@Vince
Yeah, thanks for the link for that Metrix 51, its so basic though that one. I agree about the battery issues and meters. all it takes is one battery to leak and not be detected until its too late and there goes your investment if unlucky and never spotted it in time. You really should think about bench meters that are mains powered. I have 7 of those, 1 of which is also battery powered, in the event of a power cut I can still work on battery. Thats a HP3466A which has SLA battery fitted and charges automatically when connected to the mains.
Here is a link to a mains powered Metrix bench meter that you might like to look at https://www.leboncoin.fr/bricolage/2068256978.htm
Yeah I have been contemplating these for a few years now. Have never coughed the money though, because to me a bench meter needs to be high-end, otherwise what's the point. So super accurate, at least an order of magnitude more accurate than my best DMM which is the MX56 at 0.025% +/ 1digit. Would also want 4 wire resistance measurements, and GPIB, and hopefully dual display to show both DC and AC at the same time, when checking power rails for example.
Problem with these Metrix bench meters is they offer none of that. This MX 554 we are talking about here is just the handheld MX 54 in a different case, no more no less.
But over time, I feel I am getting weaker and weaker and might fall for them. Mostly because the MX 54 is an excellent DMM so having it in bench format doesn't make it any less good so to speak... but it does add a very large green/yellow LCD that I love. Makes for an easy to read display, while keeping the bench clear. Of course it being at a fixed place can be a problem too, but having both a handheld and a bench version would give me the best of both worlds, could use the one that's best suited to a particular scenario.
Also, the price difference between these meters, and a "real/serious" bench meter is vast. The HP VFD popular one is 500 Euros or so, and is not even good enough IIRC, to meet my 0.0025% accuracy goal.
So it's not like getting one of these Metrix bench meters would be seen as a replacement / alternative to a fancy HP one. Price wise there is a huge gap, so it does not have to be either this or that... it can be this AND that, each serving a different purpose. There is the space issue to be considered... multiple of everything in general, is not viable as everything needs to fit on the shelves. However be it this Metrix meter, or the HP VFD ones, are half width compact pieces, so having one of each is not a big deal, it's doable.
So...yeah, I feel I might get a Metrix bench meter one day.... just because I like the looks of these MX 554 and their cool display....
...but the one you found is too expensive at 130 Euros. MX 554 being a MX 54 at heart, you can't possibly justify spending MX 56 money for it !
This one that popped up just 4 days ago, looks better to me, at 100 Euros :
https://www.leboncoin.fr/outillage_materiaux_2nd_oeuvre/2100574207.htmMight contact the seller see if he would take an offer for 85 or 90 Euros...