New Rigol DS1102E on this site seems very cheap - should i buy here? - Page 1
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author: im_a_human
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2012, 01:09:49 pm
content: Hello EEVB peeps,Im looking at buying my first DSO and i did a search online of UK suppliers of the Rigol DS1102E and found this site....http://www.tekequip.com/digital-oscilloscope/rigol-ds1102e.html?_kk=fca38e91-84b4-4e95-a0b0-c7cc5ce52fb8&_kt=6027778995&gclid=CKfPtbf4kK4CFcQTfAodYioFfgThere price of 293.54 GBP seems rediculasly cheap for a NEW unit which sell for much more on other sites. I gave them a call to confirm the price of the unit and to confirm they are brand new units.Can you blame me for being suspicious but its rather a nice carrot being dangled in front of me here. Is this too good to be true? has anyone else bought anything from this site before?ThanksNick

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2012, 02:24:26 pm
content: Just to give you another data point. A reputable US company sells them for US$399 excl. VAThttp://www.saelig.com/PSBE100/PSPC017.htm$399 is also the current special price advertised by Rigol North Americahttp://www.rigolna.com/featured/8/If google is to trust $399 this is about 251 GBP excl. VAT. So, I don't think 293 GBP is too good to be true. Of course, excercise the usual caution when buying online from an unknown vendor (Google their name. Google their name plus the words "fraud", "rippoff", "scam", etc. Use a secure payment service if possible, etc.).Edit:I just looked up the company addresses in Google. Uhmmm. The address in Scotland checks out as the Swanston Golf Course ... There are several buildings on the premise, but I would start to ask some more questions, or even move on.

author: baljemmett
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2012, 03:26:04 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on February 09, 2012, 02:24:26 pmIt looks like a fairly typical farm-repurposed-as-office-development; there are a few like that around here in the English midlands (in fact I'm sitting in something similar now!). A little more digging turns up a list of tenants for the address in question, although they're not on it under their own name; I notice they aren't listed at Companies House, but are listed at the Irish Companies Registration Office with a different Dublin address. Nothing jumps out ashugelydodgy but probably worth a little time checking them out first, yes.

author: lavo-1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 13, 2012, 04:06:59 pm
content: That price offered by Tekequip is the UK price MINUS VAT. You need to add on £68 in VAT for total.

author: jasonh
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2012, 02:57:51 am
content: Thanks for this thread, I was looking a while ago for a new scope and thought about the new agilents. The work didn't eventuate and I didnt need it but now some other basic work atmel/inputs/putputs/servos etc is happening I thought the 1102e should do the trick and got it from saelig.Only $150usd shipping to New Zealand so over all the price was better than anywhere else I could se..

author: KD0CAC John
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2012, 04:45:00 pm
content: $150usd ,I'm guessing a mis-print / something ?

author: jasonh
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2012, 06:16:49 pm
content: Sorry, the shipping alone was $150 on top of the $399 but still works out at a good price for a nz'er.

author: RCMR
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2012, 08:08:45 pm
content: Yowzer! $150 shipping???I bought mine in (to NZ) from China and it worked out a *lot* cheaper than that. Shipping was (from memory) about $40 or so.Admittedly it was the 50MHz version but a quick bit of hacking and it's a 100MHz one.

author: jasonh
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2012, 08:27:51 pm
content: Yeah, $150! So its costing me $550usd, I wasn't sure about the state of hacking at the moment so I just went with the extra $50 to get the 100MHzI am currently importing a large laser cutter and another CNC from china so I had a quick look about but nothing really sttod out as being better.I checked out Australia but thats more expensive because they were not doing the deal.Oh well...