A little of topic from LAs, any chance you could recap the top trade-offs you see between the 2072 and the Agilent DSOX2002A?
Sure. It really comes down to the following - one is a more powerful DSO right out of the box (Rigol) - and the other has more expandability, longer warranty, better support, and (I'm assuming) better interfacing software (Agilent). So it just boils down to which of those is more important for you. But I think the Rigol is without question more bang for the (original) buck.
The Rigol has a real vertical sensitivity down to 500 µV/div.
The Agilent has a real vertical sensitivity down to 4mV/div.
The Rigol has 7MB/channel (28MB/channel optional) and an extra 128MB segment memory standard.
The Agilent has 100kB/channel (1MB/channel optional) and no extra segment memory (and the segment feature is optional).
The Rigol has standard triggers: Edge, Pulse, Pattern, Video, Runt, Slope, Setup/Hold, RS232/UART, I²C, SPI (Optional package: Windows, Nth Edge, HDTV, Delay, TimeOut, Duration, and USB)
The Agilent has standard triggers: Edge, Pulse, Pattern, Video (Optional packages [with decodes]: RS232/UART -
or - I²C/SPI -
or - CAN/LIN)
The Rigol has Parallel decoding standard (Optional package: RS232/UART, I2C, and SPI)
The Agilent has no decoding standard (Optional packages [with triggers]: RS232/UART -
or - I²C/SPI -
or - CAN/LIN)
The Rigol has high resolution mode (12 bits) when timebase >=5 µs/div.
The Agilent has high resolution mode (12 bits) when timebase >= 20 µs/div.
The Rigol has Mask Testing standard.
The Agilent has Mask Testing optional.
The Rigol has 350MHz 10:1 probes with all models and LAN connection standard.
The Agilent has 150MHz 10:1 probes with the 70 and 100 MHz models (LAN connection optional).