Gossen Metrawatt lost their minds - tottaly

[Kiriakos-GR]

I was checking the DMM pricing in the German market and found this Gossen Metrawatt DMM,
CATII 300 to have an pricing of 635EUR.....  and still I am getting smokes from my ears .

With specs as generic DMM plus automotive use, that price is ridiculously extreme .. 

Check the link, and below another link with translation in English ..
And if you find the magic on it, that justifies this pricing, please share it with me too,
because I did not found it so far !! 

http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/123091/GMC-METRAPORT-40-S-dgt-Klapp-Multimeter/?ref=reco

http://translate.google.gr/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conrad.de%2Fce%2Fde%2Fproduct%2F123091%2FGMC-METRAPORT-40-S-dgt-Klapp-Multimeter%2F%3Fref%3Dreco&act=url


 

[Mechatrommer]

the magic is its a very small size compared to netbook, but the cost is twice the decent netbook. i'm sure there is intel i7 like processor inside the gossen.

[Joshua]

They must make their gold plating reeeaaalllyyy thick...

[EEVblog]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?

Dave.

[Zero999]

You're probably paying a lot for the name which is probably true to some extent with Fluke.

[firewalker]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?

Dave.

Where the hell did they managed to find virgins? Imported ones? 

Alexander.

[Zero999]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?

Dave.

Where the hell did they managed to find virgins? Imported ones? 

The probably bought some Thai brides.

[Mechatrommer]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?
Dave.

Where the hell did they managed to find virgins? Imported ones? 

The probably bought some Thai brides.

i'll buy one the dmm if she's included.

[Neganur]

Conrad isn't always cheap when it comes to measurement devices etc. Farnell sells it for 517 EUR (EDIT: sorry that's the analog one), Amazon has it for 700+ (lol).

My favorite shops don't seem to sell it though
Bürklin
Distrelec (former: Schuricht)

[Kiriakos-GR]

Well I am starting to believe that Gossen makes lots of cash from all the other stuff that they make,
like electrical switches for panels & PLC & electrical control automation's,
that they do not care at all about their DMM market share.


This is the only explanation that makes some sense.
And the bottom line is that if they do not care why should I ?   

[sacherjj]

Do pointy haired bosses buy these as status symbols?

[Kiriakos-GR]

Do pointy haired bosses buy these as status symbols?

Hmm I haven't see a picture of Dave when he got his , and he has lots of them ..      

[MrPlacid]

Well I am starting to believe that Gossen makes lots of cash from all the other stuff that they make,
like electrical switches for panels & PLC & electrical control automation's,
that they do not care at all about their DMM market share.

I agree with you there.

Hmm I haven't see a picture of Dave when he got his , and he has lots of them ..      

I think they gave Dave one for review to just make the rest of us here drool at something we can never lay our hands on.

[Ed.Kloonk]

Do pointy haired bosses buy these as status symbols?

Hmm I haven't see a picture of Dave when he got his , and he has lots of them ..      

Modern day equivalent of a gold neck-chain with medallion:- a Gossen meter with the leads tied around your neck!

[Ed.Kloonk]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?

Dave.

How come you've never bought us a vblog from that factory instead of boring Chinese pcb assembly plants. 

  

[hannobisschoff]

Hand made by nude virgins in Germany perhaps?

Dave.

How come you've never bought us a vblog from that factory instead of boring Chinese pcb assembly plants. 

  

It's impossible for Dave to make anything boring.