I'm actually curious what will SDS5000X bring to the table... And don't say bugs, cause new products from A brands are also full of bugs lately.
Rushed, rapid time to market product release schedules are everybody's problem.
True but the A-brands seem to be better at fixing them within a reasonable time frame and it usually are bugs which are much harder to spot.
Explain that to RTB2000... 😁
Big companies also have very formal and rigid change management systems. So in reality, they are also very slow, despite professional effort.
If you want very stable product, old platforms are that, stable (Keysight 3000 series is good example).
They all need few years to make it very good. These devices are incredibly complex for anybody.
Dont't get me wrong, I'm cautiously sceptical and don't expect miracles.
But likes of Siglents and Rigols are getting slowly there. This new generation that will come out soon will probably be game changer..
For instance take a look at Siglent SDS1104X-E. Out of the box that thing is more useful than stock DSOX3014T. DSOX3014T has no serial decodes and triggers, it has no 500uV/div front end etc. As a general purpose mixed signal troubleshooting tool it is miles better than scope 4 times it's price. Same can be said for some excellent GW Instek machines. Hell, even Rigol DS1000Z with it's very basic implementation of triggers and decodes will do something in a pinch. And on DSOX3014T set of basic decodes and triggers costs more than any of these scopes.
And now take SDS1104X-E, and make it much better specs, bandwidth and such... And price it right... And than wait a bit until it stabilizes, software wise..
Regards
Sinisa