Review on 🔥 Enhanced Extech EX355 True RMS MultiMeter with NCV, Temperature Measurements, and Advanced Professional Features by Wilbert Luoma

I left my beloved Simpson 260 at a customer's office over Thanksgiving weekend. The house was broken into and my 38 year old Simpson was part of their loot. This switch has survived 38 years of near-continuous travel - all 50 states, most of Europe and much of the Middle East and parts of Asia. I'm old fashioned and old so this counter was perfect. Go digital, everyone said. Fluke is great but they said it was overpriced. So I bought what might be the slowest multimeter in the universe. Yes, it has many features for $. About 1/3 the cost of a similar Fluke. It works, but it's very slow. I started doubting myself when I tested it. Why not read? Oh, go eat or have a drink and then see the numbers. Of course, this is a distance, but it is true that the time to read voltage or resistance in real work situations is very slow. I was expecting a bit of slowness compared to the Simpsons counterpart. But on serious scrutiny, waiting for EVERY item at the counter became tedious. More "bank" stuff, checking cap and resistance is nice and a bit slow. For me it was less of a problem in these modes. Along with the old GW//Instek benchtop DMM, the accuracy was worth the money. Backlighting is a real problem. Have to turn it on. And didn't find how to stop it for a while. Big problem for some of what I need. The menu structure and keystrokes seem fine. Not the most intuitive, but I'm used to the analog gauge. So I can accept a certain learning curve. Still for $75 --- not throwaway, but not much value either. Should be enough for occasional use. But there's a reason I understand why you see real pros using Fluke. I'm trying not to be swayed by the brand, but based on my early use of this device, I can understand why a pro would be disgusted with it after about 5 minutes. Again, you get what you pay for, and if you're a restricted user and on a tight budget, it offers a lot of features for the price. It reminded me that tool selection isn't just about specs and money to make up for it—you have to think about how you're going to use the gear. Slow operation and no backlight (backlight not always on) changed my view of the device. Perhaps that says more about my inability to research and test than it does about the meter or the manufacturer. I will not send it back. It can only be the tuition I had to pay to find one that would serve me like my old Simpson.