This is for all those starving students that need to buy their first good, low-cost multimeter. This meter has really impressive overall feel for being so low-cost. We've played with a lot of cheap-o DMMs and found that this unit's function selector has a great, solid, clicking feel to it. This unit has good continuity (rare for low-cost units), and decent probes.

This multimeter does all the standard functions of lower cost meters, but here are the main reasons we like this multimeter:

• Loud continuity sound (many meters do not even have continuity)
• Current/Voltage sense
• Battery included
• Very solid clicking feel to the function selector
• Decent quality probes (not great, but they'll hold up for years)
• Strong connection from meter to probe

Things that this meter is lacking:

• No auto-power off
• No auto-ranging
• No frequency measurement

Features:

• DC Voltage - 200mV/2V/20V/200V/600V
• AC Voltage - 200V/600V
• DC Current - 200uA/20mA/200mA/10A
• Resistance - 0 to 20M Ohm
• Continuity Buzzer
• Diode Test
• Max display: 1999