The hobbyist doesn't need a complete SCPI command set, nor does the hobbyist need to build complex test automation apps. The hobbyist is not doing production of anything with a worth while amount of quantity. Rigol products are perfect for them.
Thanks for making us hobbyist feel like crap and like we don't mater.
Don't let him put you down. This is the internet, every man and his dog is a professional and knows everything about anything
The poorly organized block of words basically said a hobbyist does not need certain features. Ignorant statement because those features can be used for education purposes to teach yourself, they don't have to be there for the sole purpose of monetary gain. Product reliability and support is what needs to be evaluated. If a product from Keysight does something a unit from Rigol cannot and you require it, then you don't consider the Rigol unit. You only consider it when they both offer the capabilities you need; OP seems to be past that stage.
Rigol DS1000 and DS2000 oscilloscopes are defective products. Their hardworking engineers over 10-20 years could not learn how to build a clock oscillator. Both DS1000 and DS2000 have chaotic master clock and no sane person should be using their garbage for hobby, let alone in production. Don't you see they show you middle finger at the apex of their "master clock"
Right, which is why 143/146 reviews for the ds1054z on tequipment are 4 and 5 stars. Also why the owner of the forum, I think his name is Dave, you might have heard of him, uses the ds1054z in the majority of videos. But of course all of the tests conducted by those users are invalid since the scopes are defective.
To OP: It seems most in this thread are generalizing all products based on brand. Why is the ds1054z being compared to anything Keysight or the other big brands offer to begin with? The scopes currently worth purchasing from those brands start at $3000+. Rigol also makes higher end scopes that offer good features.
That being said, Rigol seems to aim mostly to the consumer market. A normal consumer/hobbyist does not make a living on what they do. That is the difference. A hobbyist can wait a few weeks for a new firmware that fixes bugs. A professional cannot. A hobbyist can wait a few weeks for a response from the manufacturer's customer service. A professional cannot. Products from the big brands are guaranteed to work in such environments. There is a reason Rigol products are calibrated and tested using multimeters, power supplies, and scopes from Keysight, Fluke. Etc.. and not other Rigol equipment. Such gear ends up paying for itself in one way or another. The new Rigol stuff is built well and may survive in a factory, but it is built down to a price, and that alone is enough to inspire fear and not worth the risk of losing your business.