Best place to buy Micsig STO1104C these days? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: IDEngineer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2021, 07:11:44 am
content: I've held off long enough. I've got a trip coming up where I'll be doing on-site debugging and firmware refinement, and I'll need a scope. As discussed in several other threads the STO1104C is a good choice for a truly portable, multichannel, battery powered scope with reasonable specs.But I'm having trouble finding a domestic (USA) seller, and the sellers that do pop up seem to have prices all over the place. I'm willing to pay a bit more to buy from a reliable domestic seller but none of the usual TE sources seem to carry it.Any recommendations? Thanks!

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 02, 2021, 10:36:39 pm
content: I suggest to add US to topic title.Although I do not have recommendation for US market, I have just recently looked for buying Micsig STO1104E in EU and decided to use Batronix. They are reputable seller in EU with great service (used before) and selection of Micsig oscilloscopes for very competitive prices (best I have found so far). Batterfly also offer Micsig range but at different price level.Mike'selctricstuff used AliExpress stores for Micsig, but selection and description of scopes there are not 100% clear to me. Some do not have battery included, some do not have all options. Considering potential custom's issues I much rather use more reliable distributors than AliExpress. Batronix at least clearly states that scope is fully loaded with features and has battery.

author: DaneLaw
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2021, 06:06:38 pm
content: Cant help you hence inside US.but also been the market for the Micsig scopes, like for years the first TO Linux vers, and was looking for Ebay as source and then the Android-based STO line with knobs 256level greygrading/color CCT and wanted that model, even though at the time quite a bit more expensive, but kept holding on as the price would be like 40 to 50% more after danish VAT and fees.I like most' also would prefer regionally inside own country, perhaps an online store, but close to none had it, so either way, I would be importing it from abroad inside EU (like Batronix, though it would be way more expensive, like double back in early 2020) or just purchase it from China and finally took the plunge in 1Q 2020 from the chinse wholesaler BG when I saw my final price could be a tad over 400USD (STO1104C with incl. battery after CP and cashback) and also decided to pay a little under 30 bucks for the fitting Micsig bag.But this final scope-price I got my unit for' could be an outlier as Banggood changed their system soon after' so the price now changes when you use CP (coupon) like some bad-stores in China also do, like the very criticized Gearbest,.(example you use a %Coupon and the price then changes to something way higher' that the %Coupon then are calculated from, quite dishonest and non-transperant.)But it arrived quite fast and have not been sad' about that decision.And do feel the Micsig scopes are the best on the market when it comes to balancing the aspects of value, portable/bench scope.and all the options were present, unless 429 & 1553B.and I really like that approach from Micsig and no option mess, as that were one of my biggest concerns a few years back about buying my first full-fledge hobby-scope, this jungle with "options"I tried to check the wf-capture rate, and the highest number I got was 103k, but most of the time it was around 95k to 100k (95.000 to 100.000wfps in an ideal scenario?)but I don't get two full fledge scopes, so I'm using this small DSO to take the reading, so my reading can be quite flukish,But could be my approach, but I reckon it is rated at 80.000https://i.imgur.com/fqhbhUQ.mp4But I do like the comforts of taking video with this scope..visual depth.

author: mrt6644
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2021, 03:36:42 am
content: Saelig