Rigol DS1054Z or not?

[ultrarunner2018]

For the Siglent SDS1104X-E, I can go directly to Siglent. Their price is the same as everyone else. The only reason I might not buy direct is if they don't have stock, or charge a high shipping fee. I would hope that buying direct from the OEM would guarantee that no "hanky-panky" has been going on with returned goods.

I personally will not use a 30-day return policy to "try out" a product. I always spend a lot of time (and over-thinking) researching before making a major (or sometimes even a minor) purchase. The only time I will return an item is if it is defective/damaged, or if it is obvious that the item had been previously opened and used.

[nctnico]

I personally will not use a 30-day return policy to "try out" a product. I always spend a lot of time (and over-thinking) researching before making a major (or sometimes even a minor) purchase. The only time I will return an item is if it is defective/damaged, or if it is obvious that the item had been previously opened and used.

A good distributor has some demo models to play with but I doubt this is also true for the low end gear.

[tautech]

I've got one more question:
Why doesn't TEquipment sell the SDS1104X-E? They have the 1102X, and 1102B (whatever the difference is).
I was hoping I could buy the 1104X-E from them, since I have read that they offer a discount to members of this forum...

You may want to send a message to tautech.

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[ebastler]

I always spend a lot of time (and over-thinking) researching before making a major (or sometimes even a minor) purchase.

As witnessed by this thread! 

[ultrarunner2018]

I always spend a lot of time (and over-thinking) researching before making a major (or sometimes even a minor) purchase.

As witnessed by this thread! 

But in the end, I almost always make a better decision after all the posting and thinking.
Oddly though, I believe I spent less time researching and thinking about buying my last automobile - a Subaru Forester XT - back in 2004.
It turned out to be a good decision nonetheless; I am still driving the car today!

[grantb5]

Do the scopes in this category have any protocol analysis?  Something simple like hex values for probes on I2C or RS232 or something like that?  I heard there was an add-on or software package that allows for this although the name escapes me. I'm in the same boat shopping wise and i do a lost of serial protocol stuff and hate to have to make my own sniffers/snoops/probes all the time. It's getting old.

[tautech]

Do the scopes in this category have any protocol analysis?  Something simple like hex values for probes on I2C or RS232 or something like that? 

Many do, some like the entry level Siglents include it free while other brands offer it as an option. Some that do can be hacked so to have Decode available but not everyone wants to ferk with new equipment to enable decoding.

I heard there was an add-on or software package that allows for this although the name escapes me. I'm in the same boat shopping wise and i do a lost of serial protocol stuff and hate to have to make my own sniffers/snoops/probes all the time. It's getting old.

There are a few Saleae logic analyzer clones available for little $ but apparently the original SW offers the best results. The disadvantage is they don't offer all the signal info a DSO with inbuilt decoding can.

[Fungus]

Do the scopes in this category have any protocol analysis?  Something simple like hex values for probes on I2C or RS232 or something like that?

Yes. It's built into Rigols and Siglents as standard.

[bitseeker]

I've got one more question:
Why doesn't TEquipment sell the SDS1104X-E? They have the 1102X, and 1102B (whatever the difference is).
I was hoping I could buy the 1104X-E from them, since I have read that they offer a discount to members of this forum...

Maybe they're out of stock. Saelig also sells them and gives discounts to EEVblog members. Hurrah for competition.

[tequipment]

Hello.  If you want a demo unit to try out let us know and we can send you one.

I think we have over 400 5 star reviews on the ds1054s.
https://www.tequipment.net/Rigol/DS1054Z/Digital-Oscilloscopes/?search=true

We have a 60 day return policy.  The only thing we require is you keep the box and all accessories if you return it we can sell it as open box.  It helps a lot for us to have all the accessories.

Cheers
Evan Cirelli
Vice President and Co-Founder
Tequipment.NET

[alsetalokin4017]

Hello.  If you want a demo unit to try out let us know and we can send you one.

I think we have over 400 5 star reviews on the ds1054s.
https://www.tequipment.net/Rigol/DS1054Z/Digital-Oscilloscopes/?search=true

We have a 60 day return policy.  The only thing we require is you keep the box and all accessories if you return it we can sell it as open box.  It helps a lot for us to have all the accessories.

Cheers
Evan Cirelli
Vice President and Co-Founder
Tequipment.NET

Hi Evan

Do the new DS1054z models you have in stock have all the Options enabled? Including the protocol decoders?

(I got mine long ago but some people currently may need to know.)

Cheers and thanks for the good work--

--Al