Once you've tried a touch screen (or mouse) then using a twisty knob for navigation is a complete joke. I went from a Rigol DS1054Z to a Micsig and I'd never go back even though the Rigol can do more things.
I’m almost completely the opposite: I have two Micsigs, one with the knobs, one without. I also have an MSO1074Z. I always prefer using the Rigol over the Micsigs, I just don’t find working with touch screens works particularly well for me.
The same applies to the other touch screen scopes I use, MSO5000, SDS2000X+ and MDO3104T: if I can do it with the knobs, I prefer to use the knobs. I do have a wireless mouse hooked up to the MDO3104T which occasionally comes in useful.
I also have an early touchscreen scope, an MSO8104A, at my soldering workbench. You have to use a keyboard and mouse or touchscreen for anything but primary functions. I can’t remember ever using the touchscreen. I very recently replaced it with a 2nd hand MSO6104A, with no touch screen, keyboard or mouse, and consider my life improved!
Hehe, we people are different, who knew ....
I personally am somewhere in the middle: I have Micsig STO (one with the knobs) MSOX3000T, SDS2000X HD and SDS6000 H12Pro and few Picos..
On all touchscreen scopes I use combination: menus, virtual keyboard etc on the screen and setting some stuff on knobs (vertical, time base, cursors).
Horizontal zoom position I use screen for coarse moves and knob for fine...
I do that on all the scopes, whatever fells more natural for operation.
On MSO3000T I use it all: soft keys around the screen, touch and knobs...
I personally would not like to use only knob based or only touchscreen scope if I had a choice.
And before someone comments, on Picoscopes you have touch, keyboard, and mouse knob that combined works... I run it on large touchscreen BUT have mouse connected. I need that mouse wheel.