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| OWON SDS1102 low end 100Mhz oscilloscope |
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| TurboTom:
Are you serious? 10k points of memory depth, only two trigger types (of which one - video - is basically useless nowadays), no protocol decoders, apparently no intensity grading... And having to pay ~250 eur delivered while for a hundred more, one can have a scope that's really useful for years to come, should make the decision easy. This Owon more or less resembles the colour version of the TDS220 dating back two decades, and I may not do justice with this statement to the latter. Even a beginner in hobby electronics, when intending to get into arduino / microcontroller stuff, will quickly outgrow this scope. If one needs an ultra-low-budget scope, there's the used market and maybe some small Chinese manufacturers (Fnirsi...) that offer really inexpensive "toys" at less than half of Owon's price. |
| jebem:
Yes, I am serious, and I know what I am talking about Clearly you do not know what you are talking about concerning this scope features. And 10K depth is more than enough if you know how to use it. Arduino or professional service. Read my comments above, this is an entry scope sold at 190 EUR in Europe, replying to the open post about this model. Or go for specs, talking about a product without even test it or at least read the user guide available for download at OWON site. That is what I have been reading here. I know what a professional scope is, thank you very much. This is not this one, or neither one proposed a alternative here. |
| Microdoser:
Looks to be the exact same scope as a Hanmatek DOS1102. Same buttons, colours, everything. It is a very basic scope, 5mv bottom range (this is what the actual scope delivers which seems different from the stated specs), limited triggering options, relatively small memory etc. It looks like it is from the same company that makes those $70 hand held scopes from AliExpress In the same price range, you can get a Rigol DS1102Z-E which has many more features, 1mV bottom range, many triggering options, 24Mpt memory, I2C SPI analysis etc After ordering the Hanmatek and trying it out, I returned it and got the Rigol. The difference in price was £30 extra for a LOT more scope. Sure, the Hanmatek(Owon) worked but the Rigol is a LOT better scope in that same budget price range (£199 vs £230) |
| J-R:
Owon/Lilliput products are definitely worth considering but obviously do your homework on required features and consider the brand reputation and current price points. There are so many factors involved with a decision on what to purchase. You can even change your mind from one day to the next. When shopping for a scope in the sub-$500 range a while back I went back and forth between an older used unit and a newer Rigol or Siglent but really didn't even have all the specific needs locked in. So when a new Owon XDS3202E came up for sale for about $150 delivered, I hit the button. Of course I researched everything about it and really the major complaints that impacted me revolved around the price, which suddenly wasn't an issue... Probably one major negative is that software/firmware updates from Owon can be sparse to non-existent. |
| Kosmic:
I'm not sure why a lot of peoples seem to be bashing Owon. On top of that it's not clear if they actually tried one or owned a Owon product or if they just propagate rumors. On my side I also bought a XDS3202E for 150$ when it was on sale on arrow. I used it for some times now and I like it a lot. Never crashed or rebooted. I also didn't find any bugs or problems. They don't produce new firmware but the product is doing what it should anyway. Build quality is good. I also got a Rigol DG831 and I would say that the build quality feel better on the Owon. On the user interface side it could be better but you get used to it. It's definitely better than the Rigol DG831. The frontend of the scope seem to be good. I measured the -3 dB point at 349Mhz (it's a 200Mhz scope). The 200Mhz probes (OW3200) provided with the scope are generally good. Definitely better than the Rigol PVP2350 (350Mhz) I tested. Now I only tried one product from Owon but I was generally surprised and satisfied. |
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