inaccurate ... and fitbit does not consider this to be a defect
This is an attractive scale, it is easy to set up, the automatic upload is convenient, its weights are consistent, and customer support is polite.  But in my mind, the primary purpose of a scale is to tell you what your weight is.  This is one of the most expensive scales on the market, and it is also one of the least accurate.  When pressed, fit-bit support will quote a low accuracy standard, but they do not consider a scale defective merely because it is well outside of that standard.<br /><br />The average mid-range digital scale seems to be +/- 1%.  After months of go arounds, fit-bit support said that their manufacturing standard is +/-2#.  My scale reads 3.5# light (on a 145# weight as compared multiple medical and beam-balance scales) ... which is about 2.5%.  I spent months taking additional measurements and getting cross checks ... only to have them feed me back boiler plate about position and recalibration after moving the scale (it is on a tile floor and very seldom moves) and how my weight changes over the course of the day (many of my comparisons were side-by-side or bracketed before and after).
Rating: 1 stars