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Is the RiGOL DS1054Z still Dave's choice for under $500?
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Martin72:
Hi,

From the three mentioned scope I´ve owned two, rigol and siglent.
Once the rigol was a true gamechanger, no doubt about it.
It opens a new world for hobbyists with low budget, IMHO the first "serious&cheap" scope.
The siglent is better in several ways, more "adulter".
At work we still got both scopes here, once they were bought for decoding spi, first the rigol, then the siglent (it do this better).
GwInstek I don´t know, we got functiongenerators and milli-ohm meter from them, but no scopes.
EEVblog:
I do believe the general concensus is that the Siglent is the more bang-per-buck option, but the Rigol is cheaper and still a pretty good option.
I don't know if my original 1054Z is still the current hardware and suitable for a modern shootout?
Martin72:
Won´t believe they (rigol) have changed anything.
We got three DS1054Z at work, from 2016 up to 2019, without any differences between (after firmware updates).
Edit:
A shootout of the actual avaible cheapos is a good idea, not less want to see this.
Fungus:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on November 24, 2022, 11:38:40 pm ---I do believe the general concensus is that the Siglent is the more bang-per-buck option, but the Rigol is cheaper and still a pretty good option.

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They used to be approx the same bang:buck - Siglent was better but proportionally more expensive.

The price of the Rigol has been creeping up lately though so the ratio has changed.

The Instek has dropped a lot in price in the USA (but not the rest of the world for some reason). It now costs about the same as the Rigol over there. It's nicer and more capable than the Rigol.

Don't get trapped thinking "If only..." though. If the Rigol is all you can get your hands on then get the Rigol. It will completely transform your work if you don't currently have a 'scope.


--- Quote from: EEVblog on November 24, 2022, 11:38:40 pm ---I don't know if my original 1054Z is still the current hardware and suitable for a modern shootout?

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Hardware hasn't changed.
ledtester:
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tequipment.net and saelig.com are US-based distributors that have had (and probably still have) discounts for eevblog members.
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