Clarius backs it with a three-year warranty and a 30-day return.

It lands third: the required membership counts against it on all three cost criteria, and it carries no CW or tissue Doppler.

Price and order: Clarius PAL HD3 on clarius.com · Full guide: my Clarius membership math

Same-maker alternatives

Clarius PA HD3

$3,795 (Clarius store)

Single phased-array alternative: 1–5 MHz to 40 cm with a 90-degree field, PW and EF AI through Essentials, a 292 g body and a three-year warranty.

Essentials: $695/year, $1,785 for three years or $2,500 once; first-year echo cost $4,490, five-year cost $6,295 with the one-time license. Prices read October 9, 2026.

Price and order: Clarius PA HD3 on store.clarius.com · Full guide: my Clarius membership math

04 GE Vscan Air SL Echo plus access in one probe

Weighted score: 6.40 / 10

$4,999

Sector + 3–12 MHz linear

PW; no required plan

218 g; up to 50 min

• $4,999 on GE’s US store (demo unit $4,299)
• no required plan; Premier Innovations with Caption Guidance and AutoEF $500/yr or $1,299 for 3 yrs
• sector 1.6–3.7 MHz to 24 cm + linear 3–12 MHz to 8 cm
• B, M, Color, PW
• 218 g
• up to 50 min scanning, Qi charging
• iOS, Android
• 3-year warranty with remote support and one 45-minute remote training session
• read October 9, 2026

GE’s dual probe is a polished cordless package with AI that coaches you into the views: Caption Guidance covers ten standard echo views, and Caption Interpretation calculates AutoEF from the parasternal long-axis or apical two- and four-chamber views. The linear end runs 3–12 MHz for vessels and lungs.

At $4,999 with PW Doppler included, it is the lowest-priced rival route to PW that needs no membership. The AI is where the bill grows: Caption Guidance and AutoEF arrive through the Premier Innovations subscription at $500 a year or $1,299 for three years, which takes an AI-equipped Vscan to $7,298 over five years. The three-year warranty includes remote support and a 45-minute training session.

It lands fourth, 0.01 behind the Clarius PAL HD3, whose sector reaches 40 cm; Caption AI comes as a paid add-on. CW is available on the PD2 and Kosmos, with tissue Doppler on the Kosmos. Battery life is up to 50 minutes of scanning.

Price and order: Vscan Air SL on gehealthcare.com · Full guide: my Vscan Air price breakdown

05 Exo Iris AI EF in the price

Weighted score: 6.25 / 10

$5,499

3-in-1 pMUT matrix

PW + AI; no subscription

300 g; up to 2 h

• $5,499 on the Exo store: no login, no subscription, AI software included
• 3-in-1 pMUT matrix, 4,096 elements, 1.5–12 MHz, to 30 cm, field of view 60–150°
• M, B, Color, Power, PW with Auto Color, Auto M-mode and Auto PW
• SweepAI Cardiac: LVEF, IVSd/PWd wall thickness, IVC diameter
• 300 g
• up to 2 h
• Duo Cable to iPhone or iPad, iOS/iPadOS 26+
• warranty included, plus one extra year included at checkout
• read October 9, 2026

If you want the software to hand you the ejection fraction without a recurring bill, the Exo Iris is the least expensive way to get it in this comparison. SweepAI Cardiac returns LVEF, septal and posterior wall thickness and IVC diameter, and it is included in the $5,499 price with no login and no subscription.

The 4,096-element matrix also runs curved and linear modes from 1.5 to 12 MHz, so one head covers abdomen and vessels, and the app adds Auto Color, Auto M-mode and Auto PW tools. Exo Works Connect, the optional software plan, adds $500 a year.

It ranks fifth because it is cabled to the phone, it runs on Apple devices only (iOS and iPadOS 26 or later), and it carries no CW or tissue Doppler.

Price and order: Exo Iris on exo.inc · Full guide: my Exo Iris review

06 Mindray TE Air i3P Tissue Doppler, no subscription

Weighted score: 5.86 / 10

From $6,699

64-element phased array

PW + TDI; no subscription

Over 60 min scanning

• TE Air i3P package from $6,699 on Mindray North America’s store
• sin suscripción
• phased array 2.0–4.0 MHz, 64 elements, scan depth 38 cm
• B, M, Color, Power, PW, TDI
• more than 60 min scanning, Air Capsule recharges up to 3×, IP68
• iOS, Android
• 3-year warranty on the wireless transducer, 1-year on accessories
• read October 9, 2026

The i3P is the subscription-free route to tissue Doppler. Its 64-element phased array images to 38 cm and adds TDI to the PW and color set, so the annular e′ velocity of a diastolic workup is a probe feature rather than a membership. Mindray builds it like a field instrument: IP68 sealing, an Air Capsule that recharges the probe up to three times, and a three-year warranty on the wireless transducer.

The package starts at $6,699 with full app access and no ongoing fees; options such as the Air Capsule ($750) and an 11-inch iPad ($493) are priced separately on the same store.

It ranks sixth because the US model carries no AI ejection fraction — Mindray offers AutoEF for the i3P in the EU and UK only — and it has no CW, the one Doppler mode the Kosmos adds to its set and the mode the PD2 carries in place of tissue Doppler.

Price and order: TE Air i3P on Mindray’s US store · Full guide: my Mindray TE Air pricing

07 Butterfly iQ3 Lowest PW price among other brands

Weighted score: 5.55 / 10

$4,319 in year one

Single chip; three formats

PW through Advanced

300 g; up to 2 h

• $3,899 + Advanced membership for PW ($420/yr, or $1,500 one-time for five years of software access) = $4,319 in year one
• single 2D chip 1–12 MHz in phased, convex and linear formats, cardiac presets to 25 cm
• B, M, Color on Core; Power and PW on Advanced
• VTI and cardiac output (Advanced)
• 300 g
• up to 2 h
• cabled to the phone
• iOS, Android
• 3 años de garantía
• read October 9, 2026

Among the rival brands I priced, the iQ3 is the lowest first-year route to PW Doppler — $4,319 with an annual Advanced membership — and its single chip switches between phased, convex and linear formats, so one probe images the heart, the abdomen and the vessels. Its high-frame-rate cardiac preset adds a Subxiphoid Tilt view aid.

Advanced is also where the cardiac tools live: the VTI and cardiac-output calculations are iQ3-only features of that tier. Over five years the one-time license ($1,500) brings the probe to $5,399; staying on the annual plan costs $5,999.

PW Doppler is available through Advanced at $420 a year or a $1,500 one-time payment for five years of software access. The cardiac preset reaches 25 cm on a single chip rather than a dedicated phased array, the probe is cabled to the phone, and there is no CW or tissue Doppler. That is why it lands seventh on my criteria.

Price and order: Butterfly pricing on butterflynetwork.com · Full guide: mi reseña del Butterfly iQ3

08 Philips Lumify S4-1 Philips echo, bought outright

Weighted score: 5.00 / 10

$12,027.79 distributor list

4–1 MHz phased array

PW; no subscription

Under 136 g; host-powered

• Philips sells by quote (“Contact sales”); public US distributor list $12,027.79 per transducer (Penn Care, Android or iOS SKU)
• no subscription, all software included
• phased 4–1 MHz, up to 30 cm, 90° field, 25.5 mm footprint
• 2D, M-mode, Color, PW
• FAST Auto Assist, B-line detection
• under 136 g, battery-free, powered by the host device
• Android over USB-C, iOS through the Lumify Power Module
• 3–5-year warranty (Philips)
• read October 9, 2026

The S4-1 is the hospital-brand choice: a battery-free sector transducer that draws its power from the phone or tablet, with Philips’s cardiac preset, PW and color Doppler, and no software subscription — Philips sells it outright with every feature unlocked, and the transducer weighs under 136 g.

Philips quotes it through sales; the public list from US distributor Penn Care is $12,027.79 per transducer, and Philips describes a three-to-five-year warranty. A complete Lumify kit with linear and curved imaging means buying the L12-4 and C5-2 transducers as separate purchases.

It ranks eighth because the first-year and five-year cost criteria count that full distributor price, and the Doppler set stops at PW: no CW, no tissue Doppler, and no AI ejection fraction on the S4-1.

Price and quote: Lumify S4-1 on philips.com · Distributor list: Penn Care Lumify S4-1 listing · Full guide: my Lumify subscription and price guide

09 Vave Phased Color-only echo

Weighted score: 4.94 / 10

$3,500

1–5 MHz phased array

Color; lifetime free app

Batería extraíble

• $3,500 on the Vave shop
• lifetime free app, no subscription
• phased 1–5 MHz, 5–24 cm
• B, M, Color and Deep Mode
• removable rechargeable battery (extra battery $129)
• iOS, Android
• 36-month warranty
• read October 9, 2026

The Vave Phased is the price reference for color-only echo: $3,500, wireless, no subscription, and a cardiac preset that shows the heart in B-mode, M-mode and color. Its removable battery is a genuine field advantage — a spare costs $129.

For mitral inflow, LVOT velocities, cardiac calculations or AI measurements, choose a probe with PW and the corresponding cardiac tools. It ranks last on my criteria for that reason: the Doppler set shares the heaviest weight of the eight criteria.

Buy it for visual assessment: an effusion, a dilated ventricle and gross function in grayscale and color, with M-mode for dimensions. For flow velocities you plan to measure, pick a probe with PW Doppler.

Price and order: Vave Phased on vavehealth.com · Full guide: my Vave review

What a Suresult phased array shows on the cardiac windows

Both frames below come from the D3Ultra’s phased array, with frequency and depth on screen; the PD2’s apical four-chamber frame opens this page.

The parasternal long-axis window is where the cardiac package works: an M-mode line through the septum, the cavity and the posterior wall returns LVIDd and LVIDs in diastole and systole, and the app calculates ejection fraction and stroke volume from those diameters, with no AI tier to buy.

What PW, CW and tissue Doppler add to a handheld echo

A focused heart scan needs no Doppler at all. The American Society of Echocardiography’s 2013 recommendations on focused cardiac ultrasound build that exam around a short list of questions — pericardial effusion, global left-ventricular function, gross chamber size and volume status — that two-dimensional imaging and M-mode answer. Every device on this page does that much, the $3,500 color-only Vave included.

1. PW Doppler measures velocity at one chosen depth. It records mitral inflow, with its E and A waves, and the velocity-time integral in the left-ventricular outflow tract that stroke volume is calculated from. It adds sampled flow velocities to the 2D and M-mode dimensions, and it is the first upgrade worth paying for.
2. Tissue Doppler measures the heart muscle itself. The American Society of Echocardiography’s 2025 diastolic-function update estimates left-atrial pressure from three main readings: the tissue-Doppler e′ velocity at the mitral annulus, the E/e′ ratio of PW mitral E to that e′, and pulmonary pressure from the CW tricuspid regurgitant jet, with left-atrial strain and volume as the next variables. All three main readings need tissue Doppler or CW.
3. CW Doppler records the fastest velocity anywhere along the beam. It captures the high-velocity jet used in aortic-stenosis grading. The 2017 EACVI/ASE aortic stenosis update grades severity from peak velocity, mean gradient, valve area and flow status, with 4 m/s and 40 mmHg as the high-gradient severe thresholds — speeds that alias on PW. CW also measures the tricuspid jet behind the bedside estimate of pulmonary pressure.

On the price ladder that sorts cleanly. Color-only echo is the Vave Phased at $3,500. PW Doppler arrives with all four Suresult phased heads and, among the rival brands, from $4,319 in year one on the Butterfly iQ3. Tissue Doppler means the Mindray TE Air i3P or the Kosmos. CW means the Suresult PD2 or the Kosmos — and only the Kosmos carries all three.

Laptop and cart echo: a different purchase

Laptop and cart systems — GE Vivid iq and Venue, Philips CX50 and Affiniti, Mindray TE7 and M9, Sonosite PX and LX, Siemens Acuson P500, Esaote MyLab — sell through itemized configuration quotes. They are built for the comprehensive study a cardiology department reports. If that is your work, my cost-of-ultrasound guide prices those tiers; everything on this page is a handheld you can order from a store or a short quote.

Which echo setup fits your work

How I scored nine makers and their sibling models

Eight criteria, each scored from 0 to 10 and weighted. The three cost criteria together carry 35%, because all three reward the same thing — a price with no recurring fee — and echo capability carries 60%.

1. C1 · 15% — First-year echo cost. Hardware plus whatever membership unlocks PW Doppler, on the cheapest first-year route. Score = 10 × the lowest first-year cost on the page ÷ this device’s.
2. C2 · 10% — Five-year software-inclusive cost. The cheapest published route that keeps that software for five years, scored the same way.
3. C3 · 20% — Doppler set. Color 2 points, PW 4, CW 2.5, tissue Doppler 1.5, as published for the exact model and tier — ten for the full set.
4. C4 · 15% — Cardiac measurement and AI. Included AI EF with automated VTI and Doppler 10; included AI EF 8; AI EF through a paid membership, subscription or license 6; VTI and cardiac-output tools 5; a cardiac calculation package (EF and SV from M-mode diameters, PW indices) 4; automated or clinical tools listed, none for cardiac measurement, 3; no measurement or AI tools listed 1.
5. C5 · 20% — Cardiac array and penetration, from published specifications. A dedicated phased array earns 4, a single chip or matrix in phased format 3. Maximum published cardiac depth adds 1 under 24 cm, 2 from 24 to 29 cm, 3 from 30 to 37 cm and 4 at 38 cm and up. A low-frequency floor adds 2 at 1.5 MHz or below, 1.5 up to 2.2 MHz, 1 up to 2.5 MHz and 0.5 above.
6. C6 · 5% — Linear imaging in the priced configuration. A linear head reaching 12 MHz or more, or a third array, in the same probe 10; a linear head to 10 MHz in the same probe 9; one chip or matrix that also runs a linear format 7. A configuration with no linear imaging scores zero, with the weight left in place.
7. C7 · 10% — Ownership terms. No required subscription 4. Standard warranty: five years 4, three to five years 3.5, three years 3, two years or an unpublished term 2. A published 30-day trial or return window 2.
8. C8 · 5% — Platform. Wireless 5 or cabled 2.5, plus host coverage: iOS, Android and Windows 5; iOS and Android 4; tablets only 3; Apple devices only 2.5.

Weighted totals out of 10, with each device’s eight criterion scores (C1 to C8):

1. 01 · Suresult PD2 — 7.41C1 9.24 · C2 9.24 · C3 8.5 · C4 4 · C5 7.5 · C6 0 · C7 8 · C8 10
2. 02 · EchoNous Kosmos — 7.12C1 2.99 · C2 2.99 · C3 10 · C4 10 · C5 9 · C6 0 · C7 8 · C8 5.5
3. 03 · Clarius PAL HD3 — 6.41C1 3.78 · C2 2.91 · C3 6 · C4 6 · C5 10 · C6 10 · C7 5 · C8 9
4. 04 · GE Vscan Air SL — 6.40C1 4.6 · C2 4.6 · C3 6 · C4 6 · C5 7.5 · C6 10 · C7 7 · C8 9
5. 05 · Exo Iris — 6.25C1 4.18 · C2 4.18 · C3 6 · C4 8 · C5 8 · C6 7 · C7 6 · C8 5
6. 06 · Mindray TE Air i3P — 5.86C1 3.43 · C2 3.43 · C3 7.5 · C4 3 · C5 9.5 · C6 0 · C7 7 · C8 9
7. 07 · Butterfly iQ3 — 5.55C1 5.33 · C2 4.26 · C3 6 · C4 5 · C5 7 · C6 7 · C7 3 · C8 6.5
8. 08 · Philips Lumify S4-1 — 5.00C1 1.91 · C2 1.91 · C3 6 · C4 3 · C5 9 · C6 0 · C7 7.5 · C8 6.5
9. 09 · Vave Phased — 4.94C1 6.57 · C2 6.57 · C3 2 · C4 1 · C5 8 · C6 0 · C7 7 · C8 9

Same-maker alternatives: Suresult D3Ultra 6.90 · Suresult CD2 6.83 · Suresult PD1 6.80 · Clarius PA HD3 6.18.

Portable echo machine price: the questions I hear most

Metodología

Each maker gets one ranked slot, represented by its highest-scoring model; sibling models sit inside that card with their own prices.

I read every price, plan, specification and warranty term from the maker’s own store, price page, product page, user guide or FDA 510(k) summary on October 9, 2026, and the Suresult figures from its product pages the same day. Where a maker sells by quote, the entry says so and gives the figure that is public: EchoNous’s package anchors, and for the Philips Lumify S4-1 the list price of US distributor Penn Care, labeled as a distributor price.

First-year echo cost is the hardware plus whatever membership unlocks PW Doppler, on the lowest first-year route; five-year cost is the cheapest published route that keeps that software for five years, the same arithmetic as my total-cost-of-ownership guide.

Fuentes y fechas de verificación

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• GE HealthCare Vscan Air SL US store page, Vscan Air SL Innovations y Herramientas digitales pages — gehealthcare.com. Accessed Oct 9, 2026. FDA 510(k) K231301 (Vscan Air SL) and FDA 510(k) K250087 (Caption AI compatibility).
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