We're exploring whether or not it's feasible to add a lister into the 1000X scopes, but only in the exploratory phase right now.
I won't pretend that Keysight doesn't charge a premium for test gear. The low-cost oscilloscope market is definitely in a pricing race-to-the-bottom, and it's not a surprise that we come in at a higher price than many other manufacturers in this space. To "win" this "market" we'd have to push out scopes that simply wouldn't meet our standards on a number of different fronts.
@w4tch0, is there a thread or discussion around dead screen pixels? I must have missed it and neither I nor the scope support lead have heard about it.
And sure, the PSU caps aren't the best out there, but looking at the numbers the reliability of the 2-channel 1000X is insanely good. I obviously can't share numbers, but the AFR/MTBF is easily 2x better than a lot of our other gear.
I've also not heard anything negative from actual users about fan noise...