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Is Rigol DS1054Z still a good option in 2019?
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Fungus:

--- Quote from: nctnico on August 02, 2019, 06:43:06 pm ---For a little bit more you can buy a much better oscilloscope nowadays.

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Sure, but:
a) 50% more isn't "a little bit" if you're on a tight budget. 50% more will buy a nice multimeter or soldering station to go with your Rigol.
b) The Siglent isn't a perfect utopia either (people seem to forget this one).

If you can get the GW-Instek at a reasonable price then it beats the Siglent in everything except sample rate, and it has a much better/faster UI. It has separate channel controls, a separate button for menu selections (no pushing a twisty knob...). It's the one to go for after the Rigol if we're being 100% unbiased in these threads but weirdly enough it never seems to get a mention.  :-X   Prices and availability vary wildly though.


--- Quote from: Martin72 on August 02, 2019, 09:12:20 pm ---
--- Quote ---If you have only 339€+VAT, go for the DS1054Z. If you have 429€+VAT, go for the SDS1104X-E.

It's that simple!
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I'll add: But if you can get a GW-Instek for $429 then grab it as fast as possible!
Fungus:

--- Quote from: nctnico on August 02, 2019, 10:47:10 pm ---If I got a DS1054Z on my desk at a new job I'd quit the next day. If a company can't afford proper tools for me to maximize my productivity

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You don't know the job being done. If you start demanding top end equipment for basic tasks then I wouldn't want to hire you.

It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

shschris:
What about the Owon XDS3064E? Anyone on here have experience with that one? It’s $400 on Amazon right now
Fungus:

--- Quote from: shschris on August 03, 2019, 08:00:30 am ---What about the Owon XDS3064E? Anyone on here have experience with that one? It’s $400 on Amazon right now

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Nope.

a) There are threads discussing it. If it was any good, we'd know.
b) In these threads there's an assumption that 'scopes will be hacked to enable all features including bandwidth upgrades. Discussing 'scopes with no known hack is pointless, the value is too different.

What Dave thinks of Owon:


Adrian_Arg.:

--- Quote from: Fungus on August 03, 2019, 07:51:58 am ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on August 02, 2019, 10:47:10 pm ---If I got a DS1054Z on my desk at a new job I'd quit the next day. If a company can't afford proper tools for me to maximize my productivity

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You don't know the job being done. If you start demanding top end equipment for basic tasks then I wouldn't want to hire you.

It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

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I totally agree with Fungus
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