The Fluke 289 has just about any and every feature of most Fluke meters all rolled into one, and then some
The exclusive to Fluke? positive and negative centered DC bargraph is a handy feature for me,
the onboard 'in house' logging / save / playback feature saves on messing about with other logging routines,
especially when troubleshooting intermittent problems on a job,
and the simultaneous MIN-MAX-AVERAGE display is a realtime no brainer
If you can get a new/used 289 with the latest firmware, no severe internal supercapacitor leakage issue,
and prepared to work through all the menus and learn the ropes (childs play)
taking notes along the way the 289 is hard to beat, and the few seconds of ON boot time really isn't the deal breaker some whine on about
The backlight and variable contrast works well, and if battery life is an issue, use rechargeables
or switch the thing off when not in use ! Duh...
The Fluke 189 is very nice too, loads of features, EASY to use, like a Fluke 87 on steroids
The Brymen may be good value with impressive CAT ratings that might protect the meter during a BBQ starter zap test,
accidental carpet surf across a lounge room or quickly removing a garment,
direct lightning strike if forgotten on top of the Jeep whilst Thor is sorting out some super villain,
(
-add your own highly unlikely event here-)
but the 289 is the real deal all purpose all rounder SERIOUS feature packed meter
with the LEAST quirks and bugs I am aware of, compared to the competition.
The gent here gives it a 2 Part no BS review:
youtube.com/watch?v=nfnDVuTkkiE
youtube.com/watch?v=sRe7rf98roI
Good luck with the coin toss if it comes to that