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Shopping. How long do (chinese) scopes last?

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edavid:

--- Quote from: argile_tile on February 15, 2023, 01:36:53 am ---I saw ALLOT of complaints on many ($200 $500 chinese scopes) on AMAZON.COM.  It's why I asked.

"failed after hours of use", "failed after days of use", "screen is corrupted on arrival", "failed just after 1 yr warrantee", and so on.  Complaints filed on many models even on EDU tek and keysight.

It's good to hear people who bought and used them believe they can last 8 years.  They have only a 1yr warrantee.  I can afford that, I really can't afford a flash in the pan, is all.

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Forget the C brands like Hantek and Uni-T.  The brands you should be considering are Instek, Rigol, and Siglent, and they all have a 3 year warranty.  They wouldn't offer that if the scopes weren't reliable. Buy with a suitable credit card and you get an extra year on top of that.  Don't buy from Amazon, buy from Tequipment or Saelig and get the EEVblog discount.

mwb1100:
> buy from Tequipment or Saelig and get the EEVblog discount

Tequiptment handles their free shipping with a coupon code - which won't stack with the EEVBlog code.  Saelig gives you the free shipping regardless (no code is needed to activate the free shipping).  So generally you'll save 20-30 bucks with Saelig.

bdunham7:

--- Quote from: mwb1100 on February 15, 2023, 11:40:39 pm ---Tequiptment handles their free shipping with a coupon code - which won't stack with the EEVBlog code.

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That must be a new policy.  They sell on Amazon where I'll get their same price, 5% rebate and free shipping.  I'm pretty sure Amazon takes a way bigger bite that way, so not the best move on their part IMO.

rsjsouza:
As others have said, for around $500 you will be much better served by Siglent, Rigol or GW Instek. Forget about Fnirsi, Uni-T, Hantek, Owon (except their USB oscilloscope VDS1102I).

Just for the record, I have a Rigol for almost eight years and it still works like a champ. Looks brand new as well. Has its quirks but it is an excellent value for the money.

CustomEngineerer:

--- Quote from: mwb1100 on February 15, 2023, 11:40:39 pm ---> buy from Tequipment or Saelig and get the EEVblog discount

Tequiptment handles their free shipping with a coupon code - which won't stack with the EEVBlog code.  Saelig gives you the free shipping regardless (no code is needed to activate the free shipping).  So generally you'll save 20-30 bucks with Saelig.

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I'm not sure where you are getting that. I ordered a new scope in late November of last year directly from tequipment and used the eevblog discount code and received the free shipping as well.

To the OP. As others have said, avoid the Hantek and other cheapies. I bought a Hantek as my first scope and sent it back because it kept locking up for a variety of different reasons. I would also recommend looking at Rigol, Siglent or GwInstek if you can afford it. Not that they will be trouble free, but they generally do a decent job of responding to issues and fixing them when they can.

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