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What makes an active probe so expensive?

This question probably has a similar answer to Why are digital oscilloscopes still so expensive?. But why are active oscilloscope probes so expensive? I mean, they're hundreds, if not thousands of ...
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Is this a good design & layout of an active differential 'scope probe?

This question is an extension of Homebrew differential 'scope probe. I thought I should make this a new question though. I need to measure a 100Mb/s LVDS signal to check its integrity. I will try to ...
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Homebrew differential 'scope probe

I may be able to get my hands on an old 600MHz LeCroy oscilloscope. However, it doesn't have any probes. Is it feasible to make an active differential probe for it using a high-speed op-amp, like the ...