I have no negative issues to report with my MTM DS1250 mini digital - found one online a couple years ago for about $30. I buy my button batteries from an outfit on flea-bay for pennies apiece so changing to fresh ones often is no problem or cost.
This digital is 'accurate enough' for MY needs - namely mid range plinking loads using only Win 231/HP-38 and plated or FMJ bullets. That and the digital screen is much easier on my tired old eyes.
Will the various models of affordable (under $40) scales -probably all made in the same factory in China where the digital calipers come from - be the right choice for all reloaders? Of course not - even if they were there will always be those folks with the financial means to own the very best - and good on 'em. But they are IMHO a good choice for a lot of us.
I keep my incredibly accurate Lee balance beam on my bench should I wish to verifiy the digital scale, but several tests show the digital to be just fine and again for my needs 'accurate enough'.
Work has a mess of scales of different precision and weight limits that must be calibrated yearly to keep certifications.
Last time we had them calibrated, I noticed the operator/owner did not use gloves when handling the calibration weights. I asked him about that because I heard about the hand oil on weights bit. His reply is that for 40 years of doing this near daily, it has not had any impact on his calibration weights and yes, he must have his weights calibrated by an outside source too. Mind you, this is for Laboratory equipment of various kinds.
So unless you drop the calibration weights or otherwise change the mass of the weights (i.e. chip it) you don't have anything to worry about.
One scale that I am curious about is the Jennings Mack 20.
It has .02 grain resolution , a 300 grain capacity, a cost of around $70, and it comes with an AC power adapter.
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