Chicago

I bought a Taylor 7322 Lithium Electronic Scale thirteen months ago from Target for about $25. For the first year, I was very pleased with the bathroom scale, but a month ago, it stopped working properly.

The scale is white, with a 12" by 12" footprint. The digital display features black numbers that are 1" tall. When it worked properly, I was very pleased with consistent readings that reported to the nearest half pound (there's also a kilogram mode).

The scale's drawbacks are that the foot print is too small for someone with a larger foot. I wear a men's 10.5 shoe, and frankly I thought the scale was too small. Also, the digital display was too small to read without my glasses. And of course, the twelve month lifespan proved quite disappointing.

In ordering a new scale, I am trying to address some of the drawbacks. After a little looking, I plan to order a Thinner Scale by Conair TH100. The scale will set me back $23 on Amazon, but it is analog, and so should last many years, rather than the 1-2 years you normally get with a digital scale. Also, the Thinner Scale is 17" tall and 13" wide, large enough to accommodate my man-feet. Finally, the display is a 6" dial, so I don't expect any issues reading the dial... especially after the lasik surgery that corrected my vision to 20/20.

Torben Review rating of Taylor 7322 Lithium Electronic Scale: 2 of 5 stars

I recently ordered the Thinner Scale by Conair (model TH100) from Amazon.com. I am very happy with the scale, but back on a diet.

For a little over a year, I had a Taylor 7322 Lithium Electronic Scale, but one day it stopped giving me reliable readings. I'm not sure if it got wet, or just tired, but the scale suddenly had a crack in the plastic and the readings were unreliable.

After doing a little research, I realized that the one year lifespan was typical of digital scales, so I decided my next scale would be an high-quality analog scale. Further research indicated that the Thinner Scale was the appropriate choice.

Pros
• The Thinner Scale is an analog scale. It should work for a long time, in fact it comes with a limited 10 year warranty.
• It is a heavy, high quality bathroom scale. The frame is metallic, so it won't crack like plastic framed scales.
• It has a capacity of 350 pounds, so one scale fits almost all.
• It has a large rubberized footmat. Those are my US Mens 10.5 feet actually fitting on the scale. Nifty. The rubberized mat is really nice.

Cons
• The large 6" dial is easy to see, but with a 350 lb. capacity, that leaves about 1 degree per pound, so it is difficult to read the scale to the nearest pound, but easy within a few pounds. So, if you fixate on the number, maybe a digital bathroom scale is appropriate... but if you just want to know within a pound or two, then the Thinner Scale is fine.
• There was about a two-week shipping delay from Amazon.com
• The Thinner Scale is larger than a typical bathroom scale, so be prepared for it to take up about six inches more of your bathroom floor.

Torben Review: 4 Stars out of 5