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Siglent SDS1104X-E vs. Rigol DS1054Z Advice?
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KungFuJosh:

--- Quote from: tautech on August 22, 2018, 02:49:42 am ---Any will be fine and they're all probably from the same maker.

Now which would I buy and why ?
The red one.

Got a couple of 100x probes in my probe bag and guess which one is easiest to find ?
When connected to a scope, guess which one is seen at a glance to identify what could be an HV connection ?

My 2c.

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That's exactly what I was thinking! I like the red one. :-DD
tautech:

--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 22, 2018, 02:51:32 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on August 22, 2018, 02:49:42 am ---Any will be fine and they're all probably from the same maker.

Now which would I buy and why ?
The red one.

Got a couple of 100x probes in my probe bag and guess which one is easiest to find ?
When connected to a scope, guess which one is seen at a glance to identify what could be an HV connection ?

My 2c.

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That's exactly what I was thinking! I like the red one. :-DD

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Some things are really simple, right ?  ;D
KungFuJosh:
I hate to admit it, but I think the Siglent SDS1104X-E might be winning me over. I've been watching too many of Dave's videos and I've heard him say a couple times now about the shared 1G not being enough for 4 channels at 100Mhz...and prior to seeing any of this, I was told to find a minimum of 400M per channel, so if I believe that I'll ever do more than 2 channels...I may have the excuse I need. ;)
JS:

--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on August 23, 2018, 10:30:20 pm ---I hate to admit it, but I think the Siglent SDS1104X-E might be winning me over. I've been watching too many of Dave's videos and I've heard him say a couple times now about the shared 1G not being enough for 4 channels at 100Mhz...and prior to seeing any of this, I was told to find a minimum of 400M per channel, so if I believe that I'll ever do more than 2 channels...I may have the excuse I need. ;)

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Only if you plan to use 4 chanels at 100MHz BW signal. If using 2 channels the rigol has 500MSa/s which should be enough for a 100MHz signal, so still useful there but only using 2 channels. While the siglent using 2 channels you can get 1GSa/s, and using only one channel both 1GSa/s.

I went for the Rigol because was waaay cheaper to get for me, I would have to pay twice to get the Signlent, as shipping rates from stores where it was available to ship to me were way higher, like 3 times what I payed for the Rigol shipping. YMMV here, so with a closer price the fight is open. Then there are a few other differences, the bode plotting looks great, probably better with a dedicated signal generator than the optional one for the scope, but still not great as it has many limitations. The ability to add the logic analyzer later is a nice one too, for having a MSO as the time comes, and money and needs agreed on this, but is an expensive option to have a logic analyzer compared to many other out there, and going to the PC as usual as I do I can mix them there (analog and digital) for the time where it's needed)

JS
KungFuJosh:

--- Quote from: JS on August 24, 2018, 01:41:44 am ---Only if you plan to use 4 chanels at 100MHz BW signal. If using 2 channels the rigol has 500MSa/s which should be enough for a 100MHz signal, so still useful there but only using 2 channels. While the siglent using 2 channels you can get 1GSa/s, and using only one channel both 1GSa/s.

I went for the Rigol because was waaay cheaper to get for me, I would have to pay twice to get the Signlent, as shipping rates from stores where it was available to ship to me were way higher, like 3 times what I payed for the Rigol shipping. YMMV here, so with a closer price the fight is open. Then there are a few other differences, the bode plotting looks great, probably better with a dedicated signal generator than the optional one for the scope, but still not great as it has many limitations. The ability to add the logic analyzer later is a nice one too, for having a MSO as the time comes, and money and needs agreed on this, but is an expensive option to have a logic analyzer compared to many other out there, and going to the PC as usual as I do I can mix them there (analog and digital) for the time where it's needed)

JS

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For my current needs, they're both overkill. The issue is that people keep giving me ideas of how I might use them, and some of them sound reasonable. For me, the difference in price will be about $140 between the two units, and I get free shipping.

In all honesty, being the tech/computer type that I am, it bothers me to pay for an old computer. From that perspective, and for an extra $140 I get a newer computer with 1M FFT, double the multi-channel sampling, built-in web server, 400VDC input, and the POTENTIAL for other crap I probably won't use. I probably won't ever use the logic input, but it's there. I dunno if I'd ever shell out any cash for their AWG addon, but the option is there.

And even though I don't care at all about the WiFi module, I'm interested in it for one reason: the TP-Link adapter model (TL-WN725N) that Siglent charges $70 for is available for $10 or less, and I'm curious if I could get the cheap one to work. I dunno if anybody has tried or not, I haven't looked yet.

Thanks,
Josh
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