Most Helpful Customer Reviews
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Value, April 6, 2009
Item works as described. Took me awhile to find a scale that did a lot of the athlete body measurements, but also ran on lithium batteries. (Like this one does)
Instant on feature is nice, turns on automatically when you step on it. Backlit LCD is bright and easily readable.
Seems to be accurate, and is not susceptible to fluctuations based off of movement on the scale.
Great deal for the money!
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Died in 6 weeks, July 31, 2009
The scale started acting erratically after 6 weeks, blinking on and off until it finally died. I tried replacing the battery, but it appeared like it was some internal circuitry problem. It was prohibitive to ship it back after Amazon's 30 day window has closed, so I would say... find another scale.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Scale is very sensitive, not sure about accuracy, June 12, 2009
This scale has been giving me more than a bit of grief. Similar problems to the reviews of the other body fat/water/muscle mass scale by Escali.
1. The scale has multiple profiles so data can be saved for multiple users, great. When you step on, it is supposed to choose the profile closest to your weight. So far, so good. My weight should only fluctuate by a few pounds between times I use this, at most. I have not set up any of the other profile slots. However, I have to manually select my profile *every* time I use it. This means choosing the "select" button about 5 times to get through re-entering the profile number, height, body type, and age.
2. Accuracy seems to be an issue. I only use the scale on what appears to be a very even surface: laminate flooring. All corners of the underside appear to be firmly on the floor. However, I usually get a variance of 20-30 pounds in measurement. If I move the scale very slightly and weigh again (and going through the above process another time) it will seem to measure accurately. But still, stepping off and back on has a variance of 2-3 pounds. The body fat/muscle mass/water percentages seem to stay relatively consistent.
3. I submitted a question to the company, Escali, over three weeks ago, via their website and have yet to hear a response. This is poor customer service and does not evoke much confidence in the company.
This is not a scale I can simply step onto (as advertised) and have all of my info accurately displayed. It turns out to be a 5 minute endeavor. I am considering returning it to Amazon. It may be possible that my scale was bumped around too much in shipping--in the manual and on their website Escali says their scales are very sensitive and shouldn't be bumped or jarred at all. That's quite difficult to manage considering they get shipped! I'm a prime member and have free 2-day air service, so it should have been bumped *less* than average in shipping.
My 2-star rating at this point seems a bit generous, since the product can't reliably perform it's most basic functions. It's possible I just got a "lemon." Otherwise, the scale is very attractive and seems solidly constructed. If mine worked properly, it would easily receive a 5-star rating.
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