...I'd spend some more and get a scope which works for sure especially if it is going to be your daily use (primary) oscilloscope...
A long time ago I watched a quality training film where the presenter made the point that quality simply means
meeting the requirement; he used the example of a small economy car vs a Rolls Royce, pointing out that most people would say that the RR is a quality car but the economy car is not but, if the economy car does what you
require; starts when you turn the key, gets you from A to B, and
meets your budget requirements, then it too is a quality car.
I paid $350 for my SDS1202X-E and it's
meeting my requirements. Last week I needed 4 channels so I used my $10,000 Agilent MSO7104B but that didn't make me think that the SDS1202X-E was a bad purchase. For a 2-channel, 200 MHz scope with free serial decoding and deep memory, it's hard to beat.
[EDIT] Oh and I can report that yes, the SDS1202X-E actually works.