You lucky son of a gun! That must be one gorgeous instrument. I've been drooling over it and others in its line every time I read their catalog or view it on their website. I'm a serious electronics and computer enthusiast, with an engineering degree, although I work in Finance, doh!
I was about to buy the TDS2024 but then when I saw the 3000 series that has a full VGA screen (4 times more screen real-estate than the 2000 series) plus of course the digital phosphor technology, I started to begin to find ways to justify the extra expense. My wife and friends think I'm insane to spend $6K or more on a "toy" but they don't understand what it feels like to use FFT and get a spectral view of a complex signal.
We'll drop $5K easy on a 2-week vacation down south, and what are you left with? Photos and fading memories. So why is it so outrageous to spend as much on an instrument that can show you what electrons are doing? Only engineers can understand what I'm talking about.
I guess I should settle for the 2024, but then I'll always be regretting not getting the 3024 for a couple thousand more. Sigh.
You know, a Pontiac Sunfire will get me to wherever I want to go, but an Acura RSX will do it with much better style and I'll have a big smile on my face in the process. No?