I'm just pointing out that not everybody around here has a solder rework station, a JTAG programmer, a Digikey account and enough money to buy another one if it goes wrong.
You talk about the "Siglent Hack" like it's a done deal but that's far from the truth.
I think you havent been reading the most recent posts on upgrading the Siglent bandwidth in the SDS1104X-E threads.
You dont need a solder rework station, nor do you need a JTAG programmer or a digikey account, or even any extra money.
The only thing you need is an ethernet cable and access to the internet. The upgrade takes 5 minutes if performed correctly, and there are very detailed instructions on how to perform this upgrade correctly. The upgrade also appears to be fully reversible (to preserve the warranty), and has been tested on quite a few instruments with documented, verified results (see any posts by rf-loop, janekivi, or myself on
the siglent .ads firmware thread and
the main Siglent 1104X-E thread). This upgrade turns your 1104X-E into an 1204X-E for free.
This bandwidth upgrade is the real deal, and is easy to do. It makes the SDS1104X-E better than the Rigol scope in almost every conceivable way (twice the bandwidth, twice the sample rate per channel when all 4 channels are used, more than twice the WFM update rate, more memory per channel, better probes, etc). I was an owner of the Rigol 1054Z and I loved that scope, I used it for many years before selling it and getting an SDS1104X-E. The Siglent is the better scope, and with the bandwidth upgrade I wager it is also the better deal.