Then, however, I was surprised to have the opportunity to buy a used Agilent MSOX2024A for ~2000 USD (with warranty and calibration).
Rigol have a new 1000Z series just coming out, but I don't think it's 200MHz.
if no , I'd go for the DSOX2002 , 1.2K$ , and please ask for student discount , they gave me that scope with wavegen and DVM for only 800$ , you must ask them , it worth it ,
Rigol have a new 1000Z series just coming out, but I don't think it's 200MHz.It is only 100MHz and no logic analyzer included.
In an apples-to-apples comparison to Rigol's DS4024 - the GW GDS-2204A (without the Signal Generator/LA options) is cheaper by almost $900, however it has 'only' 2Mpts memory depth, 2G Sa/s, 80K wfm/s, & 250Mhz probes bundled, compared to 140Mpts, 4G Sa/s, 110K wfm/s, & 500Mhz probes.
In an apples-to-apples comparison to Rigol's DS4024 - the GW GDS-2204A (without the Signal Generator/LA options) is cheaper by almost $900, however it has 'only' 2Mpts memory depth, 2G Sa/s, 80K wfm/s, & 250Mhz probes bundled, compared to 140Mpts, 4G Sa/s, 110K wfm/s, & 500Mhz probes.
Whether these may/may-not be factored into the overall worth-for-buck is in the eyes of the beholder.
I have to agree with marmad here, the lack of a facility to disable interpolation in the DSO-X2000 is pathetic, and the apparent fidelity issues worrisome for a scope in this price range. Agilent can make good scopes (they don't always do, unfortunately) but just because of these two issues alone I would not touch a DSO-X2000/3000 with a bargepole, and albeit I'm still wary of Rigol I'd rather buy a Rigol DS2000 than an Agilent DSO-X2000. In addition, the DSO-X2000 seems to have very limited signal analysis capabilities, even for a scope in this class (entry level).
So, the question becomes - is it worth paying $900 more just for extra memory and more expensive options?
I can disable interpolation on my MSO6000 but have never seen any reason to do it. I really can't see why it is a big issue - the scope bandwidth means you're not going to see much more by looking at individual samples - there are far more important differencesbetween scopes than this.
You forgot the probes. I assume that Rigol's 500M (4 of them) worth at least $400 more than the 250M included with the GW's.
You forgot the probes. I assume that Rigol's 500M (4 of them) worth at least $400 more than the 250M included with the GW's.
IMO the 800*480 vs. 800*600 screen resolution is not significant.
I have to agree with marmad here, the lack of a facility to disable interpolation in the DSO-X2000 is pathetic
So, 25% more vertical space is NOT significant for a scope designed to display 4 waveforms above each other? Sorry - I strongly disagree; and the disparity will be even more apparent in the future when people are comparing the screen of the GDS-2000A series with LA module against the DS4000 with LA module.
I have to agree with marmad here, the lack of a facility to disable interpolation in the DSO-X2000 is pathetic
Why?
Is there a common use case where disabling it would be advantageous?
Sorry, but a 25% addition to vertical rez is insignificant for me.
Not, as a sole reason. Yes, for saving $500.
A different significant reason to opt for either (regardless of a $500 discrepancy) could have been a 1280 * 720 rez, 11" size screen. Especially for an LA.
And while I admire the DS4000 series, Rigol's in a spot of trouble at that price point (as is Agilent) with the introduction of the GDS-2000A - which is, as mentioned before, much better value for money