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| tautech:
--- Quote from: Martin72 on August 16, 2023, 07:41:05 pm --- --- Quote from: Veteran68 on August 15, 2023, 11:21:16 pm ---What mood is that, exactly? --- End quote --- In any case, already no car club nonsense.... ;) No, I sometimes have the feeling that some overestimate the some measuring equipment for small money or expect too much from it, because you have to spend quite a lot on it in relation to other hobby expenses. --- End quote --- Fixed. :P |
| Veteran68:
--- Quote from: Martin72 on August 16, 2023, 07:41:05 pm --- --- Quote from: Veteran68 on August 15, 2023, 11:21:16 pm ---What mood is that, exactly? --- End quote --- In any case, already no car club nonsense.... ;) No, I sometimes have the feeling that some overestimate the measuring equipment for small money or expect too much from it, because you have to spend quite a lot on it in relation to other hobby expenses. --- End quote --- Fair enough. I can agree with that sentiment. And I want to be clear, I'm a fan of nice toys. I'm not judging ANYONE for what they choose to spend their own money on as long as they're not hurting anyone else with it. I like BMW's, though I don't own one. I do however drive a 2021 Audi that was not inexpensive, so some would put me in the same boat. Point being, it's not like I'm a cheapskate who thinks hobbyists buying $3K scopes is stupid, it just doesn't make sense to me in my situation. Not that I can't afford it, just that I don't see it as a wise investment -- unlike a nice car, which others may rightly argue with. My cap would probably be in the ~$1500 range for a single piece of gear. Some will see that as cheap, and others will see it as exorbitant. If someone gets as much enjoyment out of their high end scope that I get out of my car, more power to them, no judgment from me. But I can certainly understand it being way out of range of most hobbyists and why they might question the sanity of such an investment. Likewise, to your point, they should also understand that they're not going to get $3K capability/quality/support out of a $300 (or $50) scope , and they need to be okay with that too. I have a considerable investment in my home lab, no question about it. I have a particular weakness for collecting multimeters and have spent a small fortune on my collection, and am not done. I'm eyeing another 6.5 digit bench meter, even though I have no real justification for it, other than I want an update to my 34401A. I just think about how many toys I can buy and play with for the cost of one $3K scope that I'll likely never reach the capability of. |
| KungFuJosh:
$3K isn't much for a scope. But just for fun, look at the SDS2104X Plus. If you unlock all the options, and upgrade to 500MHz, the total cost is $6821. Or $6252 total if you buy the SDS2354XP and upgrade that with all options to 500MHz. That's $6k to $7k for what's not really considered a mid-level scope. It's a wonderful scope all the same. |
| Veteran68:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 16, 2023, 10:47:28 pm ---$3K isn't much for a scope. But just for fun, look at the SDS2104X Plus. If you unlock all the options, and upgrade to 500MHz, the total cost is $6821. Or $6252 total if you buy the SDS2354XP and upgrade that with all options to 500MHz. That's $6k to $7k for what's not really considered a mid-level scope. It's a wonderful scope all the same. --- End quote --- Oh, I'm well aware. I've worked with scopes well into the 5 figures, but that was in a business/professional lab. I'm talking strictly hobby here. Maybe if electronics was my ONLY hobby, I'd be willing to drop $3K on a scope. But I have several hobbies, and all happen to be expensive... |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 16, 2023, 10:47:28 pm ---$3K isn't much for a scope. But just for fun, look at the SDS2104X Plus. If you unlock all the options, and upgrade to 500MHz, the total cost is $6821. Or $6252 total if you buy the SDS2354XP and upgrade that with all options to 500MHz. That's $6k to $7k for what's not really considered a mid-level scope. It's a wonderful scope all the same. --- End quote --- Unlock = buy = make permanent whereas as standard you have all optional capability for 30 free trial uses. BW upgrades have never had trial uses. Yep SDS2kXP is a very capable DSO. Yesterday a buddy/customer had issues with the timebase....self inflicted as he had never engaged the Reference position feature so increasing the timebase would shoot the H Pos setting off the display and exceed the max horizontal offset and flag a warning. After he updated the FW after I discovered he never had :horse: the same issue was present until the H Pos button was pressed to set it back to zero. Then no further problem...as expected, so guided him through setting the H Pos Ref position after which he was as happy as a dog with 2 tails. :-DD |
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