My Weigh SCMULTRA2-60 055 ULTRASHIP U2 60 lb, Black Scale

THE GOOD:-Large capacity. The large 60 lb capacity is more than other comparatively priced 50/55 lb scales by the same manufacturer.-USB connection. It has a USB port that can power the scale, so if you have a USB cable and AC wall plug lying around (who doesn't?), you now have a FREE AC wall connection. This was a huge plus for me, as other models have proprietary AC connection that are sold separately.-Very accurate. I've checked this scale against my smaller, more precise kitchen scale, and it's spot on every single time.-Detachable display. The front of the scale detaches so that you can weigh large items and still read the weight of them.-TWO display lines. The U2 can display BOTH Pounds & Kilograms, Pounds & Ounces or several other modes at the same time. I find this feature to be very useful for my purposes, being able to see two different weight scales at the same time.THE BAD:-Somewhat low profile. Depending on your specific needs, this could be a good or bad thing, but the top of scale sits about 2.25" off of the ground. Some items that I weigh are odd shaped (sacks of grain), so getting them to stay on the platform and not touch on the ground can require some maneuvering.-Software? I can't personally attest to this because I do not use the computer connectivity function of this scale, but it seems from looking at the negative feedback from others that the computer connectivity aspect of the scale is a let down. I was comparing the scale to other shipping scales of the same size, and none of the other scales had computer connectivity.THE BOTTOM LINE:This is a great shipping scale with useful features. I've had no trouble with it whatsoever. It might also be worth noting that I've never used the battery operation feature of the scale. I have several extra USB wall chargers around the house, and I prefer plugging it into the wall and not dealing with batteries. If you're considering the more popular UltraShip 55 lb. Digital Postal Shipping & Kitchen Scale, I would strongly consider buying this scale instead. According to My Weigh's website, the U2 is a more recent improvement on the UltraShip 55 and has more features. I could not find any advantage in going with the UltraShip series over the U2. When I purchased my U2 it was slightly more expensive that the UltraShip, but at the time of writing this the U2 is comparably priced.If you need computer connectivity, you might want to look into other options such as the DYMO Pelouze M25 Digital USB Postal Scales, 25lb, USB Connect, PC/Mac Compatible (1772059) or it's bigger brother, DYMO Pelouze S100 Digital USB Shipping Scales, 100lb, USB Connect, PC/Mac Compatible (1776111) to see if they better meet your needs.

I have owend my weight U2 for over 10 years, always a go to in kitchen for diet or precise cooking.just picked up refrub one from jb tools under 25. these scales are accurate and love the ability to have 2 dispays so when writing recipiesI prefer gms but like to know how many pounds and ounces. the only negative is dumb battery compartment is to small batteries have to be force in. mine came with a power cord which is nice but what a pain overall another additon for the farm to weigh produce when packageing. Thanks JB tools.

Very easy to read display. Also comes with other accessories to hold what you are trying to weigh. Although I haven't used those yet as mainly use this to weigh items I plan to ship, and this replaced my 11-year-old scale I previously had. Use with batteries and seems to last quite a while as haven't had to replace them yet.

Form/FitAs stated in the description the scale does not come with an adapter, but as not stated in the description AA batteries do not fit in the compartment. Maybe this is My Weigh's attempt to get users to buy an AC adapter; however, this will work either powering it by USB or modifying the battery compartment.FunctionIt's a scale. I can say that the precision has a lot of variance, but the variance may be due to the firmware determining when the scale has stabilized (putting the weight on quickly vs slowly changes displayed value). I cannot comment on the accuracy because I do not have any standards, but for my purposes it measures gross values (7 lbs) accurately.Bottom LineIf you need a cheap scale to measure gross weights such as DE filter media... go for it... fulfilling the stipulation you can use a rotary tool.

This is an upgrade for us from the 35lb model we had before. This is great as it weighs up to 60 lbs which is good for suitcases, boxes and other stuff we have. The removable face cover with long extension allow over sized items to sit on the scale and you can still see the weight and touch the controls. The letter accessory works well too, but I generally use the main scale for packages. The various weight measurements were good for international shipping. It is small enough to tuck away and low profile to store (except for the letter accessory which is bulky. I haven't had a need to use the long warranty coverage, but it is good to have it there just in case.The downside is that you have to buy your own power cord. I swore the listing said it included a power cord, but shortly after receiving it the listing was changed. We have had trouble with using just the batteries to power it. Seems like the battery area is not large enough or the batteries I have are too big, but they just don't fit in well so sometimes all 4 batteries sit in there but don't make contact with the sides to power the scale. You wiggle it around and it fixes the problem. Never got around to complaining to the manufacturer/seller, but maybe I got a defective scale. Outside of that, it works well to weight packages, which is the key thing for me.