$7350 for the Rigol DS6064 or $9660 for the DS6104. I assume this is the market LeCroy is going after.
Not really. The WaveRunner Series starts quite a bit above that.
The WaveSurfer 3000 is the one that competes with the Rigol DS6000 scopes, although no-one really buys them anyways due to their poor value for money.
64xi was $11,500 new. A little higher price than the Rigol.
Yes but that was $11,500 in 2006, not in today's dollar. These days (2nd gen successor) WR6zi starts at around $13,900.
I would like to see how the DS6104 compares.
Not well. The DS6000 is a very simple scope. Only very basic maths, slower sample rate (5GSa/s for the Rigol vs 10GSa/s for the WR64Xi), slower max waveform rate (180k for the Rigol vs 1.2M for the WR64Xi), only simple and basic measurements, no advanced options (i.e. Advanced Math, Jitter Analysis, Power Analysis, Serial Decode for a ton of standards, or one of the ton of other options that exist for the WR64Xi), and because it's essentially the same platform as the smaller Rigol models (embedded Linux) there's no Windows, and no means to install Mathlab, LabView or any other program directly on the scope.
The Rigol does have larger sample memory (140M) but that isn't of much use as there's no search capability whatsoever, and scrolling through the memory is slow on the Rigol.
The DS6000 is completely overpriced for what it offers, not just in comparison with older scopes like the WR64Xi, but also in comparison with current scopes in the same price bracket like the WaveRunner 3000 or the R&S RTM2000/RTE, or even the (aside from the new touch screen functionality pretty dated) Keysight DSOX3000T Series.
No problems at all with the 8500A using the PATA to SATA with the SSD. It's been in there about four months now.
Yes, but that is a scope with a standard 40pin SATA connection used in desktop PCs, and the 8500A also came with an 80 conductor cable.
I ran the 64xi at least 10 hours over the weekend. Maybe 5 power ups. I'll post if it starts to have any troubles.
Please do, it would be interesting. I had these problems with a scope from 2006, and the one Tunersandwich has is IIRC from 2008, and he was affected as well. But it took a while to show.
You still have one of these right? Does your DAQ have the same rework?
Yes, I have. I can't remember about any rework but I see if I can take some pictures.