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| Siglent SDS1104X-E vs. Rigol DS1054Z Advice? |
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| KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: Fungus on August 28, 2018, 12:56:42 pm ---Obviously not. No company leaks information like that. --- End quote --- So you're speculating? --- Quote from: Fungus on August 28, 2018, 12:56:42 pm --- --- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 28, 2018, 12:42:53 pm ---Hopefully they have a new design for the front panel too. I hate the arbitrary, asymmetrical goofy outlines. Looks better than Instek, but that's a low bar. --- End quote --- Meh. You probably wouldn't notice it after a day of use. --- End quote --- I had the DS1054Z for 3 weeks. I noticed it every single time I looked at it. I hated the design. It annoys me. My primary job is web/graphic design; I can't help but notice that stuff. It drives me batty when designs are that bad. The Instek also seems like a better choice than the 1054Z, but I simply won't put it on my bench because I can't look at it. --- Quote from: Fungus on August 28, 2018, 12:56:42 pm ---The situation should flip around now the respective new models have been launched. Let's see if Rigol startes dropping some hints a few weeks from now. (to make anybody who's thinking of going from DS1000Z to SDS1000X-E wait a while before deciding :popcorn: ) --- End quote --- Given the business model (from most of these companies) of releasing the scopes and letting the customers do the debugging, I think I'll pass. It'll be a minimum of a year before any new scopes are reliable at all. :popcorn: |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 28, 2018, 01:31:08 pm ---I had the DS1054Z for 3 weeks. I noticed it every single time I looked at it. I hated the design. It annoys me. My primary job is web/graphic design; I can't help but notice that stuff. It drives me batty when designs are that bad. The Instek also seems like a better choice than the 1054Z, but I simply won't put it on my bench because I can't look at it. --- End quote --- Is the Siglent really that much better? :-// Maybe you should get a Micsig tBook or something. I assume you won't want the optional fugly rubber frame but you can even hide the thing away and use it via your phone. Prices for 4-channel, 100MHz are comparable to the Siglent. |
| Mr. Scram:
It's funny, because I actually quite like the design of the DS1054Z and loathe that of the Siglent. The oval channel selection buttons drive me nuts. It's completely out of tune with the rest of the design. Admittedly, Rigol jumped the shark on some of the newer designs that followed the same basic idea of the DS1054Z. Regardless, there's no accounting for taste. There's plenty of professionally designed junk around to prove that once and for all. |
| KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: Fungus on August 28, 2018, 01:56:43 pm --- --- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 28, 2018, 01:31:08 pm ---I had the DS1054Z for 3 weeks. I noticed it every single time I looked at it. I hated the design. It annoys me. My primary job is web/graphic design; I can't help but notice that stuff. It drives me batty when designs are that bad. The Instek also seems like a better choice than the 1054Z, but I simply won't put it on my bench because I can't look at it. --- End quote --- Is the Siglent really that much better? :-// Maybe you should get a Micsig tBook or something. I assume you won't want the rubber bumper frame but you can also use it via your phone. --- End quote --- The Siglent is that much better. It looks boring, but it isn't hideous. It also looks like the front panel graphic overlay is detachable, so I'm going to try popping it out, scanning it, and designing my own overlay if I decide I like the scope. I considered the MicSig, but the reviews for the model in the same price range said the MicSig was slow, and the screen was laggy. So, no thanks on that one. I love the idea of the touchscreen, but the form factor isn't more convenient for me than the bench scopes. It would actually be a hindrance. |
| nctnico:
I don't get why design is so important. As long as the user interface is not cluttered and easy to use all is well. IMHO it is way more important a tool does a good job. |
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