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Yoda
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi All,
I'm getting ready to buy an oscilloscope for my own use. I had decided to
buy an older refurbished HP 54600A DSO. Mainly because it's what I use at
work and I'm comfortable with it and like the automatic measurements. But
after pricing them ($800 and up), I feel like I'd probably be better off
going with one of the new low-end Tek scopes like the TDS 1000 or TDS 2000
series. I'm not building spaceships and just need a good general purpose DSO
for everyday signal and measurement use. I don't want to take my chances on
Ebay.
My question is, how do the newer Tek scopes compare to this old HP I've been
getting ready to buy? Max budget is about $1500 which puts the TDS 2012 in
reach. And secondly, please recommend any good places to buy online, good
service and support etc. Thanks for any comments.
-Dave
I'm getting ready to buy an oscilloscope for my own use. I had decided to
buy an older refurbished HP 54600A DSO. Mainly because it's what I use at
work and I'm comfortable with it and like the automatic measurements. But
after pricing them ($800 and up), I feel like I'd probably be better off
going with one of the new low-end Tek scopes like the TDS 1000 or TDS 2000
series. I'm not building spaceships and just need a good general purpose DSO
for everyday signal and measurement use. I don't want to take my chances on
Ebay.
My question is, how do the newer Tek scopes compare to this old HP I've been
getting ready to buy? Max budget is about $1500 which puts the TDS 2012 in
reach. And secondly, please recommend any good places to buy online, good
service and support etc. Thanks for any comments.
-Dave