Keysight U1272A & U1273 industrial HH DMM silently discontinued summer 2024

[Kiriakos GR]

Keysight U1272A & U1273AX, both industrial Handheld DMM silently when discontinued this summer of 2024.

I did start finding withing EU sellers, notes and messages as: no longer in stock.
And or buy as long Keysight stock last.
Then found at another EU seller, the discontinued products, note.   

Its now a fact, that Keysight started to exterminate Orange DMM series, and relative accessories.
Just few months back, they discontinued all Bluetooth accessories for the Agilent / Keysight Orange series.

Now they silently discontinuing U127x DMM series.

At the other side of the pond, U127x DMM series this still appears in stock at major sellers, but this is because they hold last stock of these, and it should be sold, before consumers gain awareness that discontinued process has began.       

Keysight did something crazy in the past five years,  suddenly the retail price of U1272A this it began double.
Keysight also did public declarations / notes, that the company will offer support only at business customers, and that it excludes hobbyist.
Keysight changed overnight their business strategy, it become hostile to retail customers, and this explains of why their HH multimeter sales sunk.

Its a fact, that U1272A this is extremely superior HH DMM compared to all FLUKE Products.
Its has in software conversion, when in use with external clamp probe, the LCD screen display Ampere.
Data logging with Bluetooth modules and or wired USB accessory.   
Nice and Free Data logging software.
Smart added measuring features too.
Only negative of it, it does slowdown it measuring rate at dual display modes.

To be honest, over the years I thought that other competitors will try to make a better U1272A ( faster internals, plus more features).
But FLUKE China fall in to sleep for a decade, and no one else either did go ahead in product design.

In other words, U1272A it is now classified as unique design at the 1/4 of our century, no actual replacement exist, even so it were discontinued.

[Kiriakos GR]

Nice and Free Data logging software.

Keysight Handheld Meter Logger software this is now removed too from their  U1270 products page.
While Europe still enjoy last days of summer vacations, Keysight demolition team takes down all relative product support webpages 

But it appears to be a separate web link,  that you may still get it, if you agree to leave your contact data to Keysight.

https://www.keysight.com/zz/en/lib/software-detail/computer-software/keysight-handheld-meter-logger-software-for-pc-2470924.html 


Keysight Meter Logger Software provides a comprehensive data logging experience with Keysight U1200 Series handheld digital multimeters and U1450A/60A handheld insulation multimeters. This PC software allows user to automatically log data in a trend plot or table format and subsequently convert the logged data into various test report formats.

[Kiriakos GR]

Keysight did a cold bath, and changed their mind again.

January 2025, and U1271A, U1272A & U1273 are now Sold by: Keysight Online Sales

The listed price of a single DMM, this includes 4 weeks shipping cost.
Its unclear if VAT this is included or not.

Example of costs for U1272A, with standard accessories pack and three years warranty.
American market = US$ 632
European market = € 759


List of available accessories for U127x and pricing

U1186A   Thermocouple (K-type, 1m) and adapter   US$  43
U1185A   Thermocouple (J-type) and adaptor   US$  43
U1184A   Adaptor, temperature probe   US$  41
U1183A   Probe, air   US$  177
U1180A   T/C adapter + lead kit, J and K type   US$  55
U1182A   Surface probe, industrial   US$  242
U1181A   Immersion probe type K   US$  184

U1174A   Carrying case, soft   US$  35
U1172A       Transit case for handheld DMM, aluminum-clad   US$  193
U1171A       Magnetic hanging kit   US$  65
U1169A    Test Probe Leads (with 19-mm tips and 4-mm tips)   US$  76
U1164A      Test probes, fine tip   US$  68
U1163A      Grabbers, SMT           US$  68
U1162A      Alligator clip                   US$  68
U1176A             LED flash light        US$  63
U1168B            Test lead kit            US$  135
U1173B  IR-USB , Handheld Digital Multimeter PC Connectivity Cable US$  72


Note 1: The wireless connectivity accessories they do remain as discontinued.
Note 2: At the next cold bath of Keysight marketing people, we might see price reduction at 50%.
All current pricing this is unreasonable.