I would write down what it is you will do regularily with the meter. Be honest with the list and I bet you will find mostly you just need good DC accuracy, a diode check function, and audible continuity, 80 percent of the time. The other features are nice, and do get used occasionally, but most of the time I find myself just checking the basics.
I would agree with Dean Huster, you will find it hard to beat a good basic Fluke DMM. I have 3, a model 7 that lives in my tool bag for use in the plant on electrical and vehicles.. it does AC or DC by itself, anything under about 4 volts it will read resistance.. great for goof proof testing of voltage and continuity. Another is the model 12, it does capacitance, records min-max, and does a very useful recording of intermittant open/short down to 250mS. Lastly is a model 83, it has many more features, but was expensive, and stays on the bench, when I need more accuracy.
The model 12 and 7 have seen very hard use, in nasty conditions, and have never let me down.
Now that I am done with the Fluke commercial,
, ( honest I don't work for them ) look for a good basic meter, spending your money on features you will use.
One thing I never really liked about alot of the " all but the kitchen sink " meters is the big rotary switch with all the contacts and mechanical wear and tear that sooner or later will give you grief as the connections go bad or wear out. ( anyone remember getting yelled at for racing through the dial on the old rotarty tuner TV's when you were a kid? ... applies to those meter dials too...
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