Just off the top of my head, many Brymens have a crap continuity test, and even the 869, which is not bad, still isn't latching. They also have a crap warranty...1 year, I think. Fluke is Lifetime. Hey, no biggie. That doesn't make Brymen terrible meters, but the idea that it's somehow "just as good" as a Fluke fails miserably with only about a second's worth of thought. I don't even need to look at construction, performance, probes, etc.
re: Fluke Warranty
It's not 7-10 years. It's 7 years after it's discontinued, with a MINIMUM of 10 years from the purchase date.
In the US at least, the only legit source of Brymens off the top of my head is Greenlee, and the DM860A is a good bit more than a Fluke 87. Off Ebay, we're still paying $310 for a Brymen, and I can get an Fluke 87 new for $370. The Greenlee badged Brymen will cost over $400. If you're going to be priced this closely to Fluke, you really need to blow me away with specs AND give me warm fuzzies that you'll last 20+ years. Selling re-badged products, and also having such a wide range of quality from lowest to best, already makes me feel like they don't really give a crap about their brand beyond making some money.
Again, I really don't have anything against Brymen meters. I think they make a fine meter that will probably last a good long time. For a few bucks more (or a few bucks less if you're buying a Greenlee
), I can buy a Fluke that I KNOW will most likely outlast me. Like so many others, I've had my Fluke for a LONG time. It's had the crap beat out of it in some harsh settings, and has never done anything but work perfectly and reliably. It's hard to imagine why I would buy a Brymen, though I understand the pricing is much different outside of the US. If the price difference were $200 or more, I'd be a lot more inclined to take a chance.