Rigol Discounts

[Gandalf_Sr]

I see Rigol have just sent out emails for big discounts and package savings for North American customers.  Details are here.

[Commodore8888]

Saw that this morning in my corporate email

Trying to convince myself that I don't (and the lab) don't need a pile of real time spec an's 

I don't recall of anyone hacking the RSA series either, at least not yet. It doesn't hit that "this is cheap enough if it bricks I won't care" sweet spot like the MSO5000. Granted if it's petalinux/Zynq like the 5k and 7k, could be a fun rev-eng project. Ghidra was really fun to use for that

[BravoV]

Damn ... 200MHz at $299 with free shipping.

[jemangedeslolos]

I see Rigol have just sent out emails for big discounts and package savings for North American customers.  Details are here.

Did this promotion not exist before in the United States ?
It exists already for some time in Europe ( since 10.10.2019)
It should expire on 31.03.2020 but it will maybe be extended.

[MathWizard]

Maybe if I save up for 2-3 yrs I could get a $10k scope some day

[stafil]

Damn ... 200MHz at $299 with free shipping.

https://www.tequipment.net/Rigol/DS1202Z-E/Digital-Oscilloscopes/

They will pay the taxes too! No reason not to get one. Even if you don't need it

[Gandalf_Sr]

Damn ... 200MHz at $299 with free shipping.

https://www.tequipment.net/Rigol/DS1202Z-E/Digital-Oscilloscopes/

They will pay the taxes too! No reason not to get one. Even if you don't need it

I'm not certain, but I think you can only use one code at a time at TEquipment.net so using the notax code would stop you from using the eevblog 6% code; in Michigan the sales tax is 6% so it is a wash either way.

I think I'd rather have an 'upgraded' DS1054Z than the DS1202Z-E for the $300 price tag; either way it's a good deal.  Rigol is the first company that's dropped prices in these difficult times although a lot of stuff at the low end e.g. DG812 has not come down.  I suspect that other OEMs will follow suit soon.

[douggoldberg]

Maybe this will pressure Siglent to respond. Let the price war begin!

[duckduck]

Just ordered a DS1202Z-E yesterday.     Previously, I had been looking at old scopes on ebay for US$150+P&H and off-off-Broadway scopes on AliExpress for US$259. When I saw a brand new 200 MHz scope direct from a decent manufacturer with probes, a traceable calibration certificate, and a 5-year OEM warranty (part of their current deal) for US$299 delivered to my front door in a couple of days (Rigol N.A. is down in Beaverton, Oregon, about 3 hours south of me) that was the biggest no-brainer gear acquisition of my entire life.

[nigelwright7557]

$2000 ?
I paid £20 on ebay for my USB storage scope and repair audio amps with it no problem.

[Gandalf_Sr]

$2000 ?
I paid £20 on ebay for my USB storage scope and repair audio amps with it no problem.

Luxury! We used to dream of 'avin' a USB storage scope, there were 10 of us 'uddled round t'workbench wi nowt but t'screwdriver.

[rhodges]

Way back when, my first scope was a Tek 544 with a W plugin. Differential did not help me much, but I got it for a cheap trade. It was big and heavy, but it was a decent space warmer.

[duckduck]

...and it’s here.

Holy cow. It's just a power supply and a PCB. No wonder these things are only US$299 delivered.

Yes, Dave, I smelled the "new gear smell" on it and then took it apart before I turned it on. 

[YZEPT]

The Rigol distributer in Australia is offering discounts around 10% at present but their prices are very high to begin with.

[zitt]

Can someone PM me a working discount code for Rigol and/or TEequipment.net?
I sent a PM this weekend; but haven't gotten anything.

I'm seriously considering a DL3021 and want to lock in the cheaper "work from home" discounts with any discount codes.

Never mind. I guess they posted the discount code in their thread after all.

[plutonian]

@duckduck I'm considering the DS1202Z-E too. Since I haven't been able to find any review in youtube for it yet, can you tell us about the UI, is any different, faster or slower than old DS1054Z?

[Gandalf_Sr]

Wow! 2 channels and it doesn't have separate channel Y controls

I hope it is faster than a DS1054Z, it has to have some redeeming feature.  OK, I know you THINK you don't need more than 2 channels but if you can get 4 for the price of 2, why buy 2?

I am not a subscriber to the conspiracy theory that the Rigols have unacceptably slow UIs, I'm happy with all my Rigol gear; 3 scopes, 2 signal generators, and 2 power supplies (when my second DP832 gets here this week).

[Fungus]

@duckduck I'm considering the DS1202Z-E too. Since I haven't been able to find any review in youtube for it yet, can you tell us about the UI, is any different, faster or slower than old DS1054Z?

I suspect it's exactly the same.

I hope it is faster than a DS1054Z, it has to have some redeeming feature.

It's been discussed here and the only conclusion was that Rigol is simply filling a hole in their lineup.

(everybody else has a 200Mhz, 2-channel 'scope, Rigol didn't...)

Some people simply want 200Mhz rather than 4 channels.