Perhaps there's a good reason why Rigol puts more capable components into a worse scope. I mean, for istance that the same parts go both into the 50 and 100 MHz version. It may be reasonable to think that they're not stupid and that it's a similar process as in case of computer CPUs. When they see that a 100 MHz version doesn't behave like it should, but it's OK after downgrading it to 50 MHz, maybe they do so, put a label that it's a 50 MHz scope and are dealt with it. Maybe this whole thinking that we can get something for free is just wishful thinking? Just my guess. On the other hand so many people reported successful upgrades. I don't know what to think.
Anyway, does such channel 2 behaviour suggest there's something wrong with it?