Popular Test Equipment That You Might Need
Eight bench power supplies for hobby electronics, six linear and two switching, from the Siglent SPD3303X-E and Rigol DP832 to the pocket-size FNIRSI DPS-150, with maker-stated voltage and current ranges.
Seven soldering stations and irons for circuit-board work, checked for October 2026, from a starter station under $60 to professional cartridge systems from Hakko, JBC and Pace.
Rigol DHO804 and Siglent SDS804X HD cost almost the same in October 2026. Here is how the two 12-bit, four-channel families compare on sample rate, memory, decoding, expansion and price.
Eight multimeters for electronics bench work, checked for October 2026, from $40 budget meters to a 66,000-count bench unit, with the specs that matter for low-voltage work.
The Siglent SDS1202X-E, SDS1204X-E and SDS1104X-E compared: bandwidth, channels, memory and current prices, plus a note on the newer SDS800X HD.
Six Hantek oscilloscopes you can still buy, from the 2D72 handheld and the 200 MHz DSO2D20 to the 1008B automotive scope and USB and Wi-Fi models.
Keysight has retired the DSOX1102G. Its replacement, the DSOX1202G, adds faster updates, standard protocol decoding and official bandwidth upgrades to 200 MHz.