Yes, they're in different price brackets, but it (the DT4282) is just a much more appropriately spec'd meter for electronics, I think.
Sure, but it is too expensive for most hobbyists to consider. The Fluke 289 is cheaper in many countries, too, so then Hioki runs into the brand recognition issue with no obvious spec advantage.
I actually prefer the segmented type display over the (289 style) dot matrix display in a portable DMM, it seems easier to read to me when the reading is changing quickly. I don't need graphing on a DMM, I'd rather send the raw data to my laptop and do any charting/graphing in Excel, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way, especially given that the graphing function on the 289 is SO slow.
Data capture is not really good enough on the 289, in my experience. We got an 8846A to address that need, but I would go for the Keysight 34461A now.
Anyway, all I was really saying was that I'd enjoy seeing a Dave teardown and review of the DT4282, as it seems like a good DMM for electronics. It was on my shortlist when I was considering a new DMM recently, along with others such as the Brymen BM869S.
We have a Fluke 289 in the lab, and it is useful but can also be frustratingly limited. Fluke seem to deliberately produce instruments with rather odd feature omissions and arbitrary limitations.
Chinese cheapie stuff will have every possible feature dialled up to eleven (rather than ten, where it will still work reliably) while the expensive brands play games to 'differentiate' products.
We don't see much Brymen stuff here, but the 235 from Dave seems to be pretty decent -- I bought one for personal use. GW Instek instruments are also a pretty good balance of raptures to cost. Perhaps Taiwan is where the 'sweet spot' for this gear is being best targeted?