No. But depending on your location, a GW Instek GDS1054B could be a good alternative to buy a decent 4 channel oscilloscope (options can be enabled for free using a key generator available on this forum). For example: https://eleshop.eu/gw-instek-gds-1054b.html
Interesting. Mh. How does it compare to the Siglent? Snappier UI?
The screen looks smaller than Siglent's, but it's still 7". Probably it's the scope body that's larger.. I'm seeing that people on this forum adapted a 8" screen, but it's far from being straightforward.
Tell me, is that Eleshop a reliable vendor? Thanks!
IMHO Eleshop is a reliable vendor. I have bought some test equipment from them (and returned one as well because it didn't meet my expectations). The firmware for the GDS1054B is mature. If you do run into a problem, the service department from GW Instek is responsive and they will fix bugs (if you happen to find one). Personally I find GW Instek's UI easier to use compared to Keysight. The key difference is that GW Instek has a horizontal and vertical row of buttons which makes navigating through the menus much easier. The seperate 'select' button prevents you from turning the rotary encoder while pressing it and selecting a different menu item than the one you wanted to select (which typically happens to me when the rotary encoder and select button are integrated in one).
Little GW Instek 1000 has bode plotting?
No, but it leaves enough room in the budget to buy an analog discovery to do bode plotting with. It could be a more powerfull combo compared to buying a single, more expensive unit.
Analog Discovery II is 400€....
Indeed. Considering that the Instek is ~500 eur, and that AD2 is ~400, I should be within my budget. The alternative would be the MSO5074.
But, as far as I understood:
- The MSO5K is noisier than Instek, and has a worse front end.
- It has a buggy firmware, while Instek's is mature enough
- Two instruments are better than one, in case the first goes kablooey, you have the second.
- Differential probing is possible with the AD2 (although up to 9 MHz).
- You can work on digital stuff with the AD2 (while the logic probe for the MSO5K costs a fortune, relatively speaking).
On the cons side:
- 7" inches screen VS. 9" is a big minus
- The fan grid on the Instek appears to be tiny. Tiny fan = more noise. Probably more than the MSO5K.
All in all, I think I'll be better served with the AD2 + Instek, for the same price.