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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: jrevard on November 25, 2015, 02:52:57 am
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I am in the market for DS1054Z. Are there any black Friday sales on tequipment I should consider instead? Looks like the promo for the DS1074Z doesn't work. Lame.
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What promo have you tried to use? If it is EEVBlod discount, then the code has changed recently.
The new EEVBlog code is still in effect and applicable to all items.
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I am in the market for DS1054Z. Are there any black Friday sales on tequipment I should consider instead? Looks like the promo for the DS1074Z doesn't work. Lame.
PM sent.
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Would you say that it's unlikely that there will be any further discount for Black Friday for the DS1054Z or any other products for that matter?
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Would you say that it's unlikely that there will be any further discount for Black Friday for the DS1054Z or any other products for that matter?
Yes. It's not a department store.
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I see they're discounting the DS1074Z for the same price they sell the DS1054Z at. I think internally they are the same scope?
They probably have a few of the '74's in stock now. Maybe not so much stock for the DS1054Z?
One thing I was considering is the DS1074Z-S. If it's discounted it would be good to get the S
These have probably bottomed out on pricing
They have some new scopes planned with plugable upgrades for MSO and signal generator. Maybe stricter licensing :D
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Would you say that it's unlikely that there will be any further discount for Black Friday for the DS1054Z or any other products for that matter?
Yes. It's not a department store.
You try telling that to my sparring baby mommas La-Shonda, Taquisha and Le-a, who are all camping outside Tequipment HQ as we speak. I just hope none of them are wearing those hair weave things at least when the DS1054Z's come out. Shit could get real ugly ;D
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I'm not sure if they came up with the idea, but one of my friends was joking about dressing up in a bear suit and terrorizing people that are tent camping outside black Friday stores.
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I see they're discounting the DS1074Z for the same price they sell the DS1054Z at.
They probably don't sell many of those. Hobbyists will hack their DS1054Zs, companies will buy the DS1104Z.
Also: Maybe making room for the new DS1074Z-Plus.
I think internally they are the same scope?
Exactly the same apart from the number of electrons in one particular cell of flash memory..
One thing I was considering is the DS1074Z-S. If it's discounted it would be good to get the S
Don't hold your breath.
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I think internally they are the same scope?
Yes they are (what makes them unlockable). :-+ The S version just gets another board added.
One thing I was considering is the DS1074Z-S. If it's discounted it would be good to get the S
You'd be better off getting separate units (scope + AWG) than trying to get a scope that includes it (limited functionality vs. separate units). UI can be more cumbersome too with the combined units.
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I think internally they are the same scope?
Yes they are (what makes them unlockable). :-+ The S version just gets another board added.
One thing I was considering is the DS1074Z-S. If it's discounted it would be good to get the S
You'd be better off getting separate units (scope + AWG) than trying to get a scope that includes it (limited functionality vs. separate units). UI can be more cumbersome too with the combined units.
While that's true, I'd say if you're space limited or need one for field use, it makes it a much more compelling option. The functionality and performance isn't actually that bad, but you're right that the UI is somewhat cumbersome, being accessed through the scope's interface, and having the connectors at the back is less than optimal. Perhaps any prospective buyer needs to think how often they'd use a signal generator compared to a scope, I'd say it's a ratio of about 1 to 30 for me, so it may be that those inconveniences of UI and rear connectors are minor.
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I agree that a separate scope and sig-gen are good, but sometimes the zeitgeist is wrong - witness the Harbour Freight 830B DMM, $1 or FREE can occasionally come with a "sig gen" option that might add 10 cents :-DD
When you have a 4 channel scope often at least 1 or 2 of those BNC inputs could be better used as outputs and there really isn't so much involved in the manufacture of the scope to not have a decent arb-gen built in. I mean the screen, case, keypad, interfaces, PSU, DSPs, microprocessors, all that hardware is there. It's pretty much some minor hardware and a bit of firmware to add a decent arb-gen to such a scope. It's only marketing (and the conservative attitudes) that stops it.
Besides, in the case of spectrum analysers it is considered pretty poor to not have a built in tracking generator. So what's the difference really when it comes to scopes?