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[Anthony Fremont]

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Probably. Looks like maybe it is tagging onto threads with more than a
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You never did say what you thought of the Owon 25MHz-100Msa/s-6K buffer DSO
on sale for $329.
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[DaveC]

You never did say what you thought of the Owon 25MHz-100Msa/s-6K buffer DSO
on sale for $329.

Well, I don't know if I'm qualified. I've not had a lot of experience
evaluating scopes. I just usually buy quality used brand names (I own 2
Tektronix scopes). But if I had to buy new and wanted an LCD scope, I might
try it.

Looking at the specs, I notice it says "Sampling rate: 100 MS/s" then a bit
later "Sampling rate range "10 S/s ~ 250 MS/s". Don't know what that means
(if it's a range, why say 100MS/s? If its set, why say 10 S/s ~ 250 MS/s?) I
would have to ask questions about it.

But most of all, I think equipment like this is best tried out. If you know
someone who already has a certain model, you can "test drive" it. Or if the
seller is willing to offer a decent return policy, that would be another way
I'd be tempted.

But outright buying it from what I see on the web site? Mmm... I think I'd
not do that. But then I'm not looking right now.

Hope that's somewhat helpful.

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[Anthony Fremont]

DaveC wrote:

You never did say what you thought of the Owon 25MHz-100Msa/s-6K
buffer DSO on sale for $329.

Well, I don't know if I'm qualified. I've not had a lot of experience
evaluating scopes. I just usually buy quality used brand names (I own
2 Tektronix scopes). But if I had to buy new and wanted an LCD scope,
I might try it.

I just meant in terms of the pricing. $329 for a color DSO seems an awful
good deal. Nice big full VGA screen too.

Looking at the specs, I notice it says "Sampling rate: 100 MS/s" then
a bit later "Sampling rate range "10 S/s ~ 250 MS/s". Don't know what
that means (if it's a range, why say 100MS/s? If its set, why say 10
S/s ~ 250 MS/s?) I would have to ask questions about it.

Hmmm.....I hadn't noticed that. The Rigol changes the sample rate based
upon the time base selected and the buffer length (norm 1k/2k or deep
512k/1M). I'm surprised at how useful a seemingly small 2k buffer is.

But most of all, I think equipment like this is best tried out. If
you know someone who already has a certain model, you can "test
drive" it. Or if the seller is willing to offer a decent return
policy, that would be another way I'd be tempted.

But outright buying it from what I see on the web site? Mmm... I
think I'd not do that. But then I'm not looking right now.

Hope that's somewhat helpful.

I was just curious what you thought of the price.

 

[DaveC]

I was just curious what you thought of the price.

Less is better! (c: But I have to evaluate the product too. I mean, if it's
a pile of rubble, $2 is too much. If it's the functional equivalent of the
Tektronix 2465 and more, then $329 is a fabulous price. You get what I
mean...
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[KTy]

On Mar 16, 7:15 pm, DaveC <m...@privacy.net> wrote:

I was just curious what you thought of the price.

Less is better! (c: But I have to evaluate the product too. I mean, if it's
a pile of rubble, $2 is too much. If it's the functional equivalent of the
Tektronix 2465 and more, then $329 is a fabulous price. You get what I
mean...
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Any feedback from the OWON ?

 

[Anthony Fremont]

KTy wrote:

On Mar 16, 7:15 pm, DaveC <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
I was just curious what you thought of the price.

Less is better! (c: But I have to evaluate the product too. I mean,
if it's a pile of rubble, $2 is too much. If it's the functional
equivalent of the Tektronix 2465 and more, then $329 is a fabulous
price. You get what I mean...
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Any feedback from the OWON ?

None yet that I've seen. I have the Rigol DS1102C and I'm really happy so
far. I'm really impressed with Rigol tech support. I had a couple of
questions/issues and they were very responsive via e-mail. Not bad for
dealing straight with China IMO.