Which "precision" multimeter?

[dr.diesel]

Example from just now: Fluke 289 is $553.69 at Amazon USA because it has a discount, in Farnell/Element 14 it is $599.95 - in the EU in the same site it goes for €608.00 that is about $826.27.

I'd really hate to see you end up with the 289.  Not that it's a horrible option, just expensive and bulky for the price with shit battery life.  If you don't need portable the Agilent 34461 or the Hameg HMC8012 are both excellent meters.

[Wytnucls]

For the record, the 30M doesn't need any kind of special setup, apart from a recommended warm-up period of 5 minutes, before accurate measurements are made. If the voltage source being measured is noisy, several filter strengths are available internally, to help steady the readings.
Although I wouldn't use such a specialized meter for continuity testing, it is fast enough, once the resolution has been reduced to the minimum, through the set-up menu.
The meter is also capable of 4-wire resistance and temperature measurements.
There are 2 baud rates available: 9600 and 19200.

[mos6502]

The 30M is a nice meter, no question. Depends on if you need the accuracy/precision.

There's also the 310,000 count Metrahit Ultra:

https://www.gossenmetrawatt.com/english/produkte/metrahitultra.htm

This one also comes in a bluetooth version, for remote measuring with your smartphone:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.ritso.gossenmetrawatt

[Wytnucls]

The 30M is a nice meter, no question. Depends on if you need the accuracy/precision.

Well, that's what this thread is about, the most DC accuracy available for less than $1,100, not about the most feature-packed DMM on the market.