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Martin72:
Hi,


--- Quote ---If I have to choose between the two, SIGLENT wins hands down, just simply for the fact that they care about this forum has to say. 
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Mhhhh….yes….but:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/review-rigol-mso5000-tests-bugs-questions/msg2490627/#msg2490627

This list is known by rigol and they wanted to give me a reply to the single points there, whether their were bugs or not, so I could report in the thread.
This should happen with the next firmware update, they told me once and months ago.
Well, now I doesn´t got a rigol anymore, the next update is still missing… I don't think I'm gonna get another answer. ;)

Gandalf_Sr:
Clearly there are several card-carrying members of the Siglent Fan Club contributing to this thread; be aware I am not a member due to past bad experiences, especially when buying new models that had basic things wrong with them like missing components.

Thanks for all the efforts to talk me off the ledge though, I'm feeling the lovEE :D

Rigol may be slow to fix things but I have several pieces of Rigol gear and they all get the job done.

Part of my thinking goes like this; I am close to retirement and won't need high end gear like the MSOX4054A when I get there.  If I get the MSO5000 and gradually iron out the bugs, I could sell the Agilent scope (and probes) in a year or so.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: Gandalf_Sr on February 16, 2020, 10:08:17 am ---Clearly there are several card-carrying members of the Siglent Fan Club contributing to this thread; be aware I am not a member due to past bad experiences, especially when buying new models that had basic things wrong with them like missing components.

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If there is anyone here who got really f***** by Siglent it is me. I wish my problems where a few missing capacitors and poor quality binding posts. Easy to fix. You have no reasonable cause to complain at all compared to me  8) . There is 2k euro in Siglent's pocket for which I got nothing at all. Still even I can't ignore Siglent oscilloscope firmware and update frequency has improved a lot since then. So one of their scopes is likely to be a replacement for your Keysight a lot sooner than a Rigol. Which in turn means you can free up the cash tied up in it a lot sooner (and get more).

Gandalf_Sr:

--- Quote from: nctnico on February 16, 2020, 10:31:00 am ---
--- Quote from: Gandalf_Sr on February 16, 2020, 10:08:17 am ---Clearly there are several card-carrying members of the Siglent Fan Club contributing to this thread; be aware I am not a member due to past bad experiences, especially when buying new models that had basic things wrong with them like missing components.

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If there is anyone here who got really f***** by Siglent it is me. I wish my problems where a few missing capacitors and poor quality binding posts. Easy to fix. You have no reasonable cause to complain at all compared to me  8) . There is 2k euro in Siglent's pocket for which I got nothing at all. Still even I can't ignore Siglent oscilloscope firmware and update frequency has improved a lot since then. So one of their scopes is likely to be a replacement for your Keysight a lot sooner than a Rigol. Which in turn means you can free up the cash tied up in it a lot sooner (and get more).

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I sympatize with all that have been f***** by Siglent; so how do you reconcile the above with your previous post that "agreed" that I didn't need another scope but then said...
"...if you really want to try something new then look at the recent Siglent models"?

FYI, I unburdened myself of all my Siglent gear.

nctnico:
At some point you just have to be practical and look at things on a case-by-case basis. I get that you may want to avoid Siglent gear out of principle. I always say: Principles cost money. OTOH there are plenty of people around here who are warning not to buy newly released test equipment because it will have flaws.

Rigol will likely take even longer to fix firmware so I don't see any added value of choosing Rigol over Siglent (to put it mildly). If your goal is to replace your Keysight scope then it is better to do that sooner than later because of devaluation.

My previous remark was aimed at the notion that you where seemingly looking for a piece of equipment to toy around with. Not replace an existing piece of gear. Probably it is a bit of both but getting some fixer-upper vintage gear may not be the best replacement for a higher end oscilloscope.

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