I can’t give you feedback on the meter brands you are considering. Check your meters against a lab blood draw for glucose. I usually do two finger-sticks (wash and dry hands!) at the same time as the blood draw and record them in my phone. I then compare my finger-sticks against the lab. I’ve been getting pretty tight correspondence with the lab, within 10%.
I hope you find a suitable meter system. I read some good reviews of some of the less expensive strips. Even though I use a continuous glucose monitor, I still like to do finger-sticks more than the average person.
Here are a few links you might want to review:
That magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of this screen calls up a pretty good search engine. I searched on “cheaper strips.”