Wouldn't it cost them more to set up a separate production line for this scope than they'd save by removing a couple of components? (I assume the 1074Z is already pared to the minimum by now).
Yeah, I suspect it's the same, but I'm just floating the idea out there. Maybe the 1074Z was borderline margin wise and they had to shave a few cents somehow?
It's usually not that expensive overall to run the same board and populate less parts for a lower model, if that's possible.
The 1054Z doesn't have the generator option. But I thinks that's the only difference?
Me? I suspect this is preparation for dropping the DS1052E from their product line (which will save them money).
No doubt.
Explains why they didn't do it a the initial release, they still had some sort of investment in the 1052E, maybe a whole bunch of parts they didn't want to write off?