Hey everyone,
I was looking into buying a ds2072a oscilloscope (the one that can be "upgraded"from 70mhz to 300mhz for free).
Online I found prices as low as $839 in the US, and similar prices in europe. Currently I'm in Shenzhen, China, and when I looked at taobao (the chinese ebay), and I found it for
I decided to look even further, when I walked down to the SEG electronics market, there was a shop that offered me this oscilloscope for 3650RM , which is around $550, I can pick is up there tomorrow. Now this market is known for their counterfeit products, however I haven't heard a single story of a "fake" rigol oscilloscope. As rigol is a chinese brand it could be that I'm just bypassing all the import costs by buying it here.
So before I go ahead and buy it tomorrow I was wondering if you guys have any experience with counterfeit oscilloscopes, or buying oscilloscopes in china in general. Are there ways to check it's real when buying? I'm hoping it's just that they buy in bulk, or that it slipped through the backdoor of the factory, but is still the real deal
I know it will always be a gamble but just looking for some experiences out here
Thanks!