American Weigh AMW-2000 Digital Bench Jewelry Food Kitchen Scale 2000 gram x 0.1g

by American Weigh

Product Features

• This scale is great for Kitchen, Home, Office, Laboratory
• You can weigh in four different weighing units; grams, ounces, troy ounces, or pennyweights
• Large stainless steel weighing surface
• Tare feature Simple 4-key operation
• 10 Year Limited Warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000OIRSSU
• Item model number: 2820-2000g
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,235 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #40 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Measuring Tools & Scales > Scales > Digital Scales

Product Description

American Weigh AMW-2000 Digital Bench Jewelry Scale 2000 gram x 0.1g This scale is great for Kitchen, Home, Office, Laboratory You can weigh in four different weighing units; grams, ounces, troy ounces, or pennyweights This scale is very attractive and streamline that will not give a bulky, unsightly look on your countertop. Color of this scale would be very complimentary combined with other stainless steel appliances Rubber feet on bottom so it will not scratch surfaces This scale is very versatile and is great for weighing anything from food to packages Brand New in retail box Large stainless steel weighing surface Tare feature. Simple 4-key operation Hold feature 4 weighing modes: Grams, Pennyweights, Troy Ounces, Ounces Capacity 2000g / 70.55oz / 64.30ozt / 1286dwt Readability 0.1g / 0.01oz / 0.01ozt / 0.1dwt Scale Dimensions 6.2 x 7.2 x 1.6 " Platform Dimensions 6 x 6 " Warranty 10 Year Limited Warranty Power 9V Battery (included) Can also operate on AC adaptor (NOT INCLUDED)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Display unreadable unless you view at eye level, January 29, 2010

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M. Prince "The CoffeeGeek" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Weigh AMW-2000 Digital Bench Jewelry Food Kitchen Scale 2000 gram x 0.1g (Electronics)

I bought this scale for a very specific purpose - to measure portafilters (for espresso machines) before and after coffee was added to the filter basket. The 2kg weight limit, 0.1g accuracy and the size of the weighing platform all seemed to suit.

Once I received the scale, I found a few disappointments - one is minor, but one is major enough to render the scale unusable for my needs - and since I live in Canada and ordered it to a US address, it just isn't worth the time or money to return the product - so I'm stuck with a $40 lemon - but I do want to make potential purchasers aware of a fairly glaring design problem with the scale:

The display is NOT READABLE from any angle above the scale - you have to actually bend down and get eye level with the scale to read the blue display. If you stand above the scale, or even in front of the scale looking down (as most would, if the scale is on a countertop), all you see is a blank blue display. The manufacturer is using a LED display that has very poor viewing angles.

It is a design flaw on American Weigh's part because they angled the display on this scale - if the display was flat and facing upwards, you'd probably be able to read it no problems. But because it is angled 45 degrees, reading from above shows the exceptionally poor viewing angles this cheap display has.

To use it, everyone in my workspace has to bend down so their heads are at counter height to read the display.

There is also one other minor problem - the scale seems to "float" the weight a bit before settling, especially with heavier items. It can take as much as 5 seconds for the scale to "settle down" at the final weight when I'm doing the portafilter / coffee weighing.

I do not recommend this scale.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Price for Good Quality, June 2, 2009

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J. TAYLOR (Orange County, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Weigh AMW-2000 Digital Bench Jewelry Food Kitchen Scale 2000 gram x 0.1g (Electronics)

I purchased this scale to track the weight gain/loss of my pet parrot. Luckily this pretty sturdy scale is accurate when weighing anywhere on the stainless steel surface. *NOTE: you might want to remove the plate and reinstall it to make sure it's level (you obviously don't need to do this if the scale reads even in all four sides and center)*

The reason I rated this a 4/5 is because it is a bit laggy to bring up the weight. So it takes us plenty of tries till I get the weight right. However, if you are weighing like food or laboratory items then I doubt it would be a nuissance to you.

I really like that you can use an A/C adaptor instead of batteries. I just looked in a drawer with some old ones until I found one that worked (I've seen them on Amazon and eBay for dirt cheap too). So I would suggest picking one of these up as well, and unless you plan to keep putting it back into the box after use (which is a really snug fit) you might want to get a case/bag/sleeve for it to avoid damaging it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Precision-accuracy-quality at a great price, January 1, 2008

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W. Hooper (Duluth, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Weigh AMW-2000 Digital Bench Jewelry Food Kitchen Scale 2000 gram x 0.1g (Electronics)

Another great scale from American Weigh. Incredible repeatability regardless of sample placement on platform. Outstanding range and resolution (2000g at 0.1g res). Combine this with the best 100g/0.01g pocket scale (AWM-100) and you have an outstanding laboratory reference at a very low price.

Highly recommended for home, office, laboratory.