The answer might be obvious, but I am curious, how well are oscilloscopes and probes usually protected against ESD?
I noticed that oscilloscope probes are usually shipped in esd-protected bags. On the one hand it's just easy to always use these bags for all electronics equipment but on the other it could add up to the cost.
Best Answer
You may take a look at "Best Practices High Performance Oscilloscopes" document from Tektronix or similar document from other manufacturer.
Oscilloscope manual should also contain comprehensive information, probably including ESD protection capabilities.
Document I mentioned says:
Sentence about unconnected cable should explain why probes are delivered in ESD protection bags.
This is "better safe than sorry", but in some ESD-friendly environments/laboratories/workshops care about ESD is very important.