My comment of "very slow" was referring to how Dave described the U1282A that was based on the same front end chip set that the 121GW was based on. Again, I am only pointing out that there was data available. Bread crumbs perhaps.
I don't know, since I don't have one yet.
But I don't really think I would be that bothered. If I only had one resistor to test, I can wait 7 seconds. If I had a batch to test, I would put the meter in manual range mode first, or I would use another meter.
Since there is the option for firmware updates, it might be improved later anyway.
If you watch the video Akira Tsukamoto posted, he did not wait for the meter to settle and you can see how the meter gets faster. If you were looking at a batch of parts, even the auto range may be fast enough as long as you don't let it settle. I'm with you in that it really would not be that big of a deal for me. If the continuity were slow, for me that would be a deal breaker.
Not that it really matters but another meter that is along the same settling time as the 121GW is that Gossen M248B. As many things that I brought up with that meter, I am not sure I focused on the speed. Then again, that meter has a LOT of problems.
With Dave's meter, I am more interested in seeing how well it can calculate power. I had made a demo of the power measurement and ran into a few snags that didn't really concern me too much with it being a prototype. I think we discussed that in my main thread. I think Dave was suggesting I was not using the meter correctly and I think I was confused about how it handled the internal losses. I think they revisited that so I am expecting it to be improved.