Thoughts on Mastech MS8050

[finos]

Hello everyone .

Im intrested in buying a Desktop DMM.  I ran across the Mastech MS8050 and based on the specs it seems to fulfill my needs as a hobbyist/EE student .
I know it's kind of an overkill but still, I found it for around 250€ that makes it look like an "ok" deal .

I want your thoughts on this meter ,if I should or should I not buy it .

Thanks in advance .

[rsjsouza]

Unfortunately I don't know this meter, but you may want to look at the discussions here in the EEVBlog

https://eevblog.com/forum/testgear/mastech-ms8050-digital-bench-multimeter/

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/if-you_ve-got-a-mastech-ms8050/

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/part-2-teardownevaluation-mastech-ms8040-bench-dmm/

[HKJ]

I have not used or tested it, but it looks like a fairly low end desktop meter. Precision is close to high end hand-held meters.
It is missing the 4-terminal and probably also the high-z functions from more advanced meters. It is also missing a graphical display, but that can be partially offset with the computer connection.

Generally it looks like a fairly good meter, that is a bit better than a hand-held meter for desk usage.

Note: I have played with a lot of multimeters over time: https://lygte-info.dk/info/DMMReviews.html

[DaleWentz]

I have this meter, as well as an good HP and a Siglent. The Mastech is my main bench meter that I use for normal everyday things. Its fast and accurate enough for most things. I like the large display. My only gripe is that the backlight does not stay on full time. I have not took the time to open it up and fix that!  If it broke I would replace it with the exact same meter. I prefer bench meters on the bench personally over a standard hand held.

Dale