Maybe it is a sign that the price cannot sustain; the more recent model starts to skimp on the probes with smaller conductors, adding 0.5Ohms to each of the probe. The probe wire feels warm when carrying a few amperes of current. The probe lead will fuse before the fuse does.
The battery tester load is convenient when you just need a small load for testing, such as checking an LED. The current measurement settings can also let you test connect two nodes with different resistances 1K, 100, 10, 1 and 0.01Ohms. You can use the 1MOhm input resistance of the voltage measurement settings for a weak pull-up or pull-down. The resistance settings can source voltages, but they are load dependent. You can use the 200-Ohm setting to turn on a logic input; it puts out 3V when the input resistance is at 50K or above and 2.5V at about 7K. Other settings can only output about 0.6V max. The diode setting outputs 1mA when measuring diode voltage; it outputs 3V max but at 0.5mA.
