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Keysight officially lost the plot - don't buy if you're a hobbyist
kaz911:
It is incredible short sighted from Keysight.
Small "startup" setups - will have to buy and learn about Tier 2 (Rigol, Siglent etc) products during their product creation. What that usually means is later in their "company life" they have realised that the Tier 2 products are fine - and it will be a hard push to get any Tier 1 devices in.
I think Keysight's policy change is a bit like wetting your pants - it might be warm right now but it will get a lot colder very soon.
Keysight have had an EXTREME amount of goodwill from creators and online forums like EEVBlog - where everyone from hobbyist to extreme specialists mix and talk. It does not take long to destroy that goodwill completely - and the negativity from it will reflect into even the largest companies over time.
If I was development manager at big Electronics development company - who makes thing for fun at home - I would be so "pissed" with Keysight that I would NOT purchase Keysight items for the company - unless I was forced to do so.
And that is the thing I think Keysight is "forgetting" - we might work in certain roles where we can buy and can afford Keysight. But many of us do have a life "outside" where a lot of us "tinker" with other electronics projects.
Spud:
If Keysight kit is not suitable for use in a domestic environment (which is what they are saying), then that makes it pretty useless with so many people working from home at the present time. I suppose businesses up and down the country will just have to sell it and buy other stuff that CAN be used at their employee's homes.
hpw:
It may the new share holder thinking as maximized revenue... and lawyers are helping in this regard. Same thinking on Godfather MS too :palm:
5q5r:
This thread certainly made me go and unsubscribe from their mailing lists. It gave me an opportunity to say why - which wasn't difficult.
Keithley, on the other hand, have been very service-minded through their local rep. I bought a DMM6500, and asked if they needed a business VAT id to avoid consumer protection issues? Absolutely not! They were happy to stand by their products.
They even shipped faster than I had paid for - when they asked if I would be home to receive the item two days later, I explained that I was stuck at home with the flu. The box arrived early the next day - with a nice note wishing me a fast recovery so I could have a play!
(also, a DMM6500 for just over €800 plus VAT and shipping - I think they still have some left at that price)
voltsandjolts:
Congrats on the shiny new DMM6500 ^-^
...and if you need a scanner card for it....
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/circuit-studio/example-project-relay-scan-card-for-k2000-dmm/
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/circuit-studio/example-project-20-channel-solid-state-scan-card-for-k2000-dmm/
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