To put this in perspective, keep in mind this poster recommends LeCroy scopes exclusively and only levels criticism at their competitors.
Oh look,
my personal troll is back! How cute!
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But yes, you're soo right, I mean,
I'd certainly never ever recommended buying an Agilent scope, no way! And I really never ever said anything positive about any other brand than LeCroy, for example
Siglent or
R&S.
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And of course
I'd really never say something bad about a LeCroy scope, ever. ![Banging Head |O](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/bangheadonwall.gif)
In all seriousness, I'd say you really need to get your head examined, dude.
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So take the advice, like all advice, with a big grain of salt.
My recommendation for the OP or anyone who's interested in real facts to read the "Rigol DS4000 series VS Keysight 3000T Better Value?" thread from not too long ago and look at the verifyable facts presented there, and decide for yourself who's presenting supportable facts and who's spewing unsubstantiated crap:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigol-ds4000-series-vs-keysight-3000t-better-value/But yes, I do often mention LeCroy when I think its appropriate, for the simple reason that most other people don't, because they're either not aware of their scopes or don't really know them (and believe the made up BS some people are spreading in this forum). The fact is that if people search for big brand scopes its usually "Agilent/Keysight" or "Tektronix". So not knowing about other alternatives means you could well be missing out. I may be wrong but I think one purpose of this forum is to help people make decisions, well we won't do that if we suppress anything outside the mainstream.
As to LeCroy, they're not just a minor player, it's in fact LeCroy who has pushed digital scope technology forward like no-one else, not Agilent/Keysight, and certainly not Tek. When it comes to the ultra high end LeCroy is simply the only game in town, period. Even Agilent/Keysight has nothing to offer there because they don't have the technology. Plus LeCroy is the only big name manufacturer that so far hasn't engaged in bashing its competitors like Keysight and Tek tend to do in their staged 'ours-vs-theirs' comparisons, which is a plus in my book.
As to their scopes, well I wouldn't buy their entry level stuff (WaveAce which is crap, WaveJet which is poor, both scopes are just bought in rebadges anyways) but starting with the WaveSurfer they offer great scopes. And I'm speaking from experience as I'm working mostly with high end gear, including Keysight's.
Don't get me wrong, the DSOX3kT is not a bad scope, it really isn't. And it definitely has its strengths (i.e. the available options, some of them you can't find anywhere else in this price class). However, in my opinion the WaveSurfer 3000 is a very attractive alternative because unlike the DSOX3000T it's not just a facelift of an old design, offers more memory and advanced toolsets like WaveScan, plus its cheaper (a few hundred dollars for the low bandwidth variant to literally several thousands of dollars for the high bandwidth versions). Again, for the OP, read the linked thread, which is very similar to what you're looking for. I posted all the facts there.
There's a good reason why LeCroy lags far behind in sales in your price range
Yes, LeCroy lacks in sales, so what? The DSOX3k is out since 2012, the WaveSurfer 3000 came to market mid-2014 (and before then LeCroy didn't really have an attractive scope in the low end segment). And still LeCroy manages to offer a comparable scope at lower prices. How come?
Oh, and I guess you think its completely co-incidental that that Keysight already offers all options free for the DSOX3kT, a scope that was only introduced a short while ago, and it has nothing to do with LeCroy pushing WaveSurfer 3000s in the market for a lower price?
and it's not because purchasers of test equipment are fools.
You're right, we aren't fools. But you, sir, managed quite well to look like a fool yourself. Again. As usual.
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