You have a surprisingly large budget for your first scope..........as it's your first my advice would be to start with something much lower priced to find what you need and want from a DSO. Check the specs of SDS1202X-E, not just a quick look, download the datasheet and use it as a yardstick to compare all against.
Off now to bed.
But if that low priced entry level scope doesn't come close to what he needs, it would be a waste of time and money.
Agreed but I doubt it will fall short of expectations.
As it's Free_WiFi's first scope a cheap unit is a viable choice into the world of scopes and for all but advanced use it's likely he won't change it until he's grown out of it or there's something better in the market than current offerings.
Starting a discussion of use patterns and what is available in the market will likely get him a reasonable first scope that will be useful to him for the long term.
Yep, but we haven't got a lot to go on as yet.
Again, a first scope is not always the last but an informed choice for the first and moving forward with knowledge gained of scopes and knowledge of electronics where requirements can and do change as skills develop.
These days we don't need to spend heaps to get very reasonable gear and the money saved can then be redirected to other goodies we want to acquire.