busjockey wrote on Sep 19
th, 2014 at 8:08pm:
Any other features that make this scope stand out?
The 200v input is nice.
The connect detect is also may be useful but does not work with all signal probing like O2.
It does have more power under the hood with the 250M memory and the 100MHz ADC for each channel. Keep in mind that my performance comments earlier were based on early software versions (the first build didn't even see all of the memory in the scope). Remember when they made the 4423 scopes streaming 10x more powerful with a free software upgrade? Just sayin...could happen. But, as I always say, never buy a tool for what it might do in the future. Buy only for what it does now.
The floating inputs must be mentioned again. No more ground loops. Floating ground sensors can now be measured using a single channel (and still use other channels). Keep in mind the ground potentials need to be kept within about 30v of each other. Not something you'll need every day but nice when you do.
For those that want one of these, I think we are getting the entire first production run for the continent in a couple of weeks. So supplies will be limited at first. Brian has the web pages up now so you can make a pre-order and get in line. When production ramps up, the supply chain will be smoother. Most of that we are getting are kits. Very few single scope units.
But for those that already have a 4423, it's surely not a must have. It's different but not THAT much of an advantage.