I bought the Fluke 187 not so long ago. For some reason, the local Fry's had them at (if I remember correctly) $309 and the 189 was about $379 at the time. I didn't need the logging feature anyhow, so I got the 187. It's a great meter and couldn't be happier with it.
But if I were a student, I'd take a look at the Fluke 12. I have one of them, too. It handles capacitance and has quite a few other good features. I think they retail around $100, but you can often find them used for $50 or so. That's probably the best deal out there.
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UNCLE ERIK
"If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." Lord Kelvin
Orbe SE -> SME IV -> Fi Yph -> Zana Deux/Si2A3
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