saleae

The main benefit of the Saleae is the software, which is what you’re really paying for.

Except that one can't steal software, and the copying of bytes does not harm Saleae in any way.

People copied their hardware for pennies, while saleae was fair enough to provide their software without copy protection.

PS: How is the fact that the knockoffs are Chinese or that Saleae is in the Bay Area relevant?

Maybe Saleae should have used DRM (but again maybe not, as it could just be cracked).

If you plan to spend a lot of time down low working with these protocols, definitely get a Saleae Logic.

Perhaps the Saleae devices (in their beautiful machined, anodized cases) are too expensive if someone is eating their lunch for $10.

Cool project, but bragging about using a $10 Chinese Saleae Logic knockoff seems pretty scummy.

For anyone doing more serious or paid work the Saleae devices really can be worth the premium if you can swing it.

My favorite tool for this is the Saleae Logic[1], but I've had mixed success with the cheaper Bus Pirate[2] as well.

Huh, Saleae used to have a nice ~50% student discount.

I think what I want is the unholy love-child of Saleae and Dangerous Prototypes[1].

(The Saleae devices are ~$100.) I have one of the plastic, "counterfeit" knockoffs, and it works great.

Saleae LLC - www.saleae.com We're a hardware startup in SF.

Don't buy a knockoff and then use Saleae's software (which they give away for free to let you try).

Saleae could implement more intrusive hardware locks to prevent their software from working with generic devices.