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| Rigol DS1054Z - Successor after ~5 years? |
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| BravoV:
--- Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on March 11, 2019, 12:32:53 pm ---Perhaps you miss my point. There are not very many _used_ DS1054Z scopes on the market, in spite of the facts that there are lots of them in the field and they've been around for years, and the used ones that do show up cost nearly as much as new-in-box. What does that tell you? --- End quote --- Also I've been wondering why there are no big numbers of reported broken/damaged DS1054Z since it was released years ago, at least here in this forum alone, which I believe has big population of DS-1054Z owners that already passed their warranty period for quite sometimes now. |
| bd139:
They're mostly quite reliable I suspect. There's not a whole load to go wrong in them. |
| Rooster Cogburn:
--- Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on March 11, 2019, 12:32:53 pm ---Perhaps you miss my point. There are not very many _used_ DS1054Z scopes on the market, in spite of the facts that there are lots of them in the field and they've been around for years, and the used ones that do show up cost nearly as much as new-in-box. What does that tell you? --- End quote --- I had multiple thoughts regarding that :) - The cheap caps in the PSU leaked all over the place and they're all broken :) - They're incredibly popular so they get snagged up quite quickly and there's not much point to the used market as you might as well buy new with warranty at those prices - Since these are the No 1 beginner's scope I bet a lot of people just never needed anything else. They bought one for a single purpose. Maybe all they wanted to do is check a PSU or recalibrate some optical disc drive, and that's it. It now collects dust or performs a simple task, so why ever buy a new one In any case, it seems to hold its value considering even a used 1052E goes for prices that I'd consider far to high. So I think I'll stick with my original conclusion and buy one. If I need anything better or a successor comes out, I haven't wasted that much money. |
| alex-sh:
I can vouch for SDS1104X-E - excellent scope. What's your budget? |
| bitwelder:
--- Quote from: Rooster Cogburn on March 10, 2019, 09:28:16 am ---Is it still advisable to buy a DS1054Z even though it has been on the market for quite a while? I could wait a bit longer if a successor was on the horizon. The jump from the 52E to the 54Z was huge, I'd hate to buy one just to have a massively improved successor drop 6 months later. --- End quote --- If you'd buy the Rigol, what would be your possibilities to sell it as used (on eBay or your local flea market) in perhaps a couple of years? If you liked the 54Z, you could get it now, use it (treating it well to keep its value), learn from it, and then when its 'successor' you can quickly decide how to act. |
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