Salter 9173 BK3R Ultimate Accuracy Analyser Bathroom Scale, Weighs Body Fat/Water, Muscle Mass, BMI and BMR, 50 g Increments for Precision, 12 User Memory, Athlete/Child Mode, 180KG Capacity, Black

After our old scales were accidentally dropped, needed to get some new ones. As wel had Salter before, that is what I looked at again as we had been pleased with them. I wanted some scales that would show BMI as well, and our old ones used to show weight and BMI at the same time. This one doesn't, but it's not a problem as once your weight is shown, it shows all the other various information one at a time. It also continues after you get off, in case you want to make a note of any of the readings. I have to be honest, I didn't read the instructions in any great detail, but were easy to setup and use. Also changing the units is a button on the back. It's not a switch like some scales, so I wasn't sure what units it would go to (I'm sure it says in the instructions :o)) Pressed the button and next time turned on, everything was in inches and stones and pounds. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I am also happy it is powered by a CR2032 lithium battery. Our last one was, and lasted for ages. Not saying normal alkaline batteries wouldn't last as long. The scales themselves are compact and don't take up a huge amount of space (we store our in our wardrobe). I would recommend these scales.

This is a replacement of an old version of this make, works perfectly and is accurate. Great price too, no need to spend more this scale does the job well.

Making yet another attempt to 'get a bit fitter', and not having any bathroom scales in the house for a few years, I was looking to get a decent set that lasted longer than the old cheap and not very cheerful ones at a fair price.I have just also recently brought a Fitbit, so probably like a lot of men am very interested in geeking out on the data to add an extra incentive to the new regime. That though would require something that recorded more than my not insubstantial weight alone, and I was after the functionality of body fat readings ect.So when I started looking round I was bombarded with lots of options for smart scales that send all the data to your phone or computer, all have their own apps to clutter your phone up and probably have an option to blend you a kale smoothie if you ask it nicely enough. But boy, do they cost.So I was rather pleased when I found this. All the big numbers without the unneeded (for me) extras. Nothing wrong with spending a few seconds with a bit of paper and a spreadsheet to keep track later, if it saves upward of £50 to £100.It's a well built bit of kit, but sleek and sexy as far as scales can be, that looks very neat next to the other glass and chrome in my bathroom. The set up is pretty easy, and once I put my basic details in (age, height, sex) I was good to go.After you step off, the scales are polite enough to cycle through the data a couple of times so you can write stuff down if needed (as I do). All round, does the business for a very reasonable price. The fifteen year guarantee on the box shows that Salter are confident enough and happy to put their reputation on the line.Two small-ish points that caused a loss of one star: 1. On carpet the scale is way out, making me thirty pounds lighter, and affecting the other calculations too as a result. Flattering at first, but not helpful in the long run! May be me doing something wrong, but I'm stumped as to what it is if it is me. 2. The extra feet attachments for use on carpeted surfaces are very tight, so when they are on, they are staying on. My attempt to remove one resulted in taking the whole foot off, so that had to be carefully replaced as not to have a set of broken scales on my hands.So I have the scales on a hard surface in the bathroom with the carpet feet on, which doesn't sound right but makes no practical difference. It may be an improvement as the scales stand a tad higher and I can actually operate the buttons (on the right side of the unit) with my big toe! Which is easier than currently bending over my middle aged man belly to reach them.... for now.

Accurate and easy to setup. Nice and compact as well

Very happy with this item. Purchased this years ago and just saw I hadn’t written a review for it, it’s a great quality item.

According to the picture and picture in the description the bathroom scales does not in fact measure bone density. I checked that I received the right model on the back of the scales and I did get the right one.The scales measures everything else stated on the listing.Zeroing the scales requires you turn the scales on with you foot with quite some force and it is confusing whether or not the scales zeroed properly.Overall the scales are good and measures Body fat, Lean Mass, Water percentage, BMI and BMR. It's easy to use the user profiles, just make sure athlete mode is turned off if you don't need the criteria in the manual.Overall, I don't feel it's worth the price.

The scales are easy to use and look good, they are very slim for storage. Good value for money.

I've never owned a pair of scales, and I'm now 59 years old!But I'm not convinced these are the right scales for me. I don't imagine they're very complicated but there are too many things that I don't like about them.1) I eventually found a way of changing the display from kg to imperial measurement but I now can't work it out again.2) The display is quite dark, so even in the daytime I have to switch the light on.3) You can't just stand on them and see your weight, you have to wait for the display to tell you the person number, then age, height and then it will tell you what you weigh.Too much of a faf at my age! Also Ive not been using them that long and I don't use them every day, due to the above reasons, but I have already had to change the battery which was quite surprising too.