I order all kinds of items online and have done so for years. But when it comes to some items, I usually prefer to see it firsthand before ordering. I couldn't do that with this scale, but it turned out better than I'd hoped!
The picture doesn't really show you how well this scale is made. Although the top is primarily plastic, there is so little flex that you'd think the whole thing is metal. The display is high contrast and the digits and icons large making it easy to read even at my height of 6'1". My favorite part of the construction is that the feet "float" slightly allowing the scale to adapt to surfaces that may be a little uneven. That's always been a problem for me on vinyl, tile, or hardwood floors where slight variations occur. Also, the power button on the front (as you walk up to it) toggles the unit on and off. Nice for saving battery life instead of having to rely on an Auto-Off feature (which it will do after 10 minutes of inactivity). The manual states that you'll get about 12 months on one set of batteries (4 x AA) taking four readings a day.
Having memories for 4 people as well as a "guest" reading is great, too. The unit keeps only the last reading, but if you're tracking that information and don't have time to jot it down at a weigh-in, you can always come back later, turn it on, and pull up your profile's most recent data.
The BMI and body fat percentage readouts are simple to understand and a bar graph accompanies the BMI to give you at-a-glance feedback where you're at generally, i.e., Under, Normal, Over, etc. on your BMI. This is based on your providing your gender, height (in 1/4 inch increments) and age.
The manual is well written and in English only. It gives a good overview of how the BMI is calculated and what Omron did to come up with the table references that it uses internally to generate that value.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with this scale and highly recommend it for anyone who wants an accurate, repeatable (same readings with little to no variation when taken one after the other) and informative digital scale.
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Great Accurate Scale
It's a great product. Very easy to use, and very accurate with weight (I double checked with the scale in my doc's office and gym). I'm not sure about the accuracy of the body fat calculation as I couldn't verify it. Nevertheless, I would recommend this scale to everyone.======================================================================================================EDIT - April 4th, 2015I originally bought it on December 28th, 2008. After 6+ years of constant everyday use, it still works great. It's very accurate and looks almost new despite rough usage. As far as I remember, I replaced the batteries only once in 6 years. It takes four AA batteries.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDIT - August 29th, 2020Still going strong. Almost 12 years and I think I replaced the batteries maybe twice.
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Meera
Quality product from quality brand , but little costly
Reviewed in India on September 25, 2017