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nirvdrum:
Apologies in advance if this a inflammatory question. I've been searching through the forum and couldn't find much prior discussion. In a nutshell, I'm a hobbyist looking to build out a home lab. I'm trying to strike the balance between doing things on a budget and not buying equipment I'll come to regret. I have a Siglent SDS 1104X-E I'm pretty happy with and think I'd like to stay in that family of products. I've seen some pieces of Siglent equipment come up on Amazon Warehouses in supposedly very good condition, but I'm not familiar enough with Siglent to tell whether it's worth taking the risk. E.g., I recently saw a "very good" condition SDG1032X come up for $257, which is a pretty good savings over the normal price of $359 (or current sale of $319). Is the equipment reliable enough where I'm unlikely to ever need to make a warranty claim? Or should I just budget to buy new from a reputable retailer? Alternatively, if I did need to make a warranty claim, does Siglent make that frustrating to the point where it's not worthwhile?
tautech:
SDG1032X is a good little AWG and never had problems with any sold here in NZ.
$319 is the standard price and has been for some years.

The only thing to be wary of with 2nd hand AWG's is if a previous owner has connected its output to some powered circuit and damaged the AWG output amps. Some repair info is here on the forum if you hunt for it.
These units are a good pairing with the X-E DSO's.

If it's from Siglents Amazon shop you should have some buyer protection however you need research this.
I have serviced Siglent products however for warranty repairs Siglent require proof of purchase documentation to honor warranty.
https://siglentna.com/service-and-support/warranty-information/
thm_w:
Test it, if it doesn't work you can return it to Amazon for free. Generally it will be fine.
Benta:
Just a general view on this:

I'm really leery of buying used test and measurement equipment. You've no idea of the what the previous user did with it. And getting it recalibrated certainly carries more costs than what you believe you save.

nirvdrum:
Thanks for the feedback everyone. The item arrived and looks virtually brand new, although it's missing the calibration certificate. The power-on count was at 3, so I'm guessing it's a case of buyer's remorse. I need to contact Siglent to see what the warranty start date was.

Is there anything in particular that I should be testing for? I've hooked it up to my scope and it looks fine to me. I ran all the self-tests and those passed. Are there any other smoke tests to run or demon cases to test?
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