Products > Test Equipment
Keysight's new 34465A (6.5 digit) and 34470A (7.5 digit) bench multimeters
<< < (123/145) > >>
JonM:
I am going to buy a 34465A at some point. If the move from Windows CE happens and/or the free extra memory promotion comes back I will probably buy right away. I assume that any unit will be upgradeable to a new OS, but it would be nice to not have any worries.

A few days ago I filled out some Keysight form to get a document. I said that I would buy in the next 0-3 months and specified TestEquity as my preferred vendor. This afternoon I got a call from Newark/Element14 asking if I needed a demo or was ready to buy now. I told the saleswoman that I am not ready yet and mentioned that I saw a 5% discount when I put a 34465A in my cart with the Black Friday code. I asked her if I could get that 5% anytime or was it just because of the sale. She would not commit to anything but suggested that she might be able do something when I ask for a quote.

TestEquity gave me 5% off on a Keysight scope and also went out of their way on an Agilent trade-in so I am inclined to buy the DMM from them as well. I expect them to call sometime in the next few days.

Note that all Keysight distributors I have checked collect sales tax in almost all states, so if you live in a US state with sales tax the 5% will help cover that.  In any case, the first thing to do when you are serious is to ask for a quote, 5% might just be the standard discount.
BVH:
Just to follow up.  I, too, requested some quotes from the Keysight sellers page.  I originally received boiler plate responses all looking the same, all at list price with no indication of tax and shipping charges.  I sent replies to all of them asking about the missing items.  I didn't wait very long before I just decided to order from Newark.  Well, I should have waited another half-day.  One at a time, I then received vendor-specific quotes showing the meter, shipping, tax and discount line items.  At least three of them, including Transcat, showed about $100 off, down around $1250.  But they all included BenchVue at a $250 or so price.  If I hadn't already purchased, I'd have contacted them to remove BenchVue and find out if the discount still applied.  I jumped the gun.  So it looks like the meter can possibly be had for about $100 off.
Tom45:

--- Quote from: BVH on January 04, 2018, 05:16:30 am ---I just sold my 34461A and want to replace it with the 34465A.  Is there a preferred authorized dealer to go through and are there any discounts that anybody is aware of.  Any other buying tips?

--- End quote ---

When the 34465a was first announced, I filled in a form on Keysight's web site requesting a quote. It was new enough that few places had stock. I found that Newark had a few and I bought from them at full list price.

A week or so later I got an email from a distributor that I recognized, but unfortunately don't remember their name now. Their price was lower by $100 or so than the price I had already paid at Newark. That email probably was due to Keysight forwarding my quote request. You might try that to see what shows up.

Edit: I see that BVH had the same thing happen. A little patience can save some money.
BVH:
Update 2:  Newark indicated that they provided same day shipping on the meter.  Well, it still hadn't shipped as this morning so I called and cancelled the order.  I replied to the Transcat quote asking if I can buy only the meter at the $1251.90 price.  Will see what happens.
BVH:
I didn't get a response from Transcat yet but when I got home, a general email from Transcat was waiting and it provided a coupon code for 10% off.  So I used it and got free shipping to boot.  Tax was charged.  With free shipping, I probably saved about $180.00

I was originally going to send in my 34461A for calibration but figured I'd put the funds into a new meter that would arrive in-calibration.  So all told after selling my 61A, I was able to get a new, higher-end meter, in calibration and warranty for right around $600.00  I feel pretty good about it.
Navigation
Message Index
Next page
Previous page
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...

Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod