ANY Fluke is WAY better than most anything else, even new ones. Mostly because the quality of other brands has declined as much or more than Fluke, and newer brands, like that Southwire junk from home centers are complete garbage to begin with.
IMO a 179 or 87 are WAY overkill for any typical home use. Unless you need it for serious electronics use. Any good tester/meter that will do voltage/amperage/resistance/continuity is fine. Personally, I like the T series from Fluke. These have the open jaw amperage function so you can take amperage readings very easily and safely. Don't let the amperage function of a multi-meter fool you, it's not an easy test to setup and most are limited to 10-20A.