Where to get the best prices on Rigol products - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: johnny diaz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 01:52:44 pm
content: Where have people been getting the best prices on Rigol products?

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 02:00:35 pm
content: Prices for most test equipment (incl. Rigol products) are pretty well standardized. Some places may offer a 5% coupon or something, but for the most part they are all the same. The two things I would recommend you do, are purchase from an authorized dealer (listings may be found on rigolna.com) and purchase from a company located in your country. There is nothing worse than having to pay an extra 30% of the cost of the product in order to have the package delivered to you (UPS and FedEX are both horrible for brokerage fees; DHL is your best bet if it's available).

author: hammil
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 02:36:43 pm
content: From here in the UK, it's usually eBay, especially for chinese products like these.

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 02:40:39 pm
content: Batronix.com is an authorized Rigol distributer located in the UK

author: bingo600
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 02:45:47 pm
content: Quote from: olsenn on March 11, 2013, 02:40:39 pmIsn't it located in Germany , with free shipping to EU ?/Bingo

author: Plecharts
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 03:25:11 pm
content: Quote from: bingo600 on March 11, 2013, 02:45:47 pmAlthough located in Germany, they offer free shipping only when your order is worth more that 400 Euro, so if you ordered a Rigol DS1102E you would also pay the shipping costs (but if you raise your order cost by a few Euro, it will be cheaper).

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 03:31:19 pm
content: Quote"Give me a scope and a few of those stickers", haha.

author: johnny diaz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 06:16:20 pm
content: I'm located in the good old USA!

author: Hair_of_the_Dog
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 06:19:36 pm
content: I bought a DS1052E from the Rigol website for less than anywhere else I could find it.http://jeremyveleber.com/2012/05/my-1st-oscilloscope/

author: Jorge.fv
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2013, 09:20:44 pm
content: I've got mine from dealextreme, and its working really niceI know I've risked too much, and some people weren’t as lucky as I was and had some problems with their unitsI have paid 345$ delivered and 20% more for customs clearance

author: AlphZeta
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2013, 02:45:58 pm
content: One thing to keep in mind when buying these tech equipment is that, you can always negotiate a price with the authorized dealers, and usually it's just an email away. In most cases that I have dealt with, the dealers would be happily given a discount (of course, be reasonable)

author: jav
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 14, 2013, 12:36:36 pm
content: Quote from: olsenn on March 11, 2013, 02:00:35 pmMy experience (in Spain) is exactly the opposite: DHL brokerage fees are horrible. Anyway, price difference usually don't justify ordering outside the EU. I ordered mine to Batronix and price (delivery included) was hard to beat.

author: Bomber18
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 14, 2013, 02:08:10 pm
content: I've bought things from Rigolna in the past. It seems like a good idea to buy straight from the manufacturer for warranty issues and I wasn't able to find a better price.

author: Todd
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 14, 2013, 07:24:49 pm
content: I would at least go to tequipment.net and use the 5off 5% coupon they seem to always have.

author: poorchava
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 08:04:05 am
content: Meilhaus seems to have a very limited offer. Batronix on the other hand is rather nice. I especially like attractive price for low range of Rigol signal generators. Still very expensive for me, but much lower than in other places (maybe apart from DX and the like).

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 08:07:30 am
content: Cheapest way is to know someone in china who can buy it for you and repost.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 08:51:46 am
content: Quote from: Psi on March 15, 2013, 08:07:30 amRigol actually isn't that cheap in China. They are priced as a premium brand on par with the imports. In some cases the American prices are actually cheaper!

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 09:18:50 am
content: If you can find Rigol gear in China. I looked all over Shanghai, to no avail. It is much easier to obtain Fluke or Agilent equipment. Electronics can be more expensive than you bargained for, as you normally have to pay a local tax of 17%.