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| Antonio90:
--- Quote from: ebastler on March 19, 2024, 07:46:23 am --- --- Quote from: tautech on March 18, 2024, 11:20:04 pm ---The reality is price reductions are for new stock not stock on hand previously sourced at higher prices. --- End quote --- Ouch, that can get nasty for the dealers then. So what do you do when you are still sitting on old, expensive inventory when Siglent lowers the prices? Hope to find some not-so-well-informed buyers at the old price, or accept a loss and sell at the new lower price, or sit on that inventory forever since customers buy for the lower price elsewhere. Batterfly is out of stock on the whole SDS2000X HD series, so they can happily offer the new reduced price. Batronix has most models in stock, presumably still bought at the old price -- tough luck for them, it seems? --- End quote --- I suppose they put the new price before anyone else, to liquidate old stock while getting a few more customers to backorder with the reduced MSRP and cut the losses. I don't think it's as "risky" a play as it could seem, as almost everyone checks pricing online on various vendors, or buys big from the manufacturer itself. |
| Construct:
--- Quote from: Sercan on March 14, 2024, 08:42:20 pm ---Regardless of the price, what benefits do you think I would gain from switching to the SDS3104X HD? I'm curious about your valuable opinions. --- End quote --- A higher bandwidth scope won't provide any benefit if you plan on using standard passive probes. You can find passive probes rated up to 500MHz, but the capacitive loading at those frequencies will be too high for practical measurements above 100-200MHz. Jumping to a 12-bit, low-noise oscilloscope produces noticeably cleaner measurements. It's hard to go back once you've been using a 12-bit scope. However, you don't need to jump all the way to the SDS3xxx series for 12-bit. If you really want to make the most of the more expensive, high bandwidth scopes, you really need to consider probing accessories as well. Siglent has some interesting active probes starting at $1K, which is relatively inexpensive. However, I wouldn't recommend buying probes (or even a high BW oscilloscope) until you encounter a project that requires high frequency and expensive probing. It's too easy to guess wrong about future needs and find yourself in a situation where you need to sell it all and upgrade again to a system that matches your actual needs. |
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