No stylus, but I've never missed one - the only gloves I ever use are thin nitrile so they work without issue. The UI is also designed for touch use so no elements too small to hit reliably with a fat finger.
Quick list of pros/cons of the 6500 if it helps:
Pros:
- was quite a bit cheaper here (UK) than KS equivalents (and I'm talking '61A, not even '65A!)
- fast digitisation, complex trigger options etc
- low ohms range is very sensitive (1uOhm resolution!)
- good sized screen, touch UI is reasonably well done, great for entering numerical parameters etc too
- can do great graphs etc, lots of memory for long logging sessions
- remote web UI etc (apparently KS's is/was some shit java thing)
- no KS professional-use-only bullshit. Would have been a con for higher Tek calibration cost but you can't even get one from KS anymore!
- scanner card option, including building custom DIY ones
- can run custom scripts, apps etc (though see below)
- no option keys needed for features - base model is the only model, with everything enabled
- reasonably fast boot time
Cons:
- no hard power switch, is a soft one and draws a few watts in standby
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- screen viewing angle could be better (never unusable, just gets a little washed out)
- buying one supports Danaher (though I'd not want to support KS's new business model right now either)
- no direct buttons to change measurement function
- ohms mode can choke on inductive elements like transformer windings (v. annoying if you're measuring these regularly)
- deeper than KS unit (partly due to scanner option, so not a big criticism)
- some early units have transformer hum (as an ex-demo unit built in 2019 mine did, but Tek fixed it)
- 10A jack is rear terminals only
- app support is pretty much alpha-only, expect bugs (never had any major bug issues in normal use though)
- Tek currently are charging for their PC software, though I'd be unlikely to use it anyway