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Wolfgang:
Hi,

I would choose a Rigol 1054Z, now available with all options and hackable to 100MHz.

Why:

- price/performance is simply hard to beat, especially if you can get some additional discount (ham fair, ...)
- its NOT new. This means bugs are very rare after  few years on the market
- there is a large community and you can get your questions answered quickly.
- its been reviewed a lot of times (also on EEVBlog)
- Automation (SCPI) works well.
- There is an upward compatible model with a logic analyzer and two signal generators (MSO1104ZS).
analog8484:

I was also looking for an entry scope and was very close to getting Siglent 1104-xe over the Rigol 1054z after reading various reviews but then I came across Micsig TO1104 and ultimately decided to go with it.   The main reasons are that I want a 4-channel scope primarily for power electronics and embedded systems so convenient portable usage and floating (i.e. battery) capability are higher priority features for me.  If my primary needs were for higher speed signal electronics then the Siglent seems to have some features that would likely be more valuable.  One concern I had for Micsig was the lack of physical knobs and buttons but it's been a non-issue so far.  It's actually pretty intuitive and responsive to use like an iPad.  Other features on the Micsig I didn't really research much but now I find quite useful include the iPhone/iPad app for remote monitoring/control, screenshots, video recording, HDMI display and FTP transfer.  The main limitation I see for the Micsig is 100Mhz compared to the Siglent which can be hacked to 200Mhz but I don't need it nearly as often as the other features.  I have only had the Micsig for couple weeks but I am very happy with it so far.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: analog8484 on January 09, 2019, 12:32:21 am ---I was also looking for an entry scope and was very close to getting Siglent 1104-xe over the Rigol 1054z after reading various reviews but then I came across Micsig TO1104 and ultimately decided to go with it.   The main reasons are that I want a 4-channel scope primarily for power electronics and embedded systems so convenient portable usage and floating (i.e. battery) capability are higher priority features for me.  If my primary needs were for higher speed signal electronics then the Siglent seems to have some features that would likely be more valuable.  One concern I had for Micsig was the lack of physical knobs and buttons but it's been a non-issue so far.  It's actually pretty intuitive and responsive to use like an iPad.  Other features on the Micsig I didn't really research much but now I find quite useful include the iPhone/iPad app for remote monitoring/control, screenshots, video recording, HDMI display and FTP transfer.  The main limitation I see for the Micsig is 100Mhz compared to the Siglent which can be hacked to 200Mhz but I don't need it nearly as often as the other features.  I have only had the Micsig for couple weeks but I am very happy with it so far.

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As with any tool, if you take the time to find its limitations then (1) you will enjoy it (2) you will be able to find work-arounds and/or don't-go-there areas (3) when you can't work around the limitations you will know what you need next.
2N3055:
Just to make sure, Micsig on battery is floating, but chanels have common bnc ground. You still have to use diferential probes if you want to measure differently referenced circuits with few chanels at the same time.
analog8484:

--- Quote from: 2N3055 on January 09, 2019, 09:18:40 am ---Just to make sure, Micsig on battery is floating, but chanels have common bnc ground. You still have to use diferential probes if you want to measure differently referenced circuits with few chanels at the same time.

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That's correct.  The relatively low cost differential probes available from Micsig are another reason why I decided to go with it.
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