Worth the additional $100 to upgrade from Hantek 2D15 to Rigol 1202Z-E?

[Tekjive]

So I’m new to scopes, still learning them, just bought a Hantek 2C10 hacked to 2D15 (literal 2D25 software muted to 2C10) but I’m wondering if it’s worth upgrading to the Rigol 1202Z-E as the Hantek software is buggy, some design choices not “ideal” and a few other “issues” that may have me regretting my choice once I really know what I’m doing. I’m using the s ops to repair Class D, A, A/B amplifiers, etc so the range is usually before the MHz range but would still like a decent range, AWG would be a plus (main reason for hack unlocking the Hantek) but ya, any advice for a newb scope user would be much appreciated, I’ve been reading this is the “golden boy scope” of EEVBlog? Any others that I should consider? I spent about $250 on this Hantek, Amazon has the 1202Z-E for about $350, and what I am after is reliable readings, good design choices, customizable on screen readings (if possible) and most of all reliable on point readings ...as of right now there’s on going tests with software over a year old as the newest seems to have too many bugs to be useable ...not what I want to spend $250 on, so ya, plz advice this Padawan o Master Jedi of the Electeonics world 😅

Rich

[Fungus]

Yes.

[MarkF]

First off I want to say that I'm NOT familiar with the Hantek scopes.

I would say since you are new to scopes and already have the Hantek that I would keep it until you are more familiar with scopes and have a better understanding of their operation.  If you didn't have any scope at all, I would probably point you to the Rigol 1202Z-E.  In my personal experience, having 4 channels is much more desirable than a higher bandwidth scope.  And in most cases 100MHz bandwidth is plenty.  In that spirit the entry level scope would be the Rigol DS1054Z or the Siglent SDS1104X-E.  Being retired, I'm finding that a scope with a larger screen and text font to be gaining in desirability...   

As far as having a AWG Function Generator, the UNI-T UTG932 Function Generator might be worth a look.
Forum discussion here:
   https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/uni-t-utg932utg962-200msas-function-arbitrary-waveform-generator-220394/

Just my two cents.

[Fungus]

First off I want to say that I'm NOT familiar with the Hantek scopes.

They have a reputation pf being buggy an low on features.

I would say since you are new to scopes and already have the Hantek that I would keep it until you are more familiar with scopes and have a better understanding of their operation.

But if you can return the Hantek to Amazon... what would you do?

[MarkF]

I would say since you are new to scopes and already have the Hantek that I would keep it until you are more familiar with scopes and have a better understanding of their operation.

But if you can return the Hantek to Amazon... what would you do?

He didn't say whether he got it from Amazon or if he was able to return it.
However if he could return it, I would prefer to have the Rigol instead.

Personally, I have the Rigol DS1074Z fully opened up.  I'm currently looking at a Rohde and Schwarz RTB2004 - Four Channel, 300 MHz for the bigger display and higher bandwidth.  But, I'm having a hard time justifying the cost for my modest bench.  The 4-channel Rigol has served me well over the years.