Any many others say, the TDS220 is a basic scope. In my opinion it has many positive aspects:
- it's very easy to use (one knob / button for all the main functions, only few menus)
- it boots very fast
- if you are used to TEK analog scopes, you won't notice a great difference except that it is very lightweight and small and has a "stop" button that freezes the signal :-)
- compared with TDS5xx / 7xx menu style, the 220 is simpler and quicker
- I still uses mine for quick jellybean jobs, just because it is so easy and simple
- in usability aspects, it is even better than the colored TDS2024 variants, since the software reacts pretty fast to user interaction