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Awesome Scope

5.0

Cheap, reliable, awesome!

Eben Thompson on Apr 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Good kit for hobby use.

5.0

Excellent for the price.

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good

5.0

fast shipping, nice service. good parts.

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good

5.0

fast shipping, nice service. good parts.

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Excellent Value

5.0

I purchased two of the Rigol ADP0150BNC 50 Ohm Impedance Adapters for use with my new Rigol DS 1202Z-E Digital Oscilloscope. My application is repair of amateur radio transceivers. So far they are doing exactly what I needed them to do; providing impedance matching between the scope inputs and rf outputs of the radios. I would also add they were much more affordable than the alternatives.

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Great hobbyist scope for the money

4.0

The Rigol DS1054Z is simply an excellent scope for the hobbyist on a hobbyist budget. I've put this scope to good use so far, analyzing I2C, SPI, and a switch bounce issue on an old tube guitar amp. Yes, this scope is a bit older now and there are a couple of hot competitors out there (GW Instek GDS1054B and Siglent SDS1104X-U). To compete with these, the Rigol now comes with the higher end features, like 100MHz bandwidth, enabled, so it still holds its own and I am very happy with my purchase. I've read some complaints about the relay clicking noise and fan noise. All of these scopes have fan noise. You're going to hear it, but if you're used to working in an electrical lab environment, it's nothing out of the ordinary. If you're sitting at home in a quiet room with nothing else going on then, yes, it's the loudest thing in the room. My own particular gripes about the unit are (1) there's no real web interface to speak of, and the remote operation software is not user friendly and slow, and (2) the response to the controls is just a bit laggy but not terribly so. Given the age of this design compared to the newer competitors I'm not surprised. But due to these, I give it a 4 rather than 5 rating. I'm secretly hoping they'll improve the remote access with a software update, but not holding my breath, and it isn't a key feature for me. Still... great quality scope!

Mark Bratcher on Jun 08, 2022 I found this helpful (1)

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It's a must have if you work on electronics!

5.0

Very impressed, The screen size works fine for my needs, and learning the menus has been easy.

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Great Basic Assortment

5.0

Nice assortment for use with oscilloscope or signal generator. Good quality, works well, and a good bit less expensive than purchasing these items separately.

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Great Tool

5.0

This tool provides an excellent bundle of equipment for the price. It is a great basic oscilloscope form hobbiest use.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Nov 25, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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Everything I expected +

5.0

This scope lives up to all the glowing reviews. It is definitely a good value. I’ve used analog oscilloscopes for decades but this is my first DSO. The user manual could use some work but the YouTube videos fill in most of the gaps.

Verified Purchase Gene on Sep 09, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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RIgol rig

5.0

This rig is one of the best for the cost.

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Good

4.0

The build quality seems to be good. The user interface is also good. I really don’t know what I’m doing with this thing. But this scope does help you learn. I could learn even faster if I had a fancy white board.

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Well balanced

5.0

It has been said multiple times and I reinforce so, this scope is great for its price.

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Great First Oscope

5.0

Plenty of extra channels to use if you blow one up. Lots of documentation, good price

Verified Purchase Ryan Clark on Feb 21, 2021 I found this helpful (1)

Not the best

3.0

Cables were decent quality, but the BNC to banana adapter spacing is definitely off by a mm - not a good fit for standard meter inputs. Caltest did not respond to the quality concern on this.

Brian on Feb 17, 2021 I found this helpful (1)

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Great Scope

5.0

Well packaged; received quickly. Still learning how to use it, but many resources are available online.

Tim White on Jan 29, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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Great service from TE Equipment

5.0

Overall one of the easiest and most painless purchases I have made. I bought this oscilloscope for my daughter and she is very happy with it. Great customer service and fast (!) shipping!

Anonymous on Jan 23, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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My son loves it!

5.0

My son mentioned that he would like an oscilloscope (I didn't even know what that was), so Christmas was the perfect time to get him one. He loves it and says he would highly recommend it to anyone in the electrical engineering field.

Samantha Carman on Jan 21, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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Review on Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Nice oscilloscope, I easy to work with.

Perfect oscilloscope, I am very happy to work with. on Jan 15, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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Such a good buy!

5.0

Great features for a great price. The measurement soft keys on the left are really handy. My only complaint is the refresh time while changing the horizontal and vertical. It is slower than other digital scopes to update as you are making those adjustments. All is well though once you arrive at your desired level, so it's a minor concern. I'm using this for DIY audio based projects and it has been a great choice for that kind of tinkering.

Verified Purchase Tim D on Jan 13, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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Very Nice Scope

5.0

This is a great scope! Very user friendly, which is important when trying to teach students that have never used an O-Scope before. The display is easy to read and full of information, and there are a lot of extra built in functions for special applications.

Tim on Jan 05, 2021 I found this helpful (0)

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A solid scope at a great price

5.0

I've bought two of these for myself and for my student team, and they've both performed admirably. You won't find a better entry-level scope for the price, especially with 4 channels and probes.

Anonymous on Dec 25, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Very capable scope

5.0

This scope is very capable, and moreso because it comes loaded with measurement tools thanks to the unlocked extra software straight from TEquipment. Quality build throughout. I'm older so I normally use reading glasses, and they do help with this instrument to read some of the smaller text (some of the on-screen text can be enlarged via settings). Some reviews speak to the fan being noticeable, but really, I did not think it was noisy at all - just a light rushing fan sound like you'd expect. Being lazy, I uses Auto a lot, which is a nice feature. Although feature packed, it will still make a good scope for the beginner to learn on - everything is there. For me, I am learning a lot in the world of digital scopes since I come from using older analog scopes. For new users, I recommend the Quick Start it's a great way to walk-through the buttons and commonly used features features.

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Rigol ADP0150BNC 50 Ohm

5.0

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Awesome

5.0

This Scope is worth every dollar and has even more features anyone can ask for especially at this price range. The build quality is amazing and the material is solid. It also comes with a huge screen which is already a luxury feature more expensive scopes tend to have.

Verified Purchase Damion Chau on Oct 16, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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more than just an entry level scope.

5.0

Good software package . 4 channels so working on stereo amps is easier able to see input output of both channels at the same time . FFT work for audio .

Triodethom on Oct 14, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Compared to a 4 channel Instek

4.0

Getting my new Rigol with options bundled included I was eager to see the options. With the usual new equipment jitters, I was pleased to see they were all installed and I didn't have to do any downloading, etc. I wanted to see how the Rigol stacked up. From a Youtube review I knew the blue and green traces were similar. They are. The green I would say is teal but practically, light blue. However the 2 "blues" are distinguishable so not a problem. The pink I call purple. Also from a review it was known the font sizes of letters are small. They are. Some are quite small such as measurement data. It may be a problem. Not so good, I like the looks seeing an actual unit rather than pictures. From pictures I had thought it had a poor style to the design. Sharing a common control for vertical didn't pose much of a problem. Though at times switching trigger and back to which vertical channel I wanted did seem to be a lot of fiddling. A few cons. The select switch slips a lot making for a wrong selection. I talked to a guy at Rigol and he says he gets that a lot. He says muscle memory comes into play. I suppose. Also it's a hard press. Mechanically I wonder how long that switch will hold up. In acquisition the manual led me to believe I had a choice other than sin(x)/x. Apparently not, talking to Rigol. But the manual is for the 1000 series. Maybe so on other scopes. The screen appears smaller with the left menu. For holdoff ranging my Instek is better. I'm spoiled. The holdout is good though. For pros I like having hi res. I can see differences using it. While maybe old hat nowadays I think it's a great feature to have. Also Pattern triggering is potentially very useful. There are several other triggers I didn't have. Also in Math the option of being able to perform logical operations is exciting. In general usage the triggering is fine as is using different memory depths. While writing a review not a comparison, I say my Instek is the better performer for ease of use and functionality and the Rigol has more versatility. Right now, being a new scope for me, the Rigol is my main interest.

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Fantastic scope for the price

5.0

They pack a lot of nice features into a fantastic price point. Good choice for an entry level scope!

Bradford M on Sep 28, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

Quality is not as good as it was

3.0

This is my second DS1054Z first one was good But unfortunately, this is a common practice among Chinese company as soon as they earn your trust they will cut from every possible corner to increase their benefit margins quality of probs on this one was horrible in another word if you buying this consider to buy 4 probs the device itself is very laggy and slow and inaccurate but it is cheap very cheap if you can spend a little more buy American models like Keysight unfortunately, this was not possible for me since organisation budget was limited

Verified Purchase Farshad on Aug 18, 2020 I found this helpful (4)

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Great quality

5.0

A must have item if your scope lacks 50 ohm inputs.

RJ Roy on Aug 05, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Terrific Scope

4.0

Feature packed oscilloscope. Great value. I love this product

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Seems great!

5.0

I purchased to use with my ds1202z-e, with my radio Eqipment. After some tests, I’ll update my review

Verified Purchase Red Culver ~ N0TMY on Jul 07, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Value

5.0

I agonized over which oscilloscope to purchase for weeks. I finally decided on this one and couldn’t be happier. It’s a great value and I have no regrets at all. Recommended to all who are in the market for an entry level scope.

Verified Purchase Ron Franks on Jul 07, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Lots of features packed in for a good price

5.0

I thought I would be spending at least $600 on a decent oscilloscope. especially with four channels. This lower cost equipment works fantastic and first time I powered it up to test it , I found it intuitive to use and easy to access the features. I would suggest this unit to anyone who needs to troubleshoot their electronic projects.

Verified Purchase Charles Tuttle on Jul 06, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Can't beat it for the price

5.0

While this scope has a few minor flaws, it's really an excellent value for the price - especially now that it comes with all features (except 100mhz) unlocked from the factory. Yes the UI is kind of laggy, and the interface can feel cluttered and a bit unintuitive. But I just can't knock an oscilliscope that has four channels and all of these features (especially I2C and SPI decoding) at a price that's accessible to hobbyists.

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Cal Test CT4042

5.0

This product is high quality and was received promptly.

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Good Oscilloscope for the cost.

4.0

The Rigol DS1054Z is a very good choice for an entry-level oscilloscope. It is packed with features and having 4 channels is a definite bonus although having a single, shared set of vertical scale and offset controls takes some getting used to. Two disappointments are imprecise voltage measurements and not being able to turn off the display of inputs used in math operations.

Rigol DS1054Z Performs Well on Jun 11, 2020 I found this helpful (1)

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Excellent scope for any hobbist

5.0

Four channels, bright screen, single step triggers, external storage for capturing traces for the money this scope simply cannot be beat.

Joe OConnor on Jun 09, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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GREAT VALUE! Awesome scope!

5.0

I was set to buy a used Tek portable Digital scope. then I saw the Youtube videos about this Rigol DS1054Z and I made the decision to purchase it. I am so happy with it I started a Rigol DS1054Z users group on facebook! What an Awesome bargain!

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Review on Rigol ADP0150BNC

5.0

The Rigol ADP0150BNC is a 50 Ohm impedance adapter. It is solidly constructed of nickel plated machined steel. The product was delivered quickly and on time.

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Great little scope!

5.0

I still have 1 year left of the waranty though I am sure I will not need it. The bang for the buck on this scope is great. I have had it for 2 years and it has done anything I have asked it to do. I mostly work on audio equipment. The full software upgrade package came with it when I purchased it and the software lifts it from a OK deal to a NICE deal! It is small and light enough to be portable and I have a Pelican knock off water tight case with foam inserts purchased from Harbor Freight for travel, it is well worth the price at around $20-$30.

Verified Purchase Wayne Parris on Jun 03, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Works great, convenient

5.0

Not an essential part for anyone, but when you need a matched load, this is faster and much, much easier to use!

Verified Purchase Siyuan Liu on May 17, 2020 I found this helpful (1)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Excellent product, value and customer experience. No Cons at this point, only Pros. Unit arrived and works as expected. Product is getting a bit "long in the tooth" and would have loved a newer product design before purchasing but overall a great product. Very predictable use, well supported and documented by Rigol and by user community (social media and multiple forums).

Anonymous on May 07, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Unbelievable scope for the price

5.0

I’m thrilled with this scope, after three weeks of ownership. I’m using far more of the advanced features than I anticipated. In this price range, I hadn’t been even thinking of targeting needs like RS232 decoding and triggering, SPI, I2C etc. But being able to cross reference serial comms from my Arduino back to the PC with what’s going on with the downstream electronics has been amazing. I’ve also been using the third and fourth inputs on the scope to give programmatic triggering of the scope from my Arduino - which helped me track down a poor clock signal in a project I was building. The product builds overall feels very high quality. Very solid, reasonably heavy. Probably the only negative is that the entire width of the screen can’t be used to see the signal, but that’s a pretty minor concern, the screen is already quite wide. Overall, this is a 10/10 product

Verified Purchase Cormac on May 06, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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An excellent scope at an outstanding price!

5.0

I purchased this scope to replace my aging Tektronics 2245 analog scope in my classroom. Wow! What a great scope! I can do a variety of demonstrations and measurements, I can save them to a USB stick and use them in presentations, I can actually show my students 3 phase power... the list goes on and on. This is a 4 channel scope with all of the versatility of a much more expensive scope, at a bargain basement price. If you are looking for a scope for educational, hobby or even test bench use, this is the scope to buy.

Verified Purchase Jeff Greenly on May 06, 2020 I found this helpful (2)

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Great for beginners

5.0

I got this as a beginner oscilloscope as I no longer have access to one from school (covid). I'm very happy with it and haven't encountered anything that I"m not able to do. I'm sure I'll upgrade in the future but it might not be for a while considering how happy I am with this one.

Anonymous on May 05, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Outstanding Scope For The Money

5.0

This is a fantastic hobby level scope. Many features, most of which will rarely be used as a hobbyist but they are there none the less. Interface is pretty easy to use and well laid out for the real estate available. This is my first digital scope and I'm glad I went with Rigol the first time around.

Dan on May 05, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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RIGOL DS1054Z - best in a class

5.0

Perfect digital scope for signal visualization. Working fine, done well. RIGOL have to fix problem with High Resolution 12 bit acquisition mode- it just absent. Declared but absent.

Gennady on May 05, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope

5.0

This has been a great scope for the price. Once you go to four channels you can never go back!

Jonathan Spencer on May 03, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Best scope I have ever used

5.0

I got this scope because my are not what they used to be, on top of the bigger screen and 4 channel I can use it to check out caps that look good but are no, and check signals in tv's without pulling the board out first.

Verified Purchase Roger w Peckenpaugh on May 03, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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WOW!

5.0

Unbelievable hobby scope: I've barely tapped the capabilities of the unit, but it does all the basic things you would expect of an oscilloscope effortlessly and very well. The value is incredible. I am enticed by some of the features on the higher end scopes, but for as infrequently as I would use them, this is a sweet spot on a price/performance curve and an absolute bargain. Considering the only reason I am likely to use 4-channels is because they are there, the higher bandwidth of the DS1202Z-E might have been a better choice in the long run, but I don't know how I could have gone wrong with either.

Verified Purchase Robert Marino on Apr 24, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Needed to add a digital scope to the bench and couldn't be more pleased. The price per capability cant be beat.

Verified Purchase Ernest on Apr 23, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Product

5.0

Great Product

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great product

5.0

worth the price, will last you a long time.

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Great Product

5.0

One of the best low budget oscilloscopes on the market (if not the best). For its 4 channels and easily hackable 100MHz bandwidth, this is a great purchase that will last you a long time.

Anonymous on Mar 12, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol O-Scope

5.0

It’s very nice. The only downfall on this piece of equipment is that I have to study to understand all of the excellent stuff it does. When this one wears out I’ll buy another one just like it.

Verified Purchase Mitch Mabrey on Mar 07, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Easy to use beginner oscilloscope!

5.0

This is a great entry level oscilloscope. I bought it to see the EFM signal from a CD drive. Lots of options, I heard it can be upgraded pretty easily by searching online!

Anonymous on Feb 22, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for a great price

5.0

I have only been using this scope now for a little less than a month, but so far I love it! I have been using it primarily for circuits at audio frequency, but plan on using it to troubleshoot some homebrew radio equipment that I have laying around too. The FFT Math function seems like it will be extremely useful for that! Seems like a good product and TEquipment had the best price that I could find when I was shopping around for it.

Eric on Feb 17, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Great device and options

5.0

It will take me quite a while to learn all of the features available with this oscilloscope and I am excited to learn! Saving bench footprint with this device is also important to me. Thank you for the Official options pre-installed as well.

Beautiful design with more functions then I dreamed of. on Jan 30, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Fantastic Scope

5.0

Great scope for audio work. Would def recommend for someone's first scope.

Anonymous on Jan 16, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS 1054Z

5.0

I purchased an open box unit. Looked brand new.All the accessories were brand new. Works great!

LG Systems on Jan 09, 2020 I found this helpful (0)

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Love these

5.0

Just purchased another DS1054Z, I love these. So simple to use for my daily tasks. Considering one? Don't, just buy it.

Verified Purchase Craig Hollabaugh on Dec 27, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Works Fine

5.0

Works Fine upto 100Mhz.. Sweep to test response..

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Amazing

5.0

I'm stunned at the functionality for the price! Highly recommended.

Finn on Dec 18, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Best scope in this price range!

5.0

The reviews say it all, this scope has a huge following across the web. It has proven very upgradable and reliable over the years I've owned it!

Verified Purchase Chris on Dec 16, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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High quality adapter

5.0

This is a very convenient way to convert to a scope that does not directly support 50 ohm inputs (e.g., most cheaper Rigol scopes). Nice build quality and fit.

Verified Purchase Tom Repetti on Oct 30, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Great scope for hobbyists and engineers looking to get started

5.0

I've wanted a scope for a long time at home, and after reading around I decided to splash for this one. I couldn't be happier! After setting it up, which wasn't very hard (although Australian buyers beware: you'll need to get your own power cable, it's just a regular PC supply cable so a 7 dollar one from a local store works fine) I turned a 5 hour troubleshooting session into a 10 minute fix. The 4 channels make repair and troubleshooting work a heap easier than a 2 channel scope and the menus are easy to learn.

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Excelent adapter

5.0

Good workmanship and does what you expect, works great.

Verified Purchase Alexsandre Avila on Oct 23, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Nice scope kit

5.0

It helps a lot in the interconnection of equipment.

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Nice scope kit

5.0

It helps a lot in the interconnection of equipment.

Verified Purchase Alexsandre Avila on Oct 23, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice cheap escope.

5.0

Much more for much less. It perfectly suits a small and medium sized laboratory. It has several measurements that are found only on more expensive equipment.

Verified Purchase Alexsandre Avila on Oct 23, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Value

5.0

I've used many o-scopes in my career as an EE since 1980. Now retired, bought this one for hobby and consulting work. This thing is a great value if you can live with 50 Mhz BW. So many cool, handy features that are easy to find and use. And at an astounding price! Tektronix, if you want to stay in the o-scope business, you better get after it!

Verified Purchase Bill Rodgers on Oct 20, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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One Great Little Scope

5.0

I love this oscilloscope so much! Make my work so much easier. This replaced a dual trace B&K scope from the 80s. Don't know why I waited so long.

on Oct 11, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Excellent Product

5.0

Excellent Product

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Sep 12, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Excellent value

5.0

With all of the options unlocked, this is an amazing value.

John Lee on Aug 17, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing Value

5.0

This scope is an amazing value. The SCPI commands are robust to control every aspect of the scope via IP and do screen grabs from the device over the network. This also allows for the scope to be used as a remote acquisition device to get any of the numerous measurements remotely via IP. - Endless possibilities with it remote - as well as how well it works on the bench by pushing the buttons. HIGHLY recommend this instrument for all levels of skill, will impress even advanced users familiar with the much more expensive scopes.

Verified Purchase John Detrick on Aug 12, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Best scope for the price

5.0

This is the best entry level scope!

Verified Purchase Christian Llanes on Jul 05, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope

5.0

This is by far the best entry level scope for hobbyists.

Christian on Jul 04, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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We have 4 of these and they are great!

5.0

Just bought our 4th one for the lab, great price and performance. A must have.

Verified Purchase Matthew Schinault on Jun 04, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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No complaints

5.0

Well packaged and quickly shipped. Used all the basic functionality of the scope so far, and it beats my experience with previous analog scopes. Pros: small size (less bench space), feature packed, 4 channels. Cons: a bit loud (might try to modify the fan once out of warranty), long boot time.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Jun 03, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Arrived quickly and we got started right in

5.0

It came very quickly and we started right in, trying the suggestions in the manual. Very happy w the choice. CA

Caffel on May 17, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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One couldn't ask for more..well maybe

5.0

Great instrument for the price. Factory installed upgrades a plussss. Easily installed the last 2. Coming from an analog Tek 465, it does have an adjustment & learning curve and I am still working on that. TE ordering & shipping was easy and fast. The only comment is that I wouldn't consider the "Engineers" real engineers. They are sales people with some technical knowledge.

Anonymous on May 12, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Bargain for the price

5.0

Well built unit, tons of features, and a pricetag that's surprisingly reasonable for what you're getting. This isn't a $5000 scope, but it's well above it's price class. Everything arrived well packaged and on time.

Verified Purchase Robert on Apr 04, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Super Value!

5.0

Came from factory with all options permanently enabled except for 100MHz. A software update fixed a "2 detents to change" encoder issue (in general, mechanical encoders are notoriously difficult to integrate, and have really bad wear issues). Text on the screen is a bit small for my old eyes, fan is a bit loud, the FFT could be more responsive and useful, the control panel and screen are rather busy, but beyond that I don't have anything negative to report. Came with four 1x/10x probes that work fine, boxed well for shipment. For what it is and can do it's a tremendous bargain!

dewster on Mar 27, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope

5.0

I love the look and feel of the product. It is reasonably easy to use even for someone with very little experience using such devices. I don't think that it is possible to beat it for the price.

Verified Purchase NormG on Mar 20, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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More than an entry level scope

5.0

Fabulous, I am delighted. This is perfect for my use. As a recording studio owner 50Mhz (or 100Mhz with upgrades, wink, wink) is well within my needs, but great to have. Great options, nicely built, and easy to use. I like it, worth the price of admission.

Verified Purchase Mark A Reynolds on Mar 15, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z Star Performer

5.0

As a hobbyist, I don't have an unlimited budget for quality hardware. The DS1054Z is an exceptionally great value for cost to performance and I really appreciate that. You have a company that stands behind it's product, with the technical prowess to provide help when those times crop up. I have been extremely satisfied with the product's performance and the reliability will be determined in the future, but with this scope being a top seller for the last 5 years, that speaks for itself. You can add my endorsement to the growing list of people that have found this unit to far exceed expectations and put me down as one happy satisfied customer.

Verified Purchase Tecstar1 on Mar 08, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice fit and finish compared to alternative brands

5.0

Compared to no-name terminators, the fit and finish of this quite a step up. The physical quality and tolerances provide for a very reliable mechanical connection. I do not have the ability to evaluate the specs vs. actual, but it has performed as expected.

Verified Purchase Erik Heidt on Feb 25, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Outstanding Value

5.0

It's not a LeCroy, but this is an outstanding value in a scope! At the current price, especially with the included software bundle, there is probably nothing else on the market which can compare. I'm very happy to have it on my hobby bench. The menu structure is a little quirky in places, but easy to learn. The front panel is layout is pretty good. The response time is fine for hobby work but would be a little slow if I were in a big hurry on a commercial bench. The included manual is really basic, so if you have questions be prepared to hunt around online for answers. My only real complaint is the somewhat touchy selector knob. It's too easy to overshoot the desired setting, but it's just a minor annoyance.

Bob on Feb 25, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Great beginner scope.

5.0

I wanted a beginner scope to help troubleshoot and work on old 8 bit computers and some ham radio projects. I've never used a scope before and had this doing what I needed in 5 minutes. The only thing I would say is a negative are some of the font sizes. It can be tough to read at times.

Verified Purchase PaulD on Feb 24, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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RIGOL DS1054Z DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE REVIEW

5.0

Incredible value for money. Where do I start? Huge range of trigger options, large number of math and statistics measurements available. And a hardware frequency counter. And much, much more. Did I mention that you're getting a 4 channel scope with all the above features for $375?

Verified Purchase James Spottiswoode on Feb 22, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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RIGOLADP0150BNC O/O

5.0

SIMPLE! Everything was simple right from the get go. I ordered the 50 ohm Rigol adapter and received it a few short days later as expected. It came with an assurance option to be sure that I received it-simple. I simply attached it to my test equipment and now I'm getting accurate measurements on my equipment that would only be found on more expensive equipment - simple. I love it and would recommend TEquipment.Net and this adapter to everyone for simple quick solutions of their electronic needs.

Retired Audio on Feb 21, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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50 Ohm Impedance Adapter

5.0

Not that this adapter is anything special, because it's not. It did do what I expected, BUT it's the experience with these folks that makes me want to come back. They're knowledgeable, easy to work with and their prices are great. What more can one ask!

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Feb 19, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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I2C decode

5.0

This is a comprehensive scope with great advanced features such as I2C that i use all the time in development and interfacing to other products. This is not too hard to setup and operate. I like this scope for the money you cannot beat it. The only drawback is that the decode features are software based so that you have to be careful when viewing data.

Verified Purchase John Wilson on Feb 08, 2019 I found this helpful (1)

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Very well-built, small scope

4.0

This is a great and widely recommended entry-level quad channel scope. It was smaller than I anticipated, which for me is a very good thing. The screen and overall build quality are very good, all controls are intuitive if you have ever used as scope before. Recommended.

Verified Purchase codex0 on Jan 21, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

I just received my 1054Z. I was very pleased with the speed of shipping and the way the unit was packaged. Working with TEquipment was an extremely pleasant experience. The folks there are knowledgeable and polite. The scope appears to be well built and functioned properly right out of the box. I am very pleased with the entire experience!

Verified Purchase tl on Jan 15, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z Oscope

5.0

This Oscope was purchased as a gift for a friend who repairs and refurbishes amplifiers and speaker cabinets for electronic instruments. His complaint before having the scope was he couldn't see what the electric was doing. Now he reports he's on cloud nine with this scope. Turned out to be a great gift to a good friend,

Frank on Jan 12, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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access kit

5.0

came on the same day as oscilloscope so we didn't have to wait on it to ship. good job

Verified Purchase SHELLY EILAND on Jan 08, 2019 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Value for EE student

5.0

I'm an electrical engineering student and bought this scope to take my measurements up a notch. I'm extremely impressed at all the functionality in this scope for the amazing price. This is an awesome learning tool and hope to keep gaining new knowledge with it for years to come.

Verified Purchase Joshua Vandermeer on Dec 25, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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get it, won't regret it

5.0

Great scope, excellent price, and comes with ALL software features enabled, thanks to Rigol / TEquipment. This vendor is the best! Highly recommended.

Verified Purchase gershon on Dec 21, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z delivers, powerful scope, great value

5.0

The DS1054Z is a much better scope than I expected given the price. It came with 4 probes and all the software options already unlocked. The shipping was fast and easy. I would definitely recommend it for beginners and advanced users but think someone who wants to use it as a logic or protocol analyzer should go with a stand alone solution (like the saleae logic pro 16 or something similar).

Verified Purchase Richard on Dec 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Really useful adapter

5.0

If your goal is to work professionally and use 50 ohm coaxial, it is necessary to place this terminal to connect the signal to the oscilloscope. Very good quality. Work as expected.

Verified Purchase Eric Dahlgren /R.Iglesias on Nov 29, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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I am super pleased with this DSO

5.0

The scope build quality and operation are excellent and hard to distinguish from our higher end scopes. Many of the knobs also press, for example to center the vertical at zero or change to zoom mode. In fact many features I find to be easier. This is a very nice oscilloscope. It is very affordable and has great features. I was so satisfied with the first one I bought, that I went back to buy another one without hesitation. I think that this instrument in its segment probably has the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.

Verified Purchase Eric Dahlgren /R.Iglesias on Nov 28, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Highly recommended - Great price....

5.0

Great price States good to 1GHz - looked good with tests. No power rating listed so use caution

Verified Purchase derf44 on Nov 23, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Highly recommended

5.0

I bought a number of these. Excellent buy for the money. No real time clock, but a non issue for me. Highly recommended!!

Verified Purchase derf44 on Nov 23, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Best bang for buck

5.0

This is my second DS1054Z: purchased this one strictly for personal work usage. Can't beat the price/value.

Verified Purchase Jamie on Nov 20, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Fantastic value!

5.0

Has more features and capability than I ever imagined at this price point, or even much higher. It has its limitations, of course, but most of the complaints you may see (input noise, frequency measurement inaccuracy, etc) are not faults, but characteristic of this type of instrument. It does what it should, and very well.

Verified Purchase Brian Dunham on Oct 30, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Works well

5.0

While 50 MHz has its limits in the digital you can still get some basic debugging done. This scope works as well (and sometimes better) than the older analog CRT scopes ire[aces. The measurement capabilities make things go faster. Well worth the price. When I need a higher BW scope or a large logic analyzer renting them still works well.

Verified Purchase VirgniiaGuy on Oct 24, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Just the Right Accessory Kit

5.0

The CaL Test CT4042 accessory kit contains just the right cable and adapters to compliment my Instek GDS-1102-U Oscilloscope.

BEL on Oct 19, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great tool for the money!

5.0

I just retired so now electronics is my hobby and not a profession. I'm pretty old school so I'm comparing this scope to my trusty Tektronix 465 100 Mhz scope. Happily, the Rigol is very easy to use right out of the box and all of the common essential functions are still accessed through knobs and buttons. There are a bunch of menu driven options - not my favorite way to set up gear - but even those are easy to navigate. I've heard complaints about all modern digital scopes crashing (anything that's software driven will crash after all) but I haven't experienced any problems with mine. I sure don't need all 4 channels all the time but how can you go wrong at this price? Most of my applications are audio (I build analog synthesizers) so 50Mhz is more than enough bandwidth for what I do. This is my third purchase from TEquipment and as always it has been a great experience. If you only need 50Mhz of bandwidth, you can't go wrong with this scope.

heygtrgar on Oct 14, 2018 I found this helpful (2)

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Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope 50 Mhz DSO 4 Ch

5.0

I just received this oscilloscope about 2 weeks ago; I know that this just an entry level oscilloscope but it has a lot going for it and the price is great. I have some analog scopes but no digital. What I like the vertical and horizontal buttons on the side with lots of options. I have heard some say the screen is a little small. But compared to the size of the unit it a good size and I have to ware reading glasses. The screen is easy to read. Then there is a real nice save or print button. XY mode can have a split screen or with a push of a button YT mode for wave sine. Lots of measurements can be seen on the screen with just a push of a button. There is a lot more and the price you just can't beat it. I am currently troubleshooting a TV with it and found 5 defective electrolytic capacitors with this DS1054Z oscilloscope. I do not have a lot of money nor the need a high price oscilloscope. This one is just great for me.

Verified Purchase Stanley Johnson on Sep 12, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope 50 Mhz DSO 4 Ch

5.0

If anyone is interested in getting this Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope 50 Mhz DSO 4 Channels don't hesitate to buy it directly from Testequipment.net. Not only will you get a quality product but it will also include some very helpful and useful software to install on the Rigol DS1054Z Digital Scope which will unlock a multitude of features. This package comes free with purchase through Testequipment.net which retail value of $$$ and only available here. Do not purchase through A****n/ E**y, etc...since you will only receive the Rigol Oscilloscope and not the bonus software upgrades $$$. I'm glad I did my homework and got it here. I have been wanting an Oscilloscope with these features and the price for sometime, and well it's a steal considering all the features it comes with. You won't regret it. Thank You Testequipment.net for help making my purchase fast & pleasant.

J.J. on Sep 06, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Useful Tool

5.0

This has been a quite useful tool for me as a hobbyist. Now I understand better some concepts since I´m able to see them in real time.

Verified Purchase JAIRO ALBERTO ROJAS BOYACA on Aug 18, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent Instrument

5.0

The DS1054Z has been excellent so far in the one month I've had it. The oscilloscope looks great, the keys feel great, it has a nice big display, and the scope reads beautifully. I haven't had any issues. TEquipment was great with shipping and providing the necessary information.

Verified Purchase Michael Dermksian on Aug 16, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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As advertised

5.0

Works out of the box. Exactly as advertised. Pre-configured with all the free extras.

Verified Purchase Michael Lamb on Aug 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Great 4 channel scope for most hobbyist needs for a reasonable price.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Aug 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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So Far, Awesome

5.0

So far, this thing is awesome. Granted, it has a lot more features than I'll likely even need, but who knows. This is my first scope, and so far it's been very easy and intuitive to get to know. Setup was easy, and installing the free "upgrades" was no big deal either. I'm looking forward to this making my life a lot easier working on tube amps and other audio equipment.

Verified Purchase KungFuJosh on Aug 09, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Great scope at an affordable price

5.0

Great first time experience ordering from TEquipment - will definitely order again as my test equipment needs grow. This scope is a good addition to my "maker" shop - looking forward to many years of use.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Aug 03, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

In this store this oscilloscope has reasonable cost.The taxes and shipping included, very very great service. My oscilloscope arrived to Mexico at eight days. I will buy with them one more time! I saw many others devices that I would like to buy!

Verified Purchase Hector Ramos on Aug 02, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Company

5.0

This is our second purchase. TEquipment.NET is great to do business with, fast order processing and fast shipment. No problems! Will order from them again.

David on Jul 27, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Really nice scope

5.0

For the money you can't get better. Definitely worth it, especially for the hobbyist.

Verified Purchase Fred Foscalina on Jul 27, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice Scope

5.0

I recently received my DS1054Z, a solid introductory scope. Affordable, feature packed, compact (compared to the legacy analog beasts I am more familiar with), I expect this to serve well for my purposes.

Verified Purchase Kevin on Jul 18, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent

5.0

Excellent scope for the price.

Verified Purchase alexandros damianidis on Jul 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Worth the price

5.0

This is a very usable and affordable scope. The user interface is very intuitive and is easy to pick up, and is for the most part reasonably responsive (not lightning quick, but usable). It does all the basic things I expect in an oscilloscope right, and I would highly recommend it. I have not tried using the PC interface yet or played around much with the serial decode options. Pros: 1. I really like the deep memory and 4 channels. For what I do this is more useful than very high bandwidth/sample rate. 2. The UI for basic things is fully functional; fine/coarse resolution adjustments, centering, and cursors. The single set of vertical control knobs took a little adjusting to, but I wouldn't consider this detrimental. This is by far the biggest pro for me. 3. The base seems reasonably solid, and I don't have any issues pushing buttons. 4. While I don't use the advanced features that often, it's nice that they're there for when I do need them. Cons: 1. The math function is main exception to being "reasonably responsive" I've noticed so far. It just takes more time for it to update compared to everything else. 2. I don't know how usable the FFT feature is. It does seem to allow you to use the full memory* or just the on-screen display data, but I have noticed a few quirks: - When I have a really large time base, it doesn't let you use the full memory anymore (seems > 100ms/div is the limit?) - You can't display only the fft; you either get ~2/3 a screen of the fft, or the fft is layered underneath whatever channel on the full screen - You can only have a linear frequency axis - There are some strange limits on the frequency axis scale. It makes probing "low frequency" modes nearly impossible (low as in few kHz). For example, I couldn't even get a nice fft of the built-in 1kHz probe test signal. 3. Boot time is longer than I'm used to, but I've also mostly only played with old DSO's and analog scopes, so perhaps this is something associated with modern feature-full scopes? In any case, it's not too much of a burden since all I have to do is turn it on and leave it on at the start of the day when I want to use it. 4. While adding measurements is super easy, I have not really found any good way to remove them (there's some obscure method by going through the measurements menu). With statistics off the measurements don't take up much screen real estate, but it would be nice if the left menu buttons used for turning measurements on would instead toggle them on/off. I would consider these all minor issues for me since from past experience I very rarely use the math functions, and I have a PC accessible right next to my scope so I can do proper Fourier analysis by exporting the data.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Jul 14, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Worth the price. Good.

5.0

This scope includes many features, which are very useful. Also, the free software makes it greater, and it worth the price. The four channels with four different colors make it easy to use. Many math operations including an FFT is really nice. Its pretty easy to get the hang of the scope pretty fast. After a one day, I had most of it down, but there are still a few options buried in menus that I seem to keep forgetting where they are and have to look it up. It was a little confusing that photo #5 on this site for the DS1054Z shows the back of the scope with 2 sources, that don't actually come with the DS1054Z, only a higher more expensive model. On that same note, neither Tequipment nor Rigol actually give you a full list of all features for this specific scope or any other, but instead, the features are lumped in with the entire DS1000z series, so that you don't know for sure what you are really getting. There should be a complete list of all features (ie. all of the Math functions) for each scope of this series either on this site of Rigol. If they are all the same then have one list, and at least say what's different about each scope. I also really liked the ability to put the entire screen onto my PC screen and control most of the functions with the included USB and the free software. But, its a little cumbersome getting all the software because of the hoops you have to jump through before you get it all loaded and working, specifically the surprising requirement of IVI, (Interchangeable Virtual Instrumentation), a set of standards for test and measurement instrument drivers. Even though it was all free it was a lot to go through to get it all running. In the end, Fast shipping, and easy to contact both Tequipment and Rigol technical help was a plus. I recommend this product.

Verified Purchase Gen Xu on Jul 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z Digitial Scope Review

5.0

Did my research before purchasing. Great value for hobby and work. An amazing tool in a small package. Love the built in features. Yes, the fan could be less noisy as noted by many customers but it does not bother me . Can highly recommend.

Gyula on Jul 01, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good quality, updates worth it. PC so so

5.0

The updates came already pre-install from factory, very good quality for the probes, been testing it in a couple of circuits and works as expected. The connection for the PC via USB to "setream" the osci is very laggy.

Verified Purchase JULIAN RAMOS on Jun 27, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good value for money

4.0

I am mostly Audio gear and I have been looking for a scope since my old '50s/60s era Tektronic scope failed to fire up. Dave Jones at EEVblog did a good job of reviewing this scope and I must agree for the price it is good value for money. The day after I bought this scope, I received notice that I had won an equipment auction for 2 more scopes (the notice was delayed otherwise I would not have purchased the Rigol DS1054Z at 50 MHZ) So now I have a Tektronics TDS420A (200 MHZ) and a LeCroy 9314M (400 MHZ) to compare against. All 3 machines are 4 channel. Both the Tek and LeCroy came well outfitted with software (they came from the closed Boeing factory I used to work at, Aerospace does not skimp on options :P ) and speed of the machines aside, the make good marks to compare against though both are digital front ends with CRT displays. I am an old fart and I tend to prefer the weight and solid feel of the old gear. The Rigol was purchased under the bundle program but when I entered the codes to activate the software my finger slipped an I entered the wrong SER# by one number. I contacted Rigol and customer service told me to check the installed options, everything should be turned on. I checked and it already had everything turned on. This was from the factory so is it now standard for everything to be on? IDK but it is nice. The machine appeared to be new in the box and not a return from another customer. The Rigol menu structure is easy to use and aside from a few odd choices for button names vs what they do, it is pretty natural to use. The probes seem a bit light but when you consider that the scope is 50 MHZ they are good enough to not need any upgrades right away. The Rigol does feel light and built to a budget but remember I am used to 20# to 30# machines intended for commercial industrial use in the '90s and cost many thousands of $ at the time, .... so there is that LOL. If I had to go on location for a call, I would pick up the Rigol, it just is a lot easier to take with you. I am having a hard time adjusting to the digital display and I do prefer the CRT displays of the other units even when you consider they are monochrome VS the color display on the Rigol. I do miss the auto detect for probes on the Rigol but as long as you remember to set 1 or X10 in the software, it isn't a big deal. Is the Rigol the Be all, End all perfect machine for everyone? Well no, and no machine at any price is. I would have given it 4.5 stars but that was not a choice so I gave it 4.

Verified Purchase Wayne Parris on Jun 27, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Powerful, but Complicated Interface hampers beginn

4.0

This is my first foray into a hobbyist oscilloscope, and I purchased the Rigol DS1054Z after seeing many online reviews and videos. A book that recommended the equipment for a hobbyist Electronics Workshop made this the first major purchase for me (after a new digital multimeter) and I was quite excited when it arrived. My first use was to measure the output of an Arduino Uno that I had programmed to use pulse width modulation to control LED light strips. I had to poke and twist for quite some time to get the display that I wanted and I think my combined time reading and watching usage videos exceeded a semester of college coursework. Well, I'm only partially serious about that, but I'm not sure I know the exact steps that I did to make it work. Later, a friend came to my workshop to measure a circuit board he had designed and manufactured and neither of us could get this oscilloscope to display what we needed to display. So, our conclusion is it isn't very intuitive on how to use this. That said, I've been continuing to read and watch videos with tips and techniques and I am making progress. After adding the DG1022Z I now have a way of using a known good signal to set things up and I'm hoping this launching me on my way. Again, I'm a beginner not an experienced user and what I lack in skill I make up for in interest so I'm sure these two Rigol products will serve me well once I have them figured out.

ZzyzxOh on Jun 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Ds1054z amazing

5.0

I purchased this product based on the in-depth review of Dave Jones at the Eevblog. I've always tinkered around with electronics, repairing, soldering, but never really had the desire until recently to really understand how they function. As a beginner this scope has been a ton of fun to play with and the fact that it comes with all the probes and everything necessary to use it right out of the box is fantastic. I hope that my children have as much fun with this scope as I do right now.

Verified Purchase Corey Peterson on Jun 19, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great for the Money

5.0

This is a great hobbyist scope. It's powerful and has a lot of functionality you'd expect from pricier models. Plus, the SW upgradeable features add a lot of useful functionality. (And Tequipment is including them currently as a special offer.) The 50 MHz bandwidth is certainly a limitation for some applications, but probably not worth the bump in price unless you really need it for your application.

Verified Purchase DougG on Jun 12, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good Value

5.0

Works well, as expected. Quite intuitive to use once you do a scan of the manual and 'get' the approach to the layout of functions and controls.

Paulk on Jun 11, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Just buy it

5.0

Cant beat for the money. I have used used expensive Tektronix and Agilent scopes at school and this Rigol has way more features and memory capability. It is also more user friendly.

Verified Purchase John D on Jun 05, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Can't go wrong with the DS1054Z

5.0

This has been a popular model for the last few years and with good reason. A *LOT* of bang for the buck. I sold off my agilent u1620a in favor of the rigol ds1054z. While the agilent was highly portable the screen was abysmal. I'm so much happier with the rigol. The interface is easy to navigate, the screen is bright and clean, and it's very easy to transport around the shop.

Verified Purchase Stephen Milton on Jun 04, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rare bargain that does its job.

5.0

Wanna troubleshoot $1500 worth of equipment for $350? This is it. I use mine to check audio equipment, and check power quality on motors and inverters.

Anonymous on May 31, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing scope with all unlocked features!

5.0

This scope came with all the optional features unlocked! This added a lot of value to this already low cost feature rich scope. The only drawback is the 50MHz bandwidth and the touchy rotary encoders on the selection knobs, but all the other features like having 4 channels and triggering on protocols like UART and I2C make those things miniscule for the price. You should buy one, now!

Verified Purchase Lucas Wells on May 30, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Functional basic scope with advanced features

5.0

This is a very usable and affordable scope. The user interface is very intuitive and is easy to pick up, and is for the most part reasonably responsive (not lightning quick, but usable). It does all the basic things I expect in an oscilloscope right, and I would highly recommend it. I have not tried using the PC interface yet or played around much with the serial decode options. Pros: 1. I really like the deep memory and 4 channels. For what I do this is more useful than very high bandwidth/sample rate. 2. The UI for basic things is fully functional; fine/coarse resolution adjustments, centering, and cursors. The single set of vertical control knobs took a little adjusting to, but I wouldn't consider this detrimental. This is by far the biggest pro for me. 3. The base seems reasonably solid, and I don't have any issues pushing buttons. 4. While I don't use the advanced features that often, it's nice that they're there for when I do need them. Cons: 1. The math function is main exception to being "reasonably responsive" I've noticed so far. It just takes more time for it to update compared to everything else. 2. I don't know how usable the FFT feature is. It does seem to allow you to use the full memory* or just the on-screen display data, but I have noticed a few quirks: - When I have a really large time base, it doesn't let you use the full memory anymore (seems > 100ms/div is the limit?) - You can't display only the fft; you either get ~2/3 a screen of the fft, or the fft is layered underneath whatever channel on the full screen - You can only have a linear frequency axis - There are some strange limits on the frequency axis scale. It makes probing "low frequency" modes nearly impossible (low as in few kHz). For example, I couldn't even get a nice fft of the built-in 1kHz probe test signal. 3. Boot time is longer than I'm used to, but I've also mostly only played with old DSO's and analog scopes, so perhaps this is something associated with modern feature-full scopes? In any case, it's not too much of a burden since all I have to do is turn it on and leave it on at the start of the day when I want to use it. 4. While adding measurements is super easy, I have not really found any good way to remove them (there's some obscure method by going through the measurements menu). With statistics off the measurements don't take up much screen real estate, but it would be nice if the left menu buttons used for turning measurements on would instead toggle them on/off. I would consider these all minor issues for me since from past experience I very rarely use the math functions, and I have a PC accessible right next to my scope so I can do proper Fourier analysis by exporting the data.

Anonymous on May 28, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Arduino PWM project success

5.0

I have been trying to get a PWM Arduino project to work for a week. The MOSFET I was using to control an automobile tail light was getting so hot it burned my fingers, in spite of all I read. The day after getting this Scope I was able to see the problem with the MOSFET on voltage. I changed to a different MOSFET and dropped the on voltage down to 400mv and the MOSFET stayed cool as can be. Yea !

Verified Purchase Vince Herried on May 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Off to a great start!

5.0

I spent a long time searching for a good starter oscilloscope and I am glad I decided on purchasing the RIGOLDS1054Z. It is intuitive to use and easy to operate. I am equally glad to have purchased it from TEquipment.net because of their great customer service and fair pricing. I would definitely recommend this company to any of my friends!

Joe Veiga on May 15, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Can't be beat for the money

5.0

I'm 15 years past my last job as an electrical engineer and I'm introducing my kids to the joys of circuits. Specifically, we're putting together a MIDI instrument using an old organ pedalboard, a Teensy board, and a bunch of optical emitter/sensor pairs. I needed something that would help troubleshoot the timing issues and the MIDI signal output. The RS232 decoding package on the DS1054Z was just the ticket and it was included in the item price as part of a promotion. What can I say? For $349, you just can't get the feature set that's available on this unit. Everything seems well put together and fairly intuitive. If you even think you might need an o'scope, buy it.

Verified Purchase Lee Gibson on May 09, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Feature Packed

5.0

The DS1054 is a powerful instrument. The 50 MHz bandwidth is a serious limitation for some folks; a money saver for others. Expanding bandwidth is costly, but there are examples of this type scope for higher bandwidths. There are a lot of features packed in this $350 scope. You can save set-ups on a thumb drive as well as high definition screen shots. A peek at the waveform spectrum can be attained using the resident FFT. It should be noted that sweep frequency has considerable effect on this display. The vertical and horizontal menus provide for a variety of waveform data including pulse width and amplitude etc. There is a self calibrate function and the 4 probes provide frequency calibration for the 10X mode using the scopes cal signal.

Using software downloaded from Rigol’s site you can marry the scope with your laptop (USB) for presentations etc. When operating under Windows 7 the latest version of ultra sigma and ultra scope need to be used. I made the mistake of downloading an earlier version and experienced some difficulty in removing registry remnants of National Instruments features which prevented the scope from being recognized.

In the problems solved category, I experienced input bleed over between inputs as well as mysterious waveform displays. The Tequipment folks offered to return it and also provided a support number at Rigol. So I called Rigol to see if there was a simple solution. The Rigol tech suggested restoring factory defaults using a unique key press during booting. It worked; been flawless since.

youonkyo on May 09, 2018 I found this helpful (4)

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Spectacular Scope for the money

5.0

Have not made a ton of use of this scope just yet. I went through several exercises, each focusing on an different capabilities of this scope. This got me up to speed with my new toy quickly Also. This gave my new scope a good shakedown run. I then put the scope to work, on a current project. Just have to say that I am extremely satisfied with this purchase. If your needs are less than what a scope four times the cost provides then you cannot go wrong with purchasing this one. Especially with the bundled extensions thrown in at zero additional cost. Just do it!

Verified Purchase Richard Nottage on May 05, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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best bang for the buck

5.0

This scope, with so many features, and the free software makes it hard to pass up at this price. The 4 channels with 4 colors, and 4 probes, is great. Many math operations including an FFT is really nice. Its pretty easy to get the hang of the scope pretty fast. After a one day, I had most of it down, but there are still a few options buried in menus that I seem to keep forgetting where they are and have to look it up. It was a little confusing that photo #5 on this site for the DS1054Z shows the back of the scope with 2 sources, that don't actually come with the DS1054Z, only a higher more expensive model. On that same note, neither Tequipment nor Rigol actually give you a full list of all features for this specific scope, but instead, the features are lumped in with the entire DS1000z series, so that you don't know for sure what you are really getting. There should be a complete list of all features (ie. all of the Math functions) for each scope of this series either on this site of Rigol. If they are all the same then have one list and at least say what's different about each scope. Another surprising thing is that while waiting for my shipment to arrive, I was reading the manual, and noticed that DS1054Z is only rated as a CAT I device, which theoretically seems to greatly limit its usability. I also really liked the ability to put the entire screen onto my PC screen and control most of the functions with the included USB and the free software. But, its a little cumbersome getting all the software because of the hoops you have to jump through before you get it all loaded and working, specifically the surprising requirement of IVI, Interchangeable Virtual Instrumentation, a set of standards for test and measurement instrument drivers. Even though it was all free it was a lot to go through to get it all running. In the end, Fast shipping, and easy to contact both Tequipment and Rigol technical help was a plus. I recommend this product.

Verified Purchase bruce bergenfeld on May 03, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Quick and Easy

4.0

This scope, with so many features, and the free software makes it hard to pass up at this price. The 4 channels with 4 colors, and 4 probes, is great. Many math operations including an FFT is really nice. Its pretty easy to get the hang of the scope pretty fast. After a one day, I had most of it down, but there are still a few options buried in menus that I seem to keep forgetting where they are and have to look it up. It was a little confusing that photo #5 on this site for the DS1054Z shows the back of the scope with 2 sources, that don't actually come with the DS1054Z, only a higher more expensive model. On that same note, neither Tequipment nor Rigol actually give you a full list of all features for this specific scope or any other, but instead, the features are lumped in with the entire DS1000z series, so that you don't know for sure what you are really getting. There should be a complete list of all features (ie. all of the Math functions) for each scope of this series either on this site of Rigol. If they are all the same then have one list, and at least say what's different about each scope. I also really liked the ability to put the entire screen onto my PC screen and control most of the functions with the included USB and the free software. But, its a little cumbersome getting all the software because of the hoops you have to jump through before you get it all loaded and working, specifically the surprising requirement of IVI, (Interchangeable Virtual Instrumentation), a set of standards for test and measurement instrument drivers. Even though it was all free it was a lot to go through to get it all running. In the end, Fast shipping, and easy to contact both Tequipment and Rigol technical help was a plus. I recommend this product.

Verified Purchase bruce on Apr 29, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excelente opción

5.0

Este accesorio potencia el uso del osciloscopio.

Verified Purchase Fernando Balseca on Apr 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Accesorios valiosos

5.0

Estos accesorios potencian el uso del osciloscopio.

Verified Purchase Fernando Balseca on Apr 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great value for a great scope

5.0

I purchased this scope based on the recommendation of a friend. I am awestruck by the value packed into this scope. Take your time and study the menu structure. It's a bit awkward at first but once you get it's logic you'll find it easy to use.

Verified Purchase Jim Young on Apr 24, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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High value oscilloscope

5.0

The DS1054Z with the upgrade software is a very versatile and easy to operate oscilloscope. In addition to the great product the technical and customer support from Rigol and Tequipment was outstanding. Highly recommend A . I used the scope to set up my phono cartridge.

Verified Purchase Audiophile on Apr 24, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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It's the most popular for a reason

5.0

As much as I love the aesthetics of my old 7000 series Tek scope, the thing really is a boat anchor. I needed something made in this century. In many ways, a scope is a scope. All the basics are the same whether it's fiddly analog knobs and switches, or digital menus. There's very little I can do on the 1054 that I couldn't do on my 40 year old behemoth, but the modern technology makes it all approximately 1.00x10^6 times easier. Calling this a hobbyist unit just doesn't do it justice.

Verified Purchase Evan Marshall on Apr 23, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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RIGOL DS1054Z

5.0

This is a great buy for the money. It is an even better buy if you get it with the free software bundle. There are so many features to this scope that it may take me a week to find them all. Having owned and operated oscilloscopes for the last 49 years, I wanted something that would not break the bank, yet give me plenty features. Sometimes you just want to share a waveform that you have captured. This scope allows connectivity to a PC via Ethernet, USB or even to a USB drive. Yes there are limitations to this scope but for this price point, you won't get any complaints from me.

Bruce Holmen on Apr 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent scope

5.0

This is a very nice scope for the money. The controls are easy to figure out, the screen is amazing, and the quality is great. I highly recommend!

Verified Purchase Anthony on Apr 13, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good beginner scope

5.0

Very happy so far with this scope as a beginner. So far it has been very easy to learn and use. Was already a great value but even better with the included software options. The extra memory and serial bus decoding in particular are useful to me. No complaints at this point, but will update the review in the future if I come across any issues.

Verified Purchase Craig on Apr 10, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent Value

5.0

Great scope, and at this cost who can say no? I dithered for several months. The only real downside I saw in the reviews was the menu structured layout. Well the layout is not a problem for me. Once one learns where the function you want are it becomes second nature. I have only had the scope a couple days and it rocks. Free ground shipping took about 5 days but it was packed good and suffered no damage. TEquipment was trouble free, I got email status updates with tracking info. I got the extended memory and additional functions good guy deal so I’m extra happy.

Verified Purchase Kaz on Apr 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol Digital Scope

5.0

I recently retired from an aerospace communications career and I'm able to now spend more time with my hobby as a HAM. One of the things I missed was the 4 channel scope I used at work and wished I had one myself. I noticed in a lot of YouTube videos posted by HAMS that a Rigol oscilloscope was on their bench. I decided to try the DS1054Z. The price and included software seemed too good to be true but it wasn't. Tequipment provided easy ordering and fast shipping. The online chat quickly answered my questions about what shipped with the unit and shipping was fast and free. The DS1054Z is built as beautiful and sturdy as the scopes I used at work that cost thousands more. There are so many features that it will be a while before I get to use them all but my initial check out is more than living up to my expectations. Customer support from TEquipment and Rigol is as easy as a phone call and no long holding queues to get to a support technician. Happy is just the start of my satisfaction with the Rigol DS1054. Try it, you love it.

Verified Purchase Jay on Apr 06, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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excellent delivery and product

5.0

I received my scope with prompted tracking and delivery. The product arrived, seemingly undamaged. I checked out the unit and seems to be working fine so far. Quality of the scope seems quite good and am very happy with it. Like others, I strongly recommend this company for your next purchase of such special and sensitive equipment. My next purchase will undoubtedly be a more expensive scope (since this is considered an entry level scope) and would like the same service and care I received with this one.

Verified Purchase Phillip Aguilar on Apr 03, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

It is my first oscilloscope, I received it three days ago, it arrived in perfect condition, it meets the three requirements of an amateur electronics and arduino, good, beautiful and economical. For what little I could prove is an excellent product and is fulfilling my expextatives. With respect to the staff of Tequipament, excellent attention at all times. Thank you very much for your attention. 100% recommended.

Adrian Francesquini on Mar 30, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol ADP0150BNC

5.0

It seems to do what it is meant to do.

Shaun on Mar 28, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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great value

5.0

I'm a beginning hobbyist and was looking for an entry level oscilloscope. All of the reviews I've read and youtube videos I've seen recommended this scope highly. It performs as advertised, and the free keys for the extra features in the current promotion worked without a hitch. The only minor complaint is that the manual is pretty sparse. You won't learn how to use an oscilloscope with this manual, but there are plenty of other resources online for this.

Verified Purchase rpmilius on Mar 27, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

This scope is more than I expected. For the price it has so many features and the test probes were included. Grate deal for the Amateur and the Professional.

Bill on Mar 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent starter oscilloscope

5.0

Nice, solidly built piece of equipment. Display is nice and bright. User interface is fairly intuitive after you have used it a few times, but can be intimidating initially due to the vast array of features. Has tons of features for a scope in its price range. TEquipment offering a free upgrade to unlock additional features is an added bonus.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Mar 24, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Excellent value oscilliscope for hobby use

5.0

Previously I have used a second hand older analog oscilloscope. I was a bit unsure if I should pull the trigger on this as even at ~ $350 it is a fair bit of money, but I am quite happy I did. This oscilloscope is by far the best value for the money on the market to date (March 2018) and the software options are also great. I can't believe how much a difference this new scope makes, whereas the old scope was something I would dread getting out (it is really big, old and clunky) this is a breeze to use.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Mar 23, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

Great scope with a ton of features. The best bang for the buck! The 4 channels makes designing circuits a whiz! I would buy again.

Verified Purchase john mott on Mar 22, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice for my needs.

5.0

I'm a Ham Radio operator and like tinkering with radios. I figure this would a good investment for me as I near retirement. Nice Item Great price. Thanks

Verified Purchase Mike Rothe on Mar 22, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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The Oscilloscope you alwaysWanted

5.0

For the student and hobbyist and technician ,this is the best 4-channel scope that is very affordable. If you wanted your own scope but would not settle for a limited bargain tool because of price, the wait is so over! Dare to compare to any scope with this many features. I haven't used a scope in years but learned to use so many functions in just a few hours because the soft button menus are intuitively easy to navigate. Buy this now to take advantage of the free factory software unlocking upgrade key too. An amazing value added bonus but for a limited time.

Mike VRLA on Mar 18, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Love this thing

5.0

I've seen nothing but good reviews online. And with the free added software, it was a no brainer!! I bought a isolation transformer for troubleshooting AC power supplies, This scope is going to save me hours of troubleshooting time.

Verified Purchase Scott Nacke on Mar 16, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Starting point of view

4.0

Just started to work with the 1054Z so this is correct to that point of view. Pros: 1) Great package. 2) Feels solid and less "made in china" 3) Great flexible probs. 4) Adding/Modify the packages is really easy and takes few min. Cons: 1) The fan noise is horrible.

Verified Purchase Tomer Granit on Mar 14, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Better Value

5.0

Better value than buy the items separately. Good quality.

Verified Purchase Pierre-Luc Drouin on Mar 13, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Wow this thing is great

5.0

This scope has more features than I will probably need but I will have a great time trying to use most of them. I am glad that it came so highly recommended and bought it.

Verified Purchase William Mackey on Mar 11, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice Nice Nice

5.0

This is a great piece of equipment for the money. I already have a 100MHz Picoscope 3205D MSO, but there are times when you need more than 2 analog channels, and situations where it is useful to have a standalone scope. So, with some reservations about spending money I didn't necessarily need to spend, I went ahead and bought the DS1054Z. I've been using it for about a week and I am really happy with it. Once in a while I have to go to the manual, but for the most part I don't. All of the commonly used channel, time base and trigger functions you find on higher-end Agilent scopes are easy to find and generally work as expected. Likewise for using cursors, taking measurements, saving screen images, and using the convenient rows of context-dependent buttons on each side of the screen. I have not yet used the serial decode options. The assortment is limited and they aren't really why I bought the scope, but they are nice to have and will probably come in handy at some point. I also haven't made much use of the remote control interface, but I saw and verified that with the scope connected to LAN you can save a screen image with a single linux shell command: echo ":DISPLAY:DATA? ON,OFF,PNG" | nc -w1 192.168.1.185 5555 | dd bs=1 skip=11 of=image.png Thanks to RoGeorge's blog for this, it's a slick and convenient alternative to monkeying around with a flash drive. The DS1054Z user interface for creating and editing text strings is tedious, you'll experience this entering a license code for any options you get for the scope. At this point the DS1054Z seems to be a real bargain at the price. I feel like I'm using a much more expensive piece of test equipment, it looks and feels well made and I enjoy working with it. I'm definitely glad I made the purchase decision.

Matthew Barr on Mar 10, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Hard to do better at this price

5.0

I have the Rigol 2072 which is an excellent scope, but often felt frustrated at having only 2 channels. When this went on sell with decoders, memory and bandwidth upgrade, I jumped on it! As others have notes, the front end is a little noisy, and the probes are a bit cheap (I've bought used tek probes on ebay when my old ones broke) The decoding functions are a bit clunky, but much better than the open source logic analyzers I've used, and quite usable enough to help me debug an i2c problem on a recent project. They probalby won't help you reverse engineer a protocol, but they will tell you enough to make sure you have it working with proper pullups etc.

Verified Purchase Kevin Osborn on Mar 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Too good a deal to pass up!

5.0

A great price on a great scope. Especially with the upgrades thrown in., This scope was big bucks when it came out. Likely it is near the end of the run and the model will be superseded soon? At any rate, for the price of a high-end DVM you can buy a good, well touted, DSO.

Verified Purchase Anton Malje on Mar 05, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing scope for the money

5.0

This is my first scope and after watching a few youtube videos I was up and running in no time. The scope came with a key to enable all features (except for 100MHz) and I was debugging i2c a few hours after I plugged it in. It has so many features and it will require time to master this excellent scope. The fan is a little noisy but it is not that bad. The quality of the scope looks very good. I'm running on a Mac and so far the software that I found on Rigol is for Windows. I will keep looking to see if I can control the scope from the computer. Highly recommended!!

Verified Purchase Gaston Dombiak on Mar 03, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent entry level device

5.0

Great scope for the price, perfect for home tinkering. Tequipment hooked it up with the software options. Very satisfied with both manufacturer and retailer

Rich Fontaine on Mar 02, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent starter oscilloscope

5.0

The ubiquity of the Rigol DS1054Z in the hobby market is unsurpassed. For the price point with the included features, it is hard to beat in 2018. While the rigol interface takes some getting used to, both Tequipments service and the rigol ds1054z are worth investing in.

Verified Purchase Jason Ledbetter on Feb 27, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope for The Money

5.0

The DS1054Z is the go-to standard scope for hobbyists for a reason. Lots of features, 4-channels, easily upgradable. It's a wonderful entry level piece of equipment.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Feb 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Such good value for money!

5.0

This scope is incredibly good value for money, especially with the free software upgrade promotion. The interface is slightly slow but the performance is otherwise great and the unit seems well built. I use Agilent scopes at work and those top dollar models are missing features that I love on my Rigol. Unbeatable for the price - recommended!

Verified Purchase Michael on Feb 25, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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A Great Value

5.0

An incredible value. Compact, light and well built. An ideal take it with you scope. The bonus serial decode package adds a lot of functionality.

Verified Purchase Dave Dillabough on Feb 24, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great product

5.0

I am new to oscilloscopes but read a lot of reviews before choosing this one. So far I am enjoying using this scope and very happy with my purchase and will be learning how to use more of its features as time goes on.

Anonymous on Feb 23, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Perfect Replacement

5.0

This replaces and old scope that I built from a kit purchased from Heathkit many years back. This is a light years jump from what I was using. Only wish I had opted for the MSO version with the 16 digital channel capability. I will have to continue my current PC base 8 channel digital until I'm ready to upgrade again. Will definitely look at the MSO version then.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Feb 22, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good Quality. Works Great.

5.0

Good Quality. Works Great.

Verified Purchase David Manner on Feb 16, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Scope!

5.0

My order shipped promptly, Love that they allow you to try it and return if needed, but I’ll definitely be keeping this baby. Beautiful scope and screen, excellent for the price!

Verified Purchase William Keller on Feb 01, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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The Rigol DS1054Z is perfect for the student

5.0

I bought the Rigol DS1054Z about a month ago. Before that I was using a very good analogue unit. Wow, what an upgrade this has been! At first I thought it was going to be hard to use, but I found the basic instruction manual is very well written and the controls very intuitive. It took me about 30 minutes to be comfortable using it as my first digital oscilloscope. Most of this time was forcing myself to read the instructions rather than just jump in and try to figure it out by myself. I have had a chance to test the unit with various projects that I am learning as a student doing an electronics course at a technical institution. I have found this unit much easier to use than my home scope and ones in the classroom. It is packed full of features. I love the comprehensive measurement data which compares channels. The display is very crisp and it just looks nice :) I did quite a bit of research before I got this and found this unit by far the best value for money in the lower-end scope price range. Very happy :)

Raphael Miller on Feb 01, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z Digial Oscilloscope

5.0

It has been many years since I have bought an oscilloscope. My last purchase was a Tektronix 2024B which, if memory serves me, I bought for $4k (yes, it was that long ago!). It's a very nice scope. Fast forward to Jan 2018 and I was in the market for an additional scope. I did quite a bit of research and checked out many reviews. The Rigol DS1054Z rose to the top in that review process. And so I ordered one for a very competitive $349, with free shipping and $750 of software accessories/upgrades, Boy, the Rigol DS1054Z did not disappoint. What a great scope, especially for the price. If you are in the market for a full featured and capable scope at a great price, look no further than the Rigol DS1054Z. Highly recommended.

Verified Purchase Andrew Sheppard on Jan 31, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the money

5.0

Great scope and great dealing with Tequipment.

Verified Purchase Bob Gibson on Jan 30, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope

5.0

As an aging guy who used to do more with electronics in his youth, I needed a new scope for various things including digital and this scope provides. The added bonus features/software were great and was promptly delivered on-time and unscathed. Love my first scope in many decades!

Verified Purchase Richard Berg on Jan 30, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the money

5.0

I don't think you can beat this scope for the money. It has many of the advanced features and if you don't need the additional bandwidth or sampling rates, it is a great scope to have. Good as a portable scope or as a bench backup.

Verified Purchase Dan on Jan 28, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Lots of Bang for the Buck

5.0

I am amazed how much one gets with this scope. I am replacing an excellent Tektronix 475. I like the accuracy of the frequency counter, accurate values of level and time with a cursor. It has measurement values featured I am not aware of. I do wish dB would be one of those front line values shown. That could be fixed with a software upgrade. Yes, I did work with the Math and Measurement function and saw dB, but it not like being there as a choice with other main values. Fluke meters can express dB levels. The probe tips are brittle, I lost a tip by bumping the probes. The excellent support of Tequipment said they are sending a replacement. That is excellent support. I haven't received it yet, but several follow ups indicated they have not forgotten me. I hope Rigol can offer a dB reference value, easier than the doing the Math and Measurement. I give it 5 stars, it is such a great deal!

David Messing on Jan 26, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Wow! Great Scope!

5.0

LOADED with features! Very impressed! I've worked with scopes 10x the price that didn't do all this!

Verified Purchase Bradley Goodman on Jan 24, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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fantastic investment for the electronics hobbyist

5.0

There are certain milestones that, looking back, the hobbyist recognizes as huge leaps in their understanding and capability. Buying and using a digital storage oscilloscope turned out to be one of those times for me. There are so may ways in which a circuit can malfunction, appearing inert. The diligent, clever technician can probably work through these, given time and some basic tools. For the hobbyist with limited time, such a situation can prove a major roadblock. A scope like this provides unprecedented insight into the workings (or failings) of the circuit, often reducing troubleshooting from hours to minutes. My only regret is in not having prioritized investment in an instrument like this years ago.

issac on Jan 21, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope but Tequipment logistics screwed up.

4.0

My Tequipment shopping experience was sub-optimal, so I have to ding the product to air my concern with the agent. First off, great scope!!! I can't fault it at all and the deal from Tequipment was excellent also. My issue was delivery. I asked for a single shipment (I ordered several items at once) to minimize fees at my receiver since they charge me per package received. Tequipment ignored my request and shipped each item as it became available. Added $40 extra to my purchase. I was not happy. Contacted Tequipment and they offered a discount on my next order but I really would have preferred they followed my shipping instructions first time.

Robert on Jan 20, 2018 I found this helpful (1)

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Great scope for the money!

5.0

Shipped quickly with great packaging. The free expansion upgrades were a big plus. Scope seems to preform as expected and shows a high degree of accuracy when compared against some none reference standards. A lot of capability for the money.

Verified Purchase Clarence Canterbury on Jan 18, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Works great

4.0

Item shipped quickly and was as described. I used this to connect a 10 MHz signal from a GPSDO to a newly purchased RIGOL Oscope to insure it was functioning properly and had a respectable amount of accuracy on the time base. Connections was made direct using 50 ohm coax with no issues at all. My only concern is the power rating is not marked on the adapter.

Verified Purchase Clarence Canterbury on Jan 18, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Absolutely terrific scope value for the money

5.0

I had ordered a competitor's 2ch higher bandwidth scope since that one had serial decoding included in the price. It was a nice scope but locked up hard two times over two days, one time while just sitting on the bench not really doing anything. So I returned that one, and as I was getting ready to reorder I found out that Rigol was doing the bundle special to turn on nearly all the features in the DS1054Z. So even with only 50 MHz bandwidth that was too good a deal to pass by for a 4 Ch scope. After a brief learning curve I can say this scope is great. It already saved me a great deal of time on an embedded system project I've been contracted to work on. The SPI decoding, even though it is only software based, works great. Some people have complained about the multi-function knob being too sensitive. I have not found that to be the case, once in a while I may over or under shoot but that is rare. So far the only negative, and it is pretty minor, is that the fan is a little bit noisy, Not excessively, but it is noisier than the competitor's model I had ordered orginially. But a piece of test gear is only as good as the support behind it. Tequipment is great, and they got me the free bundle upgrade very quickly, even though the Amazon e-mail system made it challenging to get them my direct e-mail address so the license details could be sent to me. And I had a couple of learning curve related issues that I contacted Rigol support about and they were also very responsive and very helpful. I would certainly purchase another Rigol product in the future if needed, and would purchase again from Tequipment for sure.

Burton Bicksler on Jan 16, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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A great buy

5.0

This scope is one of the best scopes for the money. Rigol makes quality products. This is my third piece of Rigol equipment. I am very satisfied with all of the product by them that I own. This scope is one of the most popular entry level scopes for the hobbyist and professional alike.

Verified Purchase WilliamL on Jan 12, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great value and great customer service

5.0

This is a great scope for the money. One of the probes that shipped with the scope exhibited some unusual noise / signal dropout when moving the witch hat and TEquipment / Rigol were great with their customer service. In this case TEquipment provided contact info for Rigol for diagnosis, and Rigol promptly shipped a replacement probe.

Verified Purchase Michael Fikes on Jan 12, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great entry levelscope with lots of online support

5.0

EEV Blog recommended this scope and I am very happy with it. There are lots of Youtube users running this scope so it is really helpful for learning if it is your first digital scope.

Verified Purchase Justin Kuntz on Jan 10, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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GREAT scope

5.0

I bought this for a Christmas present for myself, so I did not get to review it until I opened it. However I was extremely impressed with what it can do. At this point I have only got to play for a short time, but it does more than I know how to do, and is going to take some time to learn it. The feel of all the buttons are great, I was worried that beings this is a less expensive unit, it they would have skimped on the controls, however they feel like buttons used to feel before everything went cheap. Cant wait to start using in more. My father also bought one, after I found this one on sale, he was going with a different brand, but after he got his, he is glad I found this unit, as he is extremely happy with his.

Verified Purchase Jerry Shepherd on Jan 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Review

5.0

It is a very high quality oscilloscope for the price.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Jan 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Mechanical Engineer

5.0

Great Oscilloscope, I purchased this oscilloscope for analysis of ignition waveforms and various arduino projects, this thing works great. For a four channel digital oscilloscope, this is well worth the money. When you look at performance vs cost this scope is hard to beat. It was easy to learn how to use this scope, has good resolution, it also comes with four leads. I would highly recommend this scope to anyone looking for a beginner scope.

Bernard M. on Jan 07, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Satisfied customer

5.0

I'm very pleased receiving this item promptly and in good condition. This best selling instrument, works well. I admit that I have five other oscilloscopes, from bottom of the line to the top [25 years old] Tektronic and other scopes) but for general purpose, and portable units, this is hard to beat. I also use this for my electronic presentations.

dmattila on Jan 06, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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ds1054z

5.0

Great 4 channel scope. Compact, light, feature rich!

Verified Purchase Jim Leftwich on Jan 06, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Worth the money

5.0

It's hard to find a scope this capable for this amount of money. The added free software functions are also a bonus.

The buttons respond nice and the color and intensity of the display is good. My only real concerns are some of the cursor and measurement functions are difficult to navigate through the onscreen commands and the lack of the automatic probe compensation pads surrounding the BNC connectors. The latter isn't much of an issue though if you just use the probes that come with it.

I highly reccommend picking one up if you're a beginner or hobbyist, the price is hard to beat

MicroDave on Jan 05, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Good scope for the price

5.0

The price was very good and the shipping was fast. Although most people get this scope to hack it, this was an even better deal with the bundled upgrades for the scope, legitimately.

I use this mainly for audio frequency work and spi debugging. I'm satisfied with the performance considering the price.

Kanurys on Jan 05, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Scope!

5.0

I recommend this product to anyone that needs a decent product. I have been pleasantly surprised with the build quality, look and feel of this oscilloscope that does everything I needed and much more. The display has a beautiful phosphor look-and-feel with an adjustable persistence that is sharp and clean. This is the best product I have purchased and for the price it is an exceptional scope. I have played with other scopes in the same class and Rigol has cornered the market with build quality, options and user interface that is easy to use. Without hesitation, I would purchase the Rigol DS1054z again.

John Wilson on Jan 04, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Perfect scope for my needs

5.0

I am in love with this scope. It has all the features that I need for working with digital and analog circuitry. I am still an avid TTL and CMOS user along with working with PI's, Arduinos, and other circuitry. With the four inputs and math functions built into this scope, it has proven itself such a useful tool that I wouldn't know what I would have done without it. Grade A design, and very portable for my needs. Thank you for the suggestion, and I am pleased with the results.

Verified Purchase Christopher Hicks on Jan 03, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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Great devoce

5.0

I have been in business since 1973 and have bought many scopes over the years but, regardless of price, this was the best all around unit. The only additional feature that one device that I have is a higher bandwidth but this seldom required. I use it so much that I have bought a second DS1054Z so I can have one for development and another for the service bench.

Gene on Jan 01, 2018 I found this helpful (0)

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everything you have heard is true

5.0

Amazing value! Hard to find anything to criticize and easy to upgrade. Don’t hesitate any longer.

Verified Purchase Paul Mathews on Dec 29, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Exelente Cost Benefit Ratio

5.0

The Rigol DS1054z (04 channels) oscilloscope was an excellent purchase, with great cost-benefit ratio. It is possible to say that I researched a lot and did not find anything better for the price, I did not find anything with so many possibilities of upgrades, connectivity and so on. The decisive point for my purchase was when the price dropped to $349 with a promotion where some licenses to upgrade the equipment were given for free. I'm a detail oriented person. The equipment is not perfect. Looking for finishing problems may be possible to find small flaws, however, nothing to bother with. It is a good product for the price. Anyway, for now, the equipment is worth 5 stars. I need to use it more to be able to do more considerations. For now, I would buy it again.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Dec 28, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent value, does everything it should

4.0

Very good utility, great feature set (particularly as the official full-option trigger/decode/memory bundle was included free). Controls could be a bit quicker/more responsive, some menu items more straightforward, screen text bigger; but overall a very quick learning curve and everything seems to work. My "50 MHz" DS1054Z arrived with 3.8 ns rise time (10-90%) and 98 MHz -3dB bandwidth on all four channels, at 100mV/division. It is evidently rated conservatively. YMMV...

Verified Purchase Zike on Dec 20, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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You get more than what you pay for

5.0

I bought this scope during a sale for $350. For that price I got 4 channels, a nice big screen, a bunch of decoders and so much more. Even though I've spent most of my time playing around with it's fancier features I keep finding new things that this scope is capable of doing for me. It's a great tool, it has a nice build quality to it and the tooling is great. It's a bargain for $350 and it's reputation as the "most popular oscilloscope" is well deserved. Recommended for hobbyists and professionals alike.

Verified Purchase David Díaz on Dec 20, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope! Awesome software bundle for free.

5.0

I love the new scope. While I wont go into the performance details, the newest firmware seems to slightly improve FFT. EEVblog was harsh on this, but for the price, I don't really care. Buying from Tequipment meant that I got almost all of the software upgrades bundled for free! I'm glad I skipped ordering from amazon!

Verified Purchase Joe S on Dec 18, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope

5.0

Rich in features, easy to use, accurate. This is a lot of scope for the price.

Verified Purchase J Namgreb on Dec 09, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z with all the Options Enabled

5.0

Rigol DS1054Z I have read reviews on the this scope for a while and when the free options were offered no brainer to pull the trigger and purchase this scope. The people at Tequipment were knowledgeable and pleasant to when I had questions and talking my order. (Thank you) I like the design and layout of this scope and its intuitive controls with a context help menu button is a great feature in learning the advanced functions. This scope feels solid (not a toy) and the resolution of the display is good and clear and the data display is easy to see pleasing to the eye. After just a week I found that the new options are spectacular it has a similar feel as the analog scope I have already tested the I2c and serial options and found that they are great for analyzing data and troubleshooting communications issues with ham radio and microcontrollers. The XY plots are much improved over the older version of the Rigol entry series scopes. The persistence settings have a phosphor look to them in either dot or vector settings. I like the FFT option but it could use some love from the programmers and the navigation system with the user interface and scrolling through the spectral waveform markers would be a nice options. Unbelievable options At $350 Bucks with all the options enabled this scope is a great deal. This gets my “I Would Buy it Again!” Stamp of approval!

John Wilson on Dec 08, 2017 I found this helpful (2)

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Best bang for the buck

5.0

We purchased one of these scopes for our makerspace (www.hive13.org) and it has been working in our electronics area for a while. I liked it so much I purchased one for myself. My previous hobby scope was a Hantek, but with only 2 channels and the weak interface I just wasn't happy. The Rigol has been preforming well beyond expectations and with the current sale the price can't be beat. I did some quick comparisons with a function generator and the scope was right on the money. I don't think you can get more bang for your buck right now. Brad

Verified Purchase Brad Walsh on Dec 08, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Tech upgrade

4.0

I purchased this as an upgrade for my portable old Tectronix. Installed key options package with little effort and now getting opportunity to increase my tech abilities to fix electronics on my repair bench. Scope has plenty of possibilities and modes. A new challenge to keep my skills growing at an affordable price.

Verified Purchase James Krivitsky on Dec 07, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Rip Van Winkle awakes!

5.0

From an R D Technician back in the early 70's using cart-borne monster 'scopes; then fast-forward to almost 2018. Wow! What a difference ˜45 years make. The DS1054Z is an amazing tool, function wise as well as price wise. Now at 77, I am developing an electronics course for 4-H kids using the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. This scope will be perfect for the lab sessions and to help visualize theory in the lecture sessions. I look forward to many hours using it at home and in the classroom. Thanks RIGOL

Richard St John on Dec 07, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great first scope for me!

5.0

This is my first DSO. I had some limited experience in college with analog scope. So far it has worked well. The build looks solid, power on seems to be quick enough and the fan noise I’ve read about is not much at all. I got several advanced options free 24m memory, serial decode and I’m planning to work through SPI decode using a NodeMCU to OLED display next. I expect good things from the DS1054Z. Tequipment ordering was easy and shipping prompt and on time.

Verified Purchase Ricky Steele on Dec 06, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

I Purchased the DS1054Z O'Scope and was very much surprised by the quality of the scope. I have been using digital scope for over 20 years and this unit is well worth the money.

Verified Purchase Jeffrey Schmidt on Dec 06, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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First oscilloscope

5.0

I used analog scopes in college but just recently decided to buy one for my hobbyist interests (learning electronics pi and arduino). So fare the RIgol 1054Z has worked very well. Fan noise you see mentioned is not much of an issue at all. I’m still learning but this device seemed to have a lot to offer! Oh and I got the decode and 24meg options free. So no need to hack. Tequipment delivered the item quickly so no hassles!

Verified Purchase Ricky Steele on Dec 05, 2017 I found this helpful (1)

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Amazing Value for Hobbyists and Beyond

5.0

I purchased this after hearing about it multiple times on EEVBlog. I am returning to electronics as a hobby after nearly 20 years. I haven't used an oscilloscope since my high school days in the late 90s. Those scopes were old school analog CRT. The DS1054Z has been easy to use so far. I'm not sure how it compares with more expensive scopes but this is quite the upgrade from what I used back in the day. You can't beat the value of this thing for a hobbyist maker. I am sure it has applications for education and even more advanced users.

Verified Purchase Jeremy Morgan on Dec 05, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Very Impressive unit for the price range.

5.0

The product come in a timely manner and although I purchased it for Christmas I did a quick look at it before my wife said I have to wait for Christmas. The controls felt like they were of a good quality and the package is small enough to fit nicely on my desktop. I studied several You Tube videos and am really excited to use it in a comprehensive study of electronics. The 4 channels and the various features made it my choice over a unit that was priced about $100 less than this unit. As a retired electronic technician, I can't wait to open up the package at Christmas and really put it through it's paces.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Dec 05, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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good scope, good value

5.0

haven't had too much time with it yet but so far an amazing scope for the value!

Verified Purchase Brian on Dec 05, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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High School Robotics Coach and Electronics Mentor

5.0

LOVE THIS SCOPE! Oh my goodness....it has SO MANY features.

We're a county-wide team, and we have students from many schools. This scope just fits right in with us. it's so easy to read. Has a bright-clear display. Auto-display waveform voltages, frequencies, locks right on in a heart-beat to all of our sensor and arduino (and other microcontroller) waveforms. The Stop/Run is basically perfect. You press Stop, then roll the Horizontal Position dial a tiny bit, and the waveform for all (4) channels clears up instantly.

We have it plugged into the LAN, and we "PRINT" directly to a USB Memory Stick for moving files to the PC, for email, posting into slack.com (our team management blog), and for displaying waveform graphs in meetings (we are currently building a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite for launch in 2018....besides our regular robotics duties! We're trouble shooting Arduino to DAC protocols over SPI and other I2C packets.

We haven't yet paid the approx. $180 to upgrade to the packet decoding firmware. But, the first 30 hours using it was phenomenal. That's a little steep of a price for just that functionality, but it'll prove worth it. And, we'll probably be paying another $180-$200 for the other I2C, RS232, serial data, etc., decoding capability. By the time we finish with that, yes, now we're going to be up to an $800 scope. But, it's operating so pro-like, that I'm not feeling hesitant to do these upgrades. Do wish we could locate a not-for-profit 1/2 off discount, though, for these upgrades!

Rob on Nov 28, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing value

5.0

This is a very nice scope for the money. There are several features that also can be upgrade via purchasing a key. If you are looking for a scope, this is hard to beat. Check out the review on EEVBlog, he goes in depth with feature reviews and a tear down.

Matt on Oct 15, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellant Scope

5.0

The scope readings match exactly to my Tektronics Scope.

Verified Purchase Robert Parenton on Oct 03, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Value

4.0

Phenomenal value. Incredibly deep memory, and features can easily be upgraded to those of more expensive ds1000 series scopes later. One caveat is that the front end electronics are noisier than Tektronics, etc which are admittedly MUCH more expensive. This is typical of inexpensive Chinese scopes, but if you don't use the highest sensitivity settings then you can save a tremendous amount of money.

Verified Purchase eugene on Sep 04, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Good

5.0

Value on this thing is incredible. Wish the menu select knob had a detent or something. hard to select menu items. i2c decode works well

Torban Peterson on Aug 14, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Must have

5.0

At first it seems unimportant to have this adapter but if you are using 50 ohm coaxials , you must use one of these to properly terminate your signal path on a high impedance input device like an oscilloscope

Verified Purchase Evren Tevfik Isci on Jul 07, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Value!

5.0

Jam packed with all the features of many high ticket brands. The best value by far in my opinion.

Verified Purchase Pedro Castillo on Jun 21, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great O-scope!

5.0

If you are looking for your first oscilliscope you can not go wrong with this scope! It has more features for less cost than a dual channel 20Mhz scope back in the 1980s!

Verified Purchase Badass on Jun 11, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome value for a well built 4ch scope

5.0

Outstanding value. Seems very well built and easy to use. All the trial options are a great added bonus so you can see what you would really use. Service from TEquiptment was top notch, friendly and helpful. My scope arrived sooner than I expected. Don't underestimate the value of 4 channels in a scope at this price point. Channels 3 and 4 are helpful more often than you think and when you must see 4 events at the same time to find an issue a 2 channel scope just won't do. My only suggestion to Rigal would be to use encoders with detents for all the knobs. The fan noise level.doesn't bother me .

Verified Purchase David E Queen on Jun 01, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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This is the entry level scope to get

5.0

THIS is the entry level scope to get. The screen size and resolution are the smallest I'd want to use. It does not "feel" like a small screen. (because it isn't!) At first I did not think I'd used all four channels but with four I can have a useful logic analyzer. I'm working on embedded microprocessors and motion control I can see both logical level control and power on the same screen and take good-enough measurements. The ability to capture data and send it to people is so much better than emailing a cell phone photo of the analog scope screen My only complaint is the FFT screens. They are hard to read and hard to interpret. Still 5 stars because of over all build , value and ease of use

Chris on May 21, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great oscilloscope for the hobbyist

5.0

After having spent 8 years as an electronics technician in the Navy, I am getting back into it as a hobby for me and as a diversion from video games for my son. I have never owned an Oscope and my previous experience was with analog scopes. So far this is a great little scope. I have only used it a dozen or so times and, after fumbling around for a few hours (its amazing how much I have forgotten about scope usage in general), I am able to make measurements with confidence. For the price this thing cannot be beat. I have not tried to unlock any of the features but may if any future project require the advanced functionality. I highly recommend this little Scope.

Verified Purchase Jason Kemper on May 20, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Best bang per buck scope

5.0

the scope has a lot of features, is a really good scope for the money, and it dose have a few quirks with it , and the firmware, though, and i new this before making my decision to buy this scope, i don't think ll ever hit those said quirks.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on May 15, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great, Very Satisfied !!

5.0

Lots of features ! I had a Tektronix TBS1102b, it has way more Gsa/s per channel but for my intended use I needed much more depth memory and a serial decoder, with that I'm very pleased with the DS1054Z. It has a lot of features, great interface, well construct, the four channels is amazing ( specially considering the price tag ), resuming is the "Best Bang fot The Buck" in the market !

Verified Purchase Gustavo Komel on Apr 29, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Hobbyist

5.0

I decided to get back into electronics because of another hobby, Model Trains, which have really become interesting with all the electronic features that they now have. I decided to set up a basic lab and settled on the Rigol DS 1054Z after reading the reviews. I am glad I did, it seems to be a lot of scope for the money and I am having fun learning how to use it. Rigol was not in my thinking but the more I see of their quality and price the more impressed I am.

David Birch on Apr 22, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Faulty on arrival

3.0

When I unboxed the unit I found it to be well packed and well padded by the packing material. I could not wait to start using the DSO. The user interface with the various buttons and dials took a little getting used to. I found the interface a little unresponsive, for example when enabling or disabling channels you might have to press the button a couple of times to get it accept the selection. I also found it disconcerting to hear relays clicking as I changed the vertical scale. I could have lived with this behaviour but when I started to examine the waveforms, either from the calibration output or from shorted inputs, I found there was high frequency noise present superimposed on the waveform. The noise occupied 1 increment (2mm) on the vertical axis irrespective of the vertical scale and irrespective of the channel or channels selected. I tried different probes, those that came with the unit and others that I already owned, and it did not make any difference. There appears to be an issue with the vertical amplifier. I contacted TEquipment and they promptly organised an RMA to return the unit. Unfortunately I have to wait until they receive the unit back, and test it before sending a replacement. They did offer me the option of buying another and then getting a credit back when they receive back the original unit but who wants to pay double for something that arrives faulty? I will update the review when I have received the replacement and tested it out.

Verified Purchase Andrew Smallridge on Apr 19, 2017 I found this helpful (2)

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The DS1054Z

5.0

What value! This scope provides a lot of capabilities for the price. At $400, you get what, not too long ago, would have cost around $4000! Once you get familiar with the scope and its many capabilities, you won't want to look at any other possibilities to meet your scope requirements. I just can't believe I can get this much value in an essential instrument for this price. The ONLY drawback I found to the scope is it doesn't provide a contrast setting so you're not able to adjust the display as well as you might like for the lighting conditions of the room. But for $400, I'm adjusting quite nicely!

Verified Purchase Raymond Leiter on Apr 18, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Good value

5.0

Great value for the money, and tequipment has the best prices I've found.

Verified Purchase TimS on Apr 12, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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A company that does right...

5.0

Second purchase with TEquipment, great product and service. Will look to them when other equipment is needed.

Jerry on Apr 09, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great addition to hobby workbench

5.0

I'm a hsm and electronics hobbyist - casual user . Replaced a Tek scope which took up about five times as much space on the bench. Menu driven functions have a learning curve, but are readily mastered. My old eyes have a bit of an issue reading alphanumeric info, but scope placement on the bench has made that a minor issue for me. Very pleased with this scope

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CT4042 Kit

5.0

Great addition to an oscilloscope. Has cables and adapters that fit and work great.

Patrick Hill on Apr 08, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent value

5.0

We purchased this scope for our makerspace (Hive13.org). Our aging analog scopes were great for introduction to basic electronics but didn't have any storage (and the small CRT was hard for multiple people to see). After a great deal of research the Rigol 1054Z arose to the top for the best "bang for the buck". This is part of the new Asian value scopes that deliver almost all the features of the big names (Tektronix, Keysight) for about 1/2 the price. While I don't think they have quite the build quality of the military grade Tek line, I do feel they meet the need of the hobbyist. I personally bought a Hantek scope with similar features a few months ago, and I now wish I had gotten the Rigol. All these types of scopes usually suffer mostly from poor user interface design. You can really feel the menu structure and language is not quite baked. Comparing the Hantek to the Rigol I really feel like Rigol spent much more time on usability and overall appearance. I now know why the Rigol continues to win comparisons on the value scope line. We plan on putting this scope in our electronics lab as the main unit. I'm giving a class on the operation this weekend and I've dug pretty deep into the various menus and overall operation and I am still in love with this scope. We are a happy customer. BradmanOH

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My first oscope

5.0

I'm a seasoned software developer of 30 years. I bought this scope to help me learn more about electrical circuits as I started doing more bare-metal embedded programming. I haven't touched an oscope this century, so I was a little intimidated. All those fears were for naught - my experience with the Rigol DS1054z has been fabulous. It is very easy to use and I have been exploring/using various functions (e.g., math, triggers, etc.). As a plus - the saving of screenshots to a USB drive is trivial and I actually use that feature almost every time I use the scope. The size is nice, it's pretty quiet, and I've been using it nearly every day since it arrived. I've already recommended this scope to a number of people.

Verified Purchase Willie Walker on Mar 27, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Value for a Digital Scope

5.0

What can I say that hasn't already been said about this scope, it is fantastic. The build quality is great, the controls have good feedback, and the menus are very intuitive. After using this scope I am going to seriously consider Rigol for any future replacements, additions, or upgrades on my bench.

Verified Purchase James on Mar 19, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

The Rigol DS1054Z is an AMAZING oscilloscope! I had an Instek 100 Mhz dual trace from 2008 and this scope is so much more capable I can't believe it at a $399 price point. I particularly like the many trigger options including greater than less than triggering (pulse greater than 5 ms but less than 10 ms). Also the RS-232 decoding is a very nice feature. The many horizontal and vertical measuring options and the 4 input channels make this a real winner; a Tektronix scope that can do this is 2-3X more costly. I use this every day and aside from the slightly noisy fan (nit picking) I haven't found a downside.

Verified Purchase Gus R on Mar 14, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope

5.0

Unbelievably good for the price point. Everything is solid. User interface is very intuitive, with very little need to reference the manual. Probes are decent. Has some fantastic features. At this price point, this seems to be the go-to scope for home use.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Mar 12, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope

5.0

This is a great scope with features that are missing on name brand scopes that cost several times more. At work I have access to many highend scopes that have all the bells and whistles one would want or need, this scope has most all of the same features just with lower bandwidth making it a great home bench scope. My only gripe with the scope is the yellow probe tip insulators do not stay on as well as they should. I normally use the clip ends anyhow making a non-isuue.

Verified Purchase Eric on Feb 24, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Fine scope, great for the money!

4.0

I'm an old-school analog scope user and this is my first digital scope and my first storage scope. So I've just barely scratched the surface of what it can do because I tend to use it in the way that's familiar to me from a long time ago. But it does a great job; no complaints, and it's great to have a scope this capable that's also so small and light. It was priced very well and it arrived promptly. All in all a very satisfying purchase that I would recommend to anyone.

Robert on Feb 16, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great value

5.0

Great value for the money.

David on Feb 05, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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great scope

5.0

Nice scope with lots of features. It's solid and feels well built right down to the nice probes. The display is small but nice and sharp with lots of info. The brightness is adequate, but it would be nicer to have a brighter backlight. The waveform has a nice analog scope feel thanks to the intensity grading. The viewing angle suffers a bit if put on a high shelf. The main shortcomings are protocol decoding/triggering which are better done with a dedicated logic analyzer. The FFT isn't very useful, it just seems like a way to check off a feature item. The deep memory is nice to have as are the 4 channels. One minor annoyance is the huge battery of measurements turned on by the left row of buttons aren't as easily turned off and end up cluttering the screen. Holding down the "measurement" button for 5 seconds clears them all, but a more intuitive 2nd press on the left button should turn off the corresponding measurement. The connectivity options over USB and ethernet are useful for extending the capability of the scope with PC based processing. All in all it's a great scope and a very useful tool, and thanks to its popularity and widespread use is well supported by the manufacturer, and more importantly by the large user base and tools/info on the internet.

Verified Purchase Jake on Feb 04, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Cal Test CT4042, CT4041 and CT4037

5.0

These test leads/cables and adapters are good quality and work well.

Verified Purchase Bill Steiner on Jan 31, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Just recently getting back to play with electronic...This is great price for a great scope

Hai Nguyen on Jan 30, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Incredible value

5.0

4 channels at $399! Good enough to get you started captuing low-medium frequecy signals. Packed with software features (most of which I haven't explored yet). Only gripe is the FFT hardly works (too few sample points). If this is feature you rely on, maybe bump up a model.

mppics on Jan 27, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope

5.0

Bought this as my first digital scope an up grade from a Tek 935a and an RCA WC-91c an old but decent 4Mhz work horse both old scopes are best for low frequency work an the 1054Z will finally let me trouble shoot modern equipment. The 1054Z is easy to use once you get the feel for how the menus work.Great display frequency counter on channel 1 is hardware, accurate, and agrear feature. Can't say enough good about this entry level feature packed scope. Would definitely recommend this unit.

KD2GFO on Jan 20, 2017 I found this helpful (1)

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DS1054Z

5.0

Very nice scope for the money. Does all that I need. Solid build. Cal time is a bit long.. But not a big deal for me Upgrade to 100MHZ went well. 4 channel nice to have Lot of user feedback and help on the web

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Jan 13, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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Best bang for buck Scope!

5.0

I bought this scope for some automotive applications and I am more than happy with the quality of the Rigol 1054z. With the ability for 100 MHz bandwidth and 4 channels all for under $500 you simply can't beat it!

Verified Purchase Michael Kushnerik on Jan 05, 2017 I found this helpful (0)

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ds1054z

5.0

This is actually m first DSO, so far I am very pleased with its capabilities, lots of features yet very compact, though it can be intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it , it's definitely worth the time

Verified Purchase bob7185 on Dec 27, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol 1054Z

4.0

Delivery was prompt and scope arrived in perfect condition. Does everything I want in a scope. Great performance at the price level. Screen is a little small but adequate.

Verified Purchase David Schuh on Dec 18, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great unit, well priced

5.0

Recommended on the EV blog as an entry level scope, which was just what I needed. It is well built and has enough features to grow along with me in my new hobby. Love it!

Verified Purchase Gary Udstrand on Dec 15, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Quality Scope

5.0

Very pleased with this Rigol DS1054Z scope it is my first digital scope. I have two analog scopes and this will be an asset to me. The scope works great and is small and compact. The overall quality seems to very good for a scope in this price range. I will purchase a Rigol product again.

Verified Purchase cartec on Dec 13, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Digital Oscilloscope for everyone

5.0

I have been considering to buy a digital oscilloscope for months and spent a lot time reading and watching reviews. The EEV blog is a great source of inspiration. Finally decided to get the Rigol DS1054Z and I am very happy with my purchase. As beginner enthusiast I want to learn how signal behave in my Arduino projects and needed something powerful but easy to use, at the reasonable price and the Rigol strikes the right balance. In addition I find the context help an awesome feature. I appreciated the product value so much that I immediately followed up with The Rigol DG1022Z signal generator and the Rigol DP832 power supply. Now I feel I have all I need to fully enjoy my hobby.

Ivan Pedruzzi on Dec 08, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Ocilloscope

5.0

My first "dso" oscilloscope. have been using about a week now. Repairing old fm am radio its seems to be working ok. If you have never used a dso before, learing curve is a little steep, but I'm getting the hang of it. mine came with latest firmware never has locked up even once. A

Verified Purchase Benjamin Clowdus on Dec 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Digital Oscilloscope for The Price

5.0

DS1054Z is a great digital oscilloscope at the price. There is better one, Tek's scope, but is very expensive. It comes with most functions for general usage. I like the huge screen and 12MB deep memory very much. The shipping box does not has a CD inside, although the website says that it has a "Resource CD (User’s Guide and Application Software)". Anyhow, the software can be downloaded online.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Dec 01, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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New Scope

5.0

Great for a general use scope. Just fits my hobby bench and is easy to use.

Mike on Nov 21, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Very nice Scope

4.0

Very impressive scope and probably the best on this price range and a little above. The only complaint about it is the probes that are too fragile.

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Nov 15, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

Received in a timely manner and as advertised. I had to update the firmware. Otherwise, this scope performs better than I expected.

Verified Purchase Charles Stacy on Nov 15, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Owner

5.0

This scope is a fantastic value for anyone who is in the repair business like I am. I have two Rigol scopes and the rigol dg1022 function generator, They are very reliable and gear that I depend on day in and day out hundreds of hours of use per month. So yes I recommend them and I also recommend Teqquipment.net for providing fast friendly shipping and over the top great customer service.

Chris Church on Nov 06, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope, Accessories not so much

4.0

This scope is amazing value for money. Probably the best on the market right now. I was disappointed with the quality of the probes, two of which came to pieces the day they arrived. Tequipment gave me a $50 refund, which isn't enough to replace the two but is a start. Manufacturer's warranty isn't available internationally so I had to glue them back together :(

Matthew on Nov 03, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing entry-level scope

5.0

This is my first scope and will primarily use it for my hobby. After tons of research, I found this scope to be a bit more than I need, however I couldn't really pass it up. It has all the goodies you see in the higher dollar scopes, while maintaining an entry-level price point. I figure it is something I'll have for a long time and it has the option to pay for upgrades (sadly no official bandwidth upgrade though, at least no official one, I heard there's a hack...at your own discretion) A lot of people recommended this scope and I can totally see why. Just make sure you are current with the firmware updates because there are occasional glitches that get discovered and ironed out.

Verified Purchase Robert Freeman on Oct 27, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope!

5.0

I upgraded from an old analog scope to the Rigol DS1054Z for my first digital scope. This thing is so easy to use and I love the fact that I get voltage and frequency measurements in the form of min, max, avg and so on. I can't say enough about this scope!

Gregg on Oct 21, 2016 I found this helpful (1)

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Great Hobby Scope

5.0

I'm an EE student and avid hobbyist. Most of my work tends to revolve around microcontrollers and audio. This is my first scope. Pros: Great measurement and analysis functionality Easy to use Easy and versatile triggering Easy interface to PC (I typically use Matlab) Cons: Interface is just a bit slow, but I've adjusted to it and it doesn't bother me. Nothing that hinders use. FFT is too low resolution for any real use, at least in my experience. I find myself grabbing the waveform over the LXI connection and then performing the FFT in Matlab on my PC. Fan is a tad loud, but it is quieter than my PC

Kevin on Oct 17, 2016 I found this helpful (1)

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Unbelievable, at this price.

5.0

I love the scope and have no complaints. Fast shipping too. I spent quite a while trying to pick out one that met my budget and my needs. This one does, but it does very much more.

Verified Purchase vectorspace on Oct 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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So Far ----- Great

5.0

I only had this a few days so far, so I can not comment on the performance. I have been using a Tektronix 7503 150 MHtz for years, but my wife bought a new car and I now have no room in the garage for it. The 7503 was huge and heavy and the DS1054Z is small and very portable compared to it. I had to bring all the equipment to be tested down to the garage before. Now, it will be a pleasure to be able to bring the DS1054Z upstairs where I need it. I can tell there will be quite a learning curve with all the menus etc. All the controls on the analog scopes are pretty intuitive. Going through the different menus, I can see this scope has many-many more functions than the old one. TEquipment shipped the unit very quickly, but FedX's shipping was very slow and their tracking was sparse.

Verified Purchase Chuck on Oct 07, 2016 I found this helpful (1)

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Great Scope!

5.0

If you're even considering getting this scope, do it! You won't regret it.

Verified Purchase pvillegeek on Sep 23, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Just rite

5.0

Tested it on my tracking generator on a spectrum analyzer and it did what it said it could do for band range. Then tested well terminating from the 50 ohms coax off the function generator going into the oscilloscope scope for the price.
Want anything better brake the piggy bank Certified precision units lab grade are not cheap.

Detimothy on Sep 20, 2016 I found this helpful (1)

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Best Low Cost Scope

5.0

The BEST beginner scope for the price! Works with Matlab & NI software. The probes that come with it are a little cheap, but they work well enough. UART/SPI/I2C decoding is available for a reasonable price along with some pretty nice triggering options.

Verified Purchase Boone Angel on Aug 31, 2016 I found this helpful (1)

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Best value for the money!

5.0

We needed a digital scope for adding waveforms to our documentation. As a bonus, we got a lot of features for a very low price. TEquipment offered an even better price than Amazon or any of the unknown vendors on eBay.

The Rigol DS1054Z is currently the best value scope available by a huge margin. Lots of features, such as 4 channels, digital phosphorous, more math and measurement functions than I think we will ever need, and LXI Ethernet!

My only real complaint is that the "trial" features timeout based on the scope's "on time" not the time using the features. We won't have time to test most of them before the trials expire. (Yes, I know they are "hackable", but that's not the point.

Verified Purchase Shier Solutions on Aug 31, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great beginner's scope

5.0

Bought this at the recommendation of numerous other hobbyists and I've had some fun with it. Great tool for inspecting how bad your hobby hardware really is, and to explore how noisy different power supplies are in their output; I recently used it as a simple frequency counter to tune an antenna too.

Lots of features that I've yet to explore. Love the nice clear display.

Verified Purchase Eric Brundick on Jul 26, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent Value

5.0

All I can really say is; WOW! This is a Terrific Value works Great. Packaging is tidy and Small enough to Carry on Planes and to Job sites. I now don't know how I got along without it. Thinking of purchasing another just for my Lab.

Verified Purchase Kevin on Jul 14, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope from Best dealer - TEquipment

5.0

This is the best Entry Level Scope in it's class; I don't need to list the features, you can read them.

However, I would like to comment and thank the sales team at TEqupment - they are the best. It was simple, easy and fun buying from TEquipment. By far they had the best deal all over the internet. I highly recommend Rigol 1054Z and specially TEquipment. Thanks Guys :-)

Verified Purchase Masood Raoofi on Jun 16, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent Quality

5.0

I have purchases a lot of equipment from Tequipment over the years and in fact, Tequipment is the number one vendor for Electronics Test Instrumentation for my Industrial and Medical Electronics lab.
I recently purchased the Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope and this piece of equipment far surpassed my expectations! Simply mind-blowing is the power and performance of this feature-packed product and at such an affordable price.
Future acquisitions for the bench will be Power Supply and an Arbitrary Waveform Function Generator and I am going with Rigol for these also.

Cletus Berkeley on Jun 04, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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A great scope

5.0

I purchased this item as an upgrade from a cheaper USB/PC based oscilloscope. This unit is so much more functional than what it replaces:
1. quick access to a much larger number of measurements
2. working consistently -- no software issues
3. large number of trigger setup
4. larger buffer of data points at smaller time bases
5. faster to work with large buffers

The human factor of how an oscilloscope is used cannot be ignored. With a PC based scope the mouse is used for almost all functions limiting the possible interactions. With this unit many functions can be performed with one hand easily(e.g. single trigger) while using the other hand to work with a probe. The scope UI has very excellent shortcuts to make quick work of common functions (e.g. selecting horizontal/vertical cursor positions with the multifunction knob).

I am impressed with the value and performance of this instrument. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a scope.

Verified Purchase Robin Caron on Jun 03, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent Entry Level Scope Shipped Fast!

5.0

First of all, I received this in two days with ground shipping. Wow!

The scope is excellent. I did not care about the other two channels until I used them all together. to see all signals from a project I am working on - microphone, opamp, Schmitt trigger, and timer - all helped me solve some timing issues so I am liking the four channels now.

The scope was easy to set up and use. Follow the directions for calibrating the probes. They are not factory set. This is my first DSO so I am having lots of fun. A huge step from my 1980~ B&K briefcase scope. It died and then so did my projects. I bought this because multiple reviews from EEvblog.com - Thanks Dave!

Verified Purchase B Race on May 26, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Best value investment

4.0

I have been searching ebay, craigslist and other online marketplaces for almost a year for a good used scope that didn't require half of my workbench (nor 2 weeks' wages!) without luck. Most of the affordable ones available were older analog 2 channel, 20mhz or less (I already have an analog 10mhz tek 4 channel) and the digital scopes were either low specs and old, or a bit better performing but but high priced. I kept coming back and comparing to TEquipment.NET I even saw tequipment sells on ebay!
Finally decided on the rigol DS1054Z, and am still discovering new functions, like waveform storage, fft math, other math, etc,
Still learning the ins and outs of this instrument, but I don't think I'll ever use all the features. While I've run across some instances where a built-in signal source or even a MSO would come handy, I'l make do with the 4-channel (for now)
The instruments' design and appearance is wonderful, the buttons have a nice soft nonslip texture, screen is very sharp and shows clear waveforms.
Now for the bad:
Fan is noisy, and I can see where it will get to be annoying if I used it more.
The two blue colored channels are too much alike. One of them should have been a different color.
Both these negs could be easy fixes: fan should not have made it into the box, as loud as it is, and a firmware update should take care of the channel color. I look forward to seeing this color change update in the near future, as I'm sure I am not the first or only one to complain about it.
All considering, Nothing I've seen on the market (used or new) comes close to matching this value, and I have no qualms recommending this scope for hobby use or even light industrial use. A BEST BUY for sure.

mitim on May 20, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

My new DS1054Z arrived within 4 days of placing the order. I also ordered Kit 1, which also arrived at the same time. The scope arrived in great shape and when fired up for the first time, was in great calibration with all options functional (free for 36hrs.). The only calibration needed was to compensate the 4 probes (not unexpected). I recommend this scope as an entry level scope. The price to feature ratio is outstanding.

Verified Purchase Mark on May 17, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054

5.0

The scope works beautifully and is a pleasure to use. Unbelievable for the price.

KDR on May 14, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Bang for the buck

5.0

First, excellent speed in shipping. Upon opening and unboxing, I noticed the oscilloscope was heavier than I expected, and smaller I got the scope hooked up, powered on and went through the menus. this is going to be an excellent addition to any home or hobbiest's work bench. Its compact size lends itself to smaller benches but still is packed full of features. an excellent buy.

Verified Purchase Ryan Meldrum on May 10, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Very nice scope with lots of features

5.0

I used an oscilloscope with my job many years ago. At the time, it would have been very cost prohibitive for a hobbyist to own. After retirement, I began playing with electronics again and had a need for an oscilloscope. I read many reviews and on a recommendation, I went to the TEquipment website and had a chat with a sales representative. She recommended the Rigol 1054Z. It was priced right and was shipped quickly. The scope capabilities are far more than the Tektroincs scope that I used before. I'm very happy with the capabilities and the support I got from TEquipment.

kbellco on Apr 29, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Cant beat for the price!

5.0

After looking at a few scopes, the 1054z cannot be beat for value or performance. To get a 4 channel scope like this in this price range in astounding. Highly recommend the 1054z for a good all around quality scope.

Verified Purchase Justin on Apr 24, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Fantastic for $400.

5.0

I bought this about a year ago for recording capacitor discharge on a 72.5kV circuit breaker. I've had many digital scopes over the years starting with a Nicolet Explorer III , various Tektronix scopes, and this is the best. The noise immunity is fantastic. We are measuring up to 100kA discharges at about 120kHz, and as long as one is careful with grounding the scope performs super well. Most scopes don't doo well in high voltage (large dv/dt), and High current (high di/dt) environments. 2 years earlier I bought a 2 channel TENMA scope ($369) which works but the screen is hard to read and the manual is impossible.
The Rigol manual is of the best ever. The English is great and all the details are explained well.
I figure this is a "loss leader" to get folks hooked on such a great scope. Getting the data out is quite cumbersome. I believe it is probably easier on the higher priced models. It would be nice to have isolated inputs with no common "ground" probably available for more $$ also a lithium battery powered version would be good. sometimes the 1500V isolation transformer isn't enough and a totally floating scope would be useful. I can run it for 50 minutes with an inverter powered by a 14.4V NiCad drill battery (3AH size) the inverter pulls about 3.5A

So improvements for me:

1) More direct I/O capability to store wave forms as .xls format with scaling etc.
2) internal battery for 2 hour operation (minimum)
3) fully isolated inputs to withstand 1kV between input "grounds"

my company paid 10k$ for a Tektronix with 4 channels and a whopping 30k of memory per channel. yes that was 25 years ago. Really for $400. this is a super bargain. I don't need more than 50MHz bandwidth, but the other features I mentioned would be nice. Grace & Peace Roy

Roy Alexander on Apr 23, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Beginners' Scope

5.0

This is my first oscilloscope and I'm still learning how to use it to its fullest extent, but I've been very pleased so far. The features and quality you get for the price are unbelievable.

Verified Purchase John Langston on Apr 18, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the price

5.0

Great scope for the price. Easy to use USB interface for LabVIEW automation.

Verified Purchase Steven Donaldson on Apr 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

4.0

A very good scope. I had a brand new Tektronix EDU series 70MHZ. But due to its low memory(2,5KPTS), the waveforms captured were not accurate. This Rigol, has 24MPts optins, wich i have, and the Ultra vision feature, that delivers a very good waveform in the screen. For a entry level scope, i think is enought for me.

Flavio on Apr 08, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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amazing scope for the price

5.0

I have been out of electronics for a few years and I am now starting to get back into audio and arduino/raspberry pi projects. This scope was a GREAT buy for the price and it works wonderful. I use it to check my tube amps for channel consistency. Also to do SPI/I2C on my raspberry pi/arduino projects. I would highly recommend this scope for a beginner or someone like me who is just getting back into electronics after a break.

Verified Purchase John Adams on Apr 06, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Amazing Product for the price!

5.0

This product is compact and powerful. This is exactly the kind of product I was hoping to buy at 5 times the price I paid for this model. Couldn't be happier.

Verified Purchase Edwin Fetzer on Apr 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the price

4.0

Pretty much cannot be beat in this price class. Four channels is awesome. You will not be able to go back to only two. My last scope was analog. Going digital takes a bit of getting used to--a *lot* of functionality is buried in layers of menus. Download the REAL manual from rigol--the one that comes with the scope is very sad :(

Verified Purchase Randall McRee on Apr 02, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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RIGOLDS1054Z

5.0

This is going to be a short review because there is not a single dang thing I can say negative about this scope. It's awesome, has every feature you could possibly ask for unless you make a living using one and Tequipment was simply hands down quick, professional, and courteous. Shipping was only 2 days. AWESOME, just plain AWESOME.

Frank on Apr 01, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054z DSO

5.0

Received my Rigol on Friday in good condition. Found the instrument to be well built (considering the cost and application) and functional. First day found one of the problems in the hardware I've been trying to figure out. The I2C decoder is great (too bad I've used a chunk of the trial period.) Very nice piece of equipment. If you are doing any work with the small micro controllers and hardware, you will need one of these on your bench.

Verified Purchase Jack Wilborn on Mar 26, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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DS 1074Z - What a great value!!

5.0

This is the easiest yet sophisticated scope with the most features out there. Incredible value! Thanks!

Verified Purchase don peters on Mar 16, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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What more could one ask for @ 2X the price.

5.0

I am coming at my review from the angle of an analog scope user. I am comfortable using analog scopes and wasn't sure if upgrading to a modern, more complex and feature rich scope would lead to a noticeable improvement or enhanced workflow. I was wrong. It is dead simple to use for even a beginner (with excellent help menus for nearly every function, button and measurement capability) yet stocked full of advanced options for the experienced engineer. It comes with FOUR 150mHz passive probes (a real bargain especially at the asking price), fully functional USB and Ethernet ports and a solid users manual.

I cannot imagine a more feature packed, well built, upgrade able oscilloscope with performance matching much more expensive units. The display is bright with clear text and easily viewable from most bench top angles. The supplied probes or better than expected, flexible and well constructed. Did I mention you get FOUR included with your purchase?

The key factor with any piece of test gear is performance. That is an area well handled by the Rigol DS1054Z. During my initial use of the scope I found it to be accurate and reliable with repeatable results. It is simple to use with reliable results and comes with an extensive onboard help menu for nearly every aspect of the oscilloscope and its operations.

I do not often write reviews but when I do it is for something I feel strongly about. If you are looking for a well featured, reliable and accurate oscilloscope but can't justify spending $1000 or more on one I wouldn't hesitate in purchasing the Rigol DS1054Z.

Bad Hair Audio on Mar 12, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol OSCOPE

5.0

Awesome little scope!

Verified Purchase Cody Campana on Mar 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

Excellent scope. I am a relative beginner to digital electronics and this scope seems to be perfect for my needs. It works exactly as advertised. The build quality of this scope is fantastic......

Verified Purchase Charles Daniels on Mar 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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rigol 1054Z

5.0

Excellent O scope, have only used it for 3 days and it works perfectly. most utility for the money you can buy . Wish it had bigger screen fonts.

Verified Purchase mack frost on Mar 03, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great addition to my bench

5.0

If you are in the market for an easy on the pocket quality oscilloscope, this is it.

Verified Purchase Joe C on Mar 01, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the price

5.0

Great little scope with lots of features (like math operation functions). Very easy to work with due to side buttons menu controls. Beats my old (1980's)Tektronix hands down. Some great functions are optional though (meaning they have to be purchased separately) like wave recording/playback. Overall, so far (I have it for about a month), I like it a lot.

Edward on Feb 23, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Best Bang for your Buck!

5.0

This scope has proven to be the best value in test equipment for me. This scope is full featured, and relatively easy to use in the price range.

cjurczak on Feb 19, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope

5.0

I have purchased 3 oscilloscopes, 1 DC power supply, and 1 signal generator during the past year from TEquipment; all Rigol and we could not be happier with the quality and value. I am a volunteer adviser in our school's STEM education club where our students learn about subjects such as robotics, electricity\electronics, and aeronautics. Our latest equipment purchase was the Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope. It is perfect for us and will be a very good addition to our students' technical education resources. We would like to recognize the TEquipment staff too for their outstanding sales and support.

Verified Purchase GSMCS on Feb 18, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol 1054z

5.0

I purchased this to replace my Rigol 1052E. TEquipment had it in stock, I ordered it and received it three days later with free shipping. It surpassed the already high expectations I had for this scope.

Verified Purchase John Ellinger on Feb 17, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol digital oscilloscope

5.0

Products are good quality and customer service is great!

Verified Purchase Serge Vallve Monrose on Feb 16, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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CEO SaviCorp

5.0

Great service
Great price
Great quality

Serge Monros on Feb 15, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great Scope for the price

5.0

I bought this scope (Rigol DS1054Z, 4 channels, 50MHz) as a second scope, for an associate to use in helping me develop an embedded product. My other scope is an Agilent DSOX3014A (4 channels, 100MHz). The Agilent is certainly the better scope in some respects, but the Rigol seems to come close in many respects. Given the serious cost difference (the Agilent list price is now about 10x what I paid for the Rigol), the Rigol scope seems to me to provide much more value/$. For most of my applications, the Rigol scope is very adequate.
Some pluses: Both LXI and USB interfaces are included.
A fairly intuitive interface. A good-size screen on a relatively small enclosure. Good memory depth. Four nice looking probes with 1x/10x selection (my Agilent only came with four 10x probes; I prefer the Rigol probes).
A few cons: Apparently there is no real-time clock, so files all are saved with a default date/time, which makes it harder to track the screenshots, etc. Trace colors include dark blue and light blue (rather than blue and green), seems somewhat of an odd choice of colors. No way to upgrade to a mixed-signal scope. Other upgrade options are rather limited compared to the Agilent scope.
Conclusion: For the price (I paid $399), this is a great scope. If its advertised features are all you need in a scope, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Thomas on Feb 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Oscilloscope connecetor set

5.0

High quality set of useful connectors and cables ideal for oscilloscopes.

Verified Purchase NJ on Feb 11, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great !!

5.0

Great scope. Very will put together. Every thing seems to work. Not throwing away my TEK 2565B, but this guy does things that one does not do. It's a lot easier to lug around as well.

Verified Purchase Bob Camp on Feb 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Happy with the product

5.0

Good price and good product.

Verified Purchase Kevin Neubauer on Feb 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Solid scope and a steal for beginners

5.0

Beginner electronics enthusiast? This scope is for you. You simply can't beat the price for the capabilities offered in this package.

Verified Purchase Kevin Neubauer on Feb 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Excellent buy, but please include extra software

4.0

Very good 'bank-for-the-buck'. Still learning the capabilities of the scope, but most are fairly intuitive. Small size makes the unit very easy to move. Screen more than adequate to see display. 4-channel improves flexibility of scope significantly for more complex monitoring tasks.

I am a little disappointed that there are quite a few 'software' capabilities that are not included with the scope. You get a short time window to look at the capabilities before loosing access to them. Purchasing these extra's could cost more than the original purchase price.

Steve M on Feb 04, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Value

5.0

This oscilloscope is a really great value. Four channels, 12 Mpts of trace memory, 30,000 waveforms/second, and 1 GS/s sampling. It has a good weight too. Heavy enough but not too heavy. I don't know what is inside that gives it the weight, but it feels good. A really solid scope that I would highly recommend.

greg on Feb 03, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Simply the best scope for beginners,

5.0

I bought this scope with many recommendations from Dave's eev blog, and it has been a pleasure from the first moment. Great scope, easily hackable to 100 mhz(just google hack and ds1054z) many functions and math options imho for its price simply the best in this class period. You will not regret it.

Verified Purchase Kees Hessels on Jan 30, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Best performance/cost around

5.0

The value without any mods is good already.

Look around the web to know what else can you get with this scope.

Anonymous on Jan 25, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great oscilloscope

5.0

The best oscilloscope for the price, great delivery service and support app. I recommend buying from tequipment.

Miguelangel Lopez on Jan 24, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Effective scope with all the right stuff

5.0

The scope has an awesome large LCD screen, which is the best part. The controls make sense, although they are bit too tightly packed due to the screen size. Not having individual vertical and horizontal adjustments for each channel is a bummer; you get used to it though. The measurements features are easy to use on the left side of the screen. The Ethernet/usb connection is great. You can use it to take screenshots and save right on your scope. I used the waveform counter a lot for testing, although it is a bit slow and doesn't count the complicated waveforms I use. If you have simple pulses, etc. it will count well at certain settings. I reported a waveform count glitch and the engineer at Rigol was responsive and sent me beta firmware to test. They eventually solved this bug that was overflowing my count, rendering it useless. For the price, it rocks!

Anonymous on Jan 23, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice Scope

5.0

REc'd my scope, works as well as I can run it. Recommend it.

Verified Purchase Mark Johnsen on Jan 21, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great oscilloscope for the price!

5.0

Everything was as good as I expected, great support chat app, the delivery was sooner and the product just as described. Great big screen and lightweight. I do recommend to buy it from tequipment.

Miguelangel Lopez on Jan 20, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great oscilloscope for low price

5.0

The DS1054Z is a nice entry oscilloscope for beginners and even advanced users get much functionality for a very low price. As mosz of the basic oscilloscopes have only two channels, the four channels on the DS1054Z are a great help if you want to decode protocols. But the buying option for the serial protocols is way to expensive.

Verified Purchase markbee on Jan 19, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Great unit!

5.0

Can't beat it for the price! TONS of bang for the buck!

Verified Purchase borgdanceparty on Jan 13, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Best little scope on the net

5.0

Check any EE hobbyist on YouTube and you will see this scope. It cannot be beat at the price and will meet the needs of audiophiles, Hams and IoT inventors alike. The perfect complement to my Rigol function generator.

Verified Purchase TeslaPunk on Jan 05, 2016 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice scope overall

5.0

I have used the scope for basic measurements so far, mostly audio signals and comparisons of such signals. It works well and the construction is as good as that of expensive top-brand items. The packaging was adequate and protects the instrument well. RIGOL has tried hard to pass themselves as a decent company to buy equipment from and they have succeeded, at least with this scope. I have used lots of lab equipment for many years in college labs and this would fit perfectly in every lab, given its low price, specifications and support. Highly recommended for tight budgets and high expectations. :-)

DrF on Dec 31, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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Brilliant beginners scope

5.0

Doesn't get better than this. A 4 channel scope for under $400. If you are in the market for a new beginners scope, don't even think twice, just buy the 1054Z. You will not be disappointed.

Verified Purchase Vibhor Chowdhary on Dec 25, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054z

5.0

Really great oscilloscope. Great price.

Verified Purchase Allen Heim on Dec 24, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Great scope for the money

5.0

This scope is very nice for the price. It includes 4 scope probes that are decent and has the capability (if upgraded) for decoding UART, SPI, and I2C. Can't beat the value of this scope at this price point.

Verified Purchase Keith on Dec 22, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Good entry level scope

4.0

These are good low cost entry level scopes. The interface is responsive if a tad slow. Probes are okay quality, but nothing to write home about. Four channels is a great plus as compared to only two as in most scopes. Wish Rigol had included a 10x probe detection ring around the coaxial inputs, but at this price point they are excused for not having included it.

Verified Purchase Gustavo Fernandes on Dec 10, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Nice scope!

4.0

This little Rigol is a really nice general purpose scope! Works great, easy to use. lots of features for the price! One minor quibble is the small screen legends.
Seems to be really well made, and feels substantial. Tested on my scope cal equipment, and easily exceeds the specs!

Verified Purchase Robert Koller on Dec 08, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z A great low cost scope.

5.0

I've found no major problems with this scope. Some awkward wording on display prompts (chinglish). Same with the instruction manual. Other than this It's been great!

Also, It comes with four probes.

When inputting the feature registration codes use Ultra Sigma. It's much easier than typing in those long numbers using the scope knobs.

Verified Purchase Luke Mester on Dec 08, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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Fine Oscilloscope Tool

5.0

Adequate uses for around the lab. Would reccommend to users with zero previous equipment or looking to replace previous equipment. Used it first day out of the box for a 1MHz clock and noticed my decoupling problem instantly.

Brian Warner on Dec 08, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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My New Scope

5.0

Bought my DS1054Z as a replacement for a conventional 50 Mhz scope , and couldn't be happier.The DS1054Z is excellent value for the price. Small in size, it has cleared up a lot of bench space and is in daily use now.

Ned Kay on Dec 03, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Great overall value and best bang for your buck!

4.0

This scope (DS1054z) is worth much more than the price tag shown.

The fact it has 4 channels, numerous math functions and triggers speaks for itself. It has a decent noise floor and noise reduction techniques like averaging but unfortunately only has a one BW limiting function.

Some of the best features are as follows:
4 analog channels
USB storage
advanced trigger settings
AC/DC/GND coupling on all ports
Math functions (FFT/Digital/arithmetic)
12-24MPt
Very portable
intensity grading
record/replay function
and so much more!

If you are a beginner in electronics or an EE like me wanting to do home projects and you don't have a scope yet... This is the first one you should buy. And you might say 4 channels is a bit much, let me tell you I didn't think I'd need all four but it makes debugging go much, much quicker. It's a steal with that $400 price tag because it's worth so much more.

Verified Purchase Nicco Horvath on Nov 29, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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Awesome Product and Great Customer Service..

5.0

Awesome Product and Great Customer Service..

jason standhope on Nov 18, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Product and Great Customer Service..

5.0

Awesome Product and Great Customer Service..

jason on Nov 18, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Product and Great Customer Service..

5.0

I got this a while ago and it's an awesome product and Tequipment is one of the best companies around to buy and deal with case of a problem..

Verified Purchase Anonymous on Nov 18, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z has a few minor quirks.

5.0

A very good value for the money.
However, the colors for the 4 channels... Yellow, light blue, and Pink, OK, but dark blue for channel 4! Did they run out of green?

Also, it has roll mode for slow scan rates, but has to be manually switched to that mode. Every other DSO I have used automatically changes to that mode with slow timebase settings.

Kevin Clark on Nov 17, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope

5.0

Exceptional value for the money. Work as advertised.

Verified Purchase Albert Peacock on Nov 12, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Awesome Oscilloscope! Great for prototyping

5.0

Simple to use. Great display, tons of functionality. Highly recommended.

David A on Nov 05, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Best scope for the money!

5.0

Everything a home hobbyist could want in a scope and more, at a price a home hobbyist can afford. What else could you ask for?

Verified Purchase Marc Strickland on Nov 05, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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really nice scope

5.0

This was my first Digital Scope and I really like it. I will probably never use all of it's capabilities, but it is nice to have 4 channels and the big screen is easy to read. the price was very good and Tequipment shipped it fast.

Verified Purchase Richard Keller on Oct 30, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol ADAPTOR-50-OHM 50 Ohm Impedance Adapter

5.0

Very well manufactured and is a good value. Good quality and performance, has very minimal through loss and great return loss across a few hundred MHz bandwidth. This can be used with oscilloscope inputs as well as for waveform test signal generators.

Verified Purchase Casey on Oct 25, 2015 I found this helpful (3)

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Rigol 1054Z Scope Delivers as Promised

5.0

I saw the review for this scope on EEVBlog, and was impressed with the feature list, especially when seeing the price. After receiving the scope and a few days exploring the functionality, I am happy to say that I am very pleased with this purchase!

Verified Purchase Chris Laffoon on Oct 14, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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perfect oscilloscope for the price

5.0

the oscilloscope is awesome, best price/quality ratio. documentation is accurate.

Verified Purchase Christophe Guittard on Oct 04, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Hands Down the Best!

5.0

If your looking for a sub $1000 dollar scope and have seen some crap. Do not skip this one due to the price. I have seen reviews from the EEVBlog and other various you-tubers raving about this scope. It is truly the best entry level scope you can get your hands on.

Verified Purchase Chris Oakley on Oct 02, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Just buy it!

5.0

This seems to be "the" value buy for a great consumer-level scope. Easy to use, great screen, super help menu, and the pricing is so low. You would twice this amount just a couple of years ago. Go for it.

Verified Purchase Mike Rivera on Sep 28, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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nice scope; second one

5.0

I just bought my second DS1054Z for the shop.
I must like it.
I don't know what people mean with "entry level".
It is just a good piece of gear.
I hope it lasts longer than the previous ones.
The only problem is that the UI is a bit clumsy.
But I get used to it.
I can recommend this one.

Verified Purchase PHIL MARCHAND on Sep 16, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054

5.0

Amazing amount of functionality for the price. No regrets. The I2C decode and trigger functions work great.

Verified Purchase Garry Barton on Sep 14, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Best Entry Level Digital Oscilloscope

5.0

This scope comes very well-packaged in a cardboard box with roughly 6 inches of foam padding protecting all sides. After unboxing, the scope immediately powers up, and is ready to use. At first, the scope contains a trial firmware, good for 200 minutes of use, or something like that. I immediately entered the license key to unlock all features of the scope, including the 200Mhz sample rate! You can get this key either by contacting rigol, or you can find a third-party site that will provide you with a key based on your model and serial number. The interface take only minutes to become familiar with, after which it is very intuitive. Everything is where you expect it to be, and does what you'd expect it to do. The build quality of the scope is superb, and all buttons and knobs look and feel fine. Upon bootin the unit, you can see 2 lights behind the front panel where it looks like buttons should be. These spaces contain buttons on other models, however (most likely for cost of production) they did not remove the backlights for these buttons on this model. The lights stay off after the scope boots, so this isn't really an issue in any way. The performance of the firmware is amazing for a scope in this price range. The signal refresh rate is essentially instantaneous with the memory depth and timescale properly set. There are oodles of useful measurements which can be chosen from a persistent menu on the left side of the display that has its own set of buttons. The scope has xy-mode, however it is limited to dot-display in this mode, and I have not found a way to enlarge the xy display, as by default xy is shown on the bottom of the screen, and a time-domain view above that. The scope probes feel somewhat cheap, however the build quality looks fine, and they function perfectly; it is only the material that makes them feel cheap. The scope has probe calibration terminals, and the probes come with a tool to easily adjust the probe's compensation. I have already used it the scope to observe the output of a pwm motor speed controller, and view audio signals with the xy mode successfully. If you'd like more info, Dave Jones reviews this scope on his EEVBlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qdtQkBKhc

Thanks TEquipment for an awesome scope!

Dylan Dailey on Sep 14, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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The Best Scope for the money

5.0

This is the best selling scope and I know for sure why. It's really good scope for the price. I totally recommend it!

Verified Purchase Manuel Malagon on Sep 08, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z

5.0

I bought a B&K 20MHz analog scope 20 years ago and it did its job ok. Just ordered and received the DS1054Z from Tequipment; wow what a scope! It has everything the electronic hobbiest and Ham Radio operator would ever need. Just trouble-shot an IF circuit and found my problem with a DSTAR receive problem. I am in scope heaven.

Verified Purchase Dave on Sep 05, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Great features/price

5.0

I'm a longtime electronics hobbyist, but never owned a real oscilloscope, and only occasionally used one in classes or work. This is my first, and it's a learning experience. From what I can tell, this scope has a great set of features and is fairly easy/intuitive to use. I like that it's easy enough to learn for a beginner, but powerful enough that it will still be useful when I'm not a novice.

Jim on Sep 04, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Rigol DS1054Z

5.0

This was an upgrade from an old B&K scope. Very happy with purchase and price. Scope does everything I need. I do CB radio repairer , Would recommend, Easy to use.

Ke5etn on Sep 03, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z review

5.0

I haven't used all of the features of the scope yet, primarily because there are so many! The scope is easy to use, built in help is great and the screen is sharp and clear. I use it for debugging code with microchip PIC controllers. The I2C and SPI decoders have already saved me tons of debugging time. It's solidly built and I can say honestly, you won't be disappointed with this scope!

Verified Purchase Phillip Brooks on Sep 02, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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Bedore you buy...

4.0

...consider the Instek GDS-1054B which looks like it might be a better 50 MHz scope with a few more features and better user interface for a few $ less.

The Rigol only has one vertical control multiplexed among the 4 channels which can be slightly clunky & annoying. Also, the 1054Z FFT uses only something like 20K points whereas the Instek uses 1M pts. That's the difference between a white noise spectrum looking like a bunch of peaks on the Rigol vs. a relatively straight line.

However, if you need/want a 100MHz scope and are comfortable hacking the 1054Z to get the extra bandwidth, this is the one!

Verified Purchase JD on Sep 01, 2015 I found this helpful (1)

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I can't believe this is < $400!

5.0

Once in a while, I buy something because it's a bargain (which this is) and end up loving it because it's just great period. This is one of those times.

Rigol, if you're reading this, a few suggestions to make a great product perfect:
- need an easy button press to automatically move the vert position of a signal so that its CENTER (average) is in the middle of the screen. In modern designs we often work with single supplies, so our signals often have a Vcc/2 bias. Alternately, make a fast/coarse adjustment option. The way it is now, signals with a proportionately large DC offset force you to twirl the vert position knob for literally OVER A MINUTE to get your signal on screen.
- group some menus more logically, e.g. in the FFT menu the Offset & Scale must typically be changed together you shouldn't have to scroll the menu to go between those options.
- make the last-pressed illuminated channel-select button glow brighter. That way you wouldn't accidentally press the button twice in a row and unintentionally turn off the channel instead. This tends to happen because the channel-select buttons do double duty as a menu-select key.

MilesK on Sep 01, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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DS1054Z not so "basic" scope

5.0

Loaded with too many goodies to detail here. But that's the point. Really good all purpose scope in a small, modestly priced package.

Verified Purchase Rudolf Hanau on Aug 29, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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The scope for my bench!

5.0

The scope DS1054z from Rigol is a great piece of technology.
It has the higher price vs performance ratio in the family line. The controls and menus are easy to learn and handle, supported by an ever present help access.
FFT works fast even at really low frequencies allowing a real time analysis without too much lag.
The homework paid dividends after buying the DS1054Z.

Verified Purchase Jose Martinez on Aug 26, 2015 I found this helpful (0)

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4 Channel Scope for the win.

5.0

Great Product, Does exactly what it says.

KurTrox on Aug 21, 2015 I found this helpful (0)