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Siglent SDS804/814X HD or Rigol HDO914S for Mechatronics student
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Jack359:
Hello,

I'm about to buy my first serious digital oscilloscope and my budget is around 600 USD.
Till now I was using mostly my fathers old analog one for hobby projects.

Im situated in Europe and first was between  Siglent SDS804X HD and Rigol HDO804.  When looking at the prices I saw that from China I can get Rigol HDO914S for a bit more than Siglent SDS804X HD in Europe or the same price as SDS814X HD.

Which one would be the most complete package? I will probably not use most of it anyways at first but would like to future proof myself.
I'm starting my Bachelor in Mechatronics so I would like to have a nice private oscilloscope.

I have found only comparison threads between SDS804X HD and HDO804 and from which I can see that SDS804X HD is superior but how about compared to HDO914S?

Thanks.
Grandchuck:
Be sure to buy from a vendor that will take care of any problems that might arise.  I lean toward Siglent.
Good luck with your studies.
KungFuJosh:
I hate Rigol, but if you search for the HDO900 series on this site, you'll see that even Rigol people don't like the 900 series.

There's nothing better in that price range than the SDS800X HD series.
eTobey:
You should not spent hundrets of dollars (or your currency) for something that you have in general no glue about. Work out your preferences with a used digital scope before. Also you most likely need other equipment too, so save your money. In the meantime, there might be a better model, or the prices would have come down.

The Siglent might have a lot of features, but it also has a lot of issues (people here dont like the b-word). Just for example, the grid does not always align with the numbers, so you will quickly get confused about your levels. And working on a project, this would be inacceptable (at least for me).

The Rigol might not be as good as the Siglent, but it has features, that you have to consider.
hansibull:

--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on September 22, 2024, 03:31:47 pm ---I hate Rigol, but if you search for the HDO900 series on this site, you'll see that even Rigol people don't like the 900 series.

There's nothing better in that price range than the SDS800X HD series.

--- End quote ---

I don't own a Rigol scope (I have a Siglent SDS1000X HD), but why do users "hate" the 900 series? Isn't logic analyzer capabilities nice to have? It certainly can't be worse than the 800?
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