
Best Oscilloscope under $300?
Guys i am a college student and thinking to buy a Digital Oscilloscope. I have a budget of $300 and i found these oscilloscopes interesting. I would really appreciate if someone would guide me in selecting the best among the following. I highly appreciate your help.
Atten Digital Oscilloscopes 40MHz ADS1042C
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ATTEN ADS1022 DIGITAL STORAGE OSCILLOSCOPE 25MHz
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SIGLENT SDS1022C 25MHZ Digital Oscilloscope
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OWON Digital Oscilloscope PDS5022S 25 MHz
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Not a great lover of digital scopes, prefer analogue but of the four I'd go for the 40MHz one although the last 25MHz one has got free shipping. Depends if you need the bandwidth. If 25MHz is OK then go for the $279 free shipping one. Do have a look at older Tektronix analogue scopes though. You could probably pick up a 100MHz or even 300MHz b/w one with all the bells and whistles for a similar price. I've a years old Tek 2475 300MHz scope with on screen voltage and time/period measurement that blows most cheap digital scopes away and you can get one for a similar price or cheaper than a 25MHz b/w digital.
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