my answer is : 12bit vs 8bit, no one cares about that !
what matters is "GS/s" !
12bit vs 8bit = the cosmetic stuff => on the Y-axis.
But what costs much is the X-axis resolution ! <= the bottleneck (cost related) of any scope is the X-axis, not the Y-axis !
Thanks for that, I second that but additional to GS/s I think 12Bits are really "nice to have" and nowadays affordable.
hi Markus,
you have a Siglent 2104Xplus... me too !
So, I guess that, like me, & thanks to smart guys from the forum, your 2104X+ has beeen converted to a stunning 2504X+ ("stunning" given the price you paid for the 2104X+...) : correct ?
If correct (you have a 2504X+), why are you looking for a "cheap" alternative to your 2504X+ ?
Back to basic : the price of a scope is related to : BW & sample rate. Only these 2 features... simply because only these 2 matter !
(1)
based on that : a 2104X+ converted in a 2504x+ is still a bargain !
So, given that I have a 2504X+, me too, I was looking for an alternative a few months ago.
But, given (1), I looked for a scope that would go far above the feature of my 2504x+ => to get a duo of scope : the 2504x+ to measure basic stuff / the other to measure way above the limits of the 2504x+
What was "far above" at "fair price" ? the GigaWave sampling scope ! but I bought instead an old Picoscope 9211a (same price & more features... I wanted a Pico for a long time because of display/remote/etc), and it's a gem, like the GigaWave (price tag = 3kEur))
Of course,
I'm talking about these alternatives because I get stuck @ the lower end of the 2504x+ : 1ns & below
If it's not your case, looking for an alternative to your scope is useless
If it's your case : get the GigaWave to backup the 2504x+ & go deeper
if this post is not ok somewhere, please reply to explain where I'm wrong