Since I'm just a basic hobbyist, this might be of more interest to me than most, but I wanted to compare my upgraded DS1052E to the other scopes in my collection.
I just wired up a 50MHZ oscillator to compare the waveforms. I did use the same probe (Tek P6138) on each scope, calibrated/compensated for each scope as well. The P6138 fit within the compensation range of each scope (~15pf), except the 2236.
Scope bandwidth/sample rate for each is:
Rigol 1052E/Hacked 100Mhz / 1Gs
Tek 2236 100Mhz / Analog
Tek 2340A 150Mhz / 100Ms
Tek 2445 150Mhz / Analog
Tek 2467B 400Mhz / Analog
Test oscillator was powered by an HP 3618A non-switching power supply.
I was surprised that the 2236 didn't do as well as the Rigol, given the equal bandwidth.
I was kinda hoping that the Rigol would be closer to the 2430A but of course that's not a logical thought give the 2430A's extra 50Mhz bandwidth. I'm new to DSOs so somehow I figured the higher sampling rate of the Rigol would help. Of course the 2430A has no easy way to save the waveform (without a GPIB equiped PC & SW) and the memory is very limited in comparison. The 2430A seems to handle two traces without any impact vs the Rigol. So for some finding a used 2430A might be a better deal than the Rigol (I paid ~$150 for mine)
Of course the 2445 and 2467B did better, as expected. But I was still impressed with the Rigol overall.
One thing that made the difference was using the P6138 probe on the Rigol vs the probes included with the 1052E. I posted those pics in the upgrade thread here:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=553.msg25021#msg25021Apologies in advance, as I know these probably aren't very useful tests...but good nerd fun for me.
BTW, where in the Rigol setup does one set the time/date so the files saved to USB have a correct timestamp? I couldn't find it in the manual.