Stanley 77-008 IntelliTape Digital Tape Rule

by Stanley

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

If you've decided to make the leap from traditional tape measures to a digital unit, the Stanley IntelliTape digital tape rule is a smart buy. This 25-foot (7.5 meter) tape measure provides a number of handy features, including digital or traditional measurement, memory/recall, zero display, and a midpoint function, which allows the user to quickly locate the halfway point of any measurement. Most buyers, though, are likely to be lured by the IntelliTape's memory feature: take a measurement, lock it in, and don't worry about forgetting it--or remembering it wrong. While the IntelliTape's 1-inch blade is not the industry's most burly, its accuracy is impeccable. In fact, the large, LCD display is accurate to within 1/16 of an inch. --Carl Thress

From the Manufacturer

Memory storage and recall. Freeze display. Digital or traditional measurement. Zero display at any tape position, shut-off and low battery indicator.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000037X0V
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 77-008
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,163 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

114 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, bad implementation, July 16, 2000

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Evan S. Nelson (Chesterfield, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stanley 77-008 IntelliTape Digital Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

I was very excited to get this ruler from my kids for Father's Day. However, I've been struggling with it for two months and have given up using it, with much disappointment. The problems:

1. You must turn on the ruler almost every time you pull out the blade. It only stays on for two minutes and then it automatically shuts down, and thus you must press the start button again. This is a nuisance.

2. The display is on the *side* of the ruler, not the top. So, you can only see the display if you pull the ruler in the direction that keeps the side near you. As a left I found it was on the opposite side of the direction I typically draw my ruler.

3. The memory function makes no sense. One would think there would be three or four separate memories to store multiple measurements before you go back to your workbench, right? But the memory is actually cumulative: Memory = Mem1 + Mem2 etc. This is great if you are measuring something longer than the ruler, but most situations are multiple measurements on one object.

4. It's enourmous, weighing several times that of a normal tape measure. Be prepared for your tool belt to list to one side.

The positives:

1. The ability to add in the length of the ruler case for inside measurements.

2. The ability to display the readout in inches, feet and innches, or metric.

All told, I was very disappointed. I'm sticking with a regular tape measure for now.

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars handy and versatile, May 3, 2000

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B. Thomas - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stanley 77-008 IntelliTape Digital Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

This tape makes spot measurements easy. It is accurate, and the function to find the middle of a board is particularly useful... just press a button and the current measurement is instantly halved. My only wish would be that the display be mounted on top where it could be more visible. Otherwise, it seems quite durable and continues to serve me well.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TOO BIG, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Stanley 77-008 IntelliTape Digital Tape Rule (Tools & Home Improvement)

It doesn't matter what kind of functions this tape has, there is one major problem with it- it is too big and heavy. I have the largest sized hands of anyone I know, and I could barely hold on to it with one hand without dropping it... let alone using the thing. Prepare to grow a third arm if you are going to order it, two arms to hold the thing, and a third to operate the tape. The pictures are very decieving. (...)