Fluke meters are reliable, in the statistical sense. They’re also
easy to use, versatile, and durable. But they’re not cheap. I was
lucky enough to buy a used one from an electronics guy who was
retiring. It’s worth keeping a lookout for a used instrument.
Fluke meters are good, but their accuracy is a
function of price. Towards the low end, they work well, but
only guarantee their AC accuracy to about 2kHz. Their desktop
DMMs are accurate into the 100s of kHz on AC. I also have a
Fluke 1000:1 probe at at work, you don't use that with a low end
handheld. For real accuracy and less mental math you have to use
that with one of their high end handhelds.
Some of the TEK desktop DMMs out there are in fact a
rebadged Fluke.
For the truly cool factor (and accuracy to go with
it), you want the old HP3458A.
