Withings Body Cardio Scale - $117.99 USD (~$169.92 AUD) Shipped @ Amazon

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ieatcrackers on 04/01/2017 - 15:15 amazon.com (433 clicks)
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Currently cheapest price ever on Amazon - was $179.95 USD, now $86.99!

These are the latest set of scales from Withings. They now measure a range of metrics beyond weight and body fat, such as muscle mass, bone mass, water percentage, heart rate, pulse wave velocity, and even give you the weather!

Also featured is a brand new thin design with no feet, to work well on both tiles and carpet, and an in-built rechargeable battery, rather than AAAs.

These scales retail at $289.95 in Australia, so this is a saving of $120. Whilst they are still not cheap, compared to other smart scales such as the Fitbit Aria, they offer a greater range of body measurements at a comparable price. The Fitbit Aria is currently on sale at Domayne for $119, but otherwise around $148-$179 from Officeworks and JB Hi-Fi.

Australian dollar price is using the Amazon Currency Converter, my credit card was charged $163.20 with no international transaction fees.

As resubaehtgnolhcs pointed out, a dumb near equivalent is available from Aldi for $19.99 if you find these a little too fancy for your morning weigh-in!

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  haz on 04/01/2017 - 15:24

  +2

  "an in-built rechargeable battery, rather than AAAs"

  Actually, I much rather prefer AAAs, than an in-built battery. If the battery degrades, it's much easier to swap AAAs than something that may be difficult to find or replace.

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    ieatcrackers on 04/01/2017 - 15:28

    That definitely is an advantage, and we all know how much OzBargain loves Eneloops! However, the battery is stated to last 12 months, so it should be a long time until the battery does begin to show wear due from too many cycles.

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      schwinn on 04/01/2017 - 15:53

      +1

      12 months isn't long enough. Or was that for a single charge?

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        ieatcrackers on 04/01/2017 - 16:01

        12 months from a single charge.

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      syousef on 04/01/2017 - 16:17

      +3

      Batteries don't live forever, even if they don't get many charges. I doubt you can expect more than 3-5 years. Even Eneloops will eventually die. Batteries are based on chemistry, not magic.

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        Calvin27 on 04/01/2017 - 19:06

        Probably 18650 or similar lithium battery inside.

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  resubaehtgnolhcs on 04/01/2017 - 15:41

  +3

  Aldi have scales that give you similar body measurements for only $19.95

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    ieatcrackers on 04/01/2017 - 16:00

    +2

    Feel free to get those if you wish, as they cover most things except the heart rate stuff. The main advantage of connected scales is the automatic logging of data, and being able to view any trends over time. Whether you feel that is worth the extra money is up to you; however, I have an older set of Withings scales, and I think their app and connectivity with other fitness services is excellent, and definitely worth the convenience of logging and putting data into an excel spreadsheet manually. (Yes, I previously used to this!)

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  persianoz on 04/01/2017 - 16:18

  +1

  So I have been researching a wifi scale that connects to my Google Fit account. I didn't care about any other stats except for it to log my weight automatically in GFit. This Withing was one of the contenders (which actually connects to GFit) and with almost $100 price drop it was hard not to jump on it. Then I looked around and so this: https://www.cnet.com/au/products/withings-body-cardio-scale/…

  I think I got a bargain but need more convincing that this is good so I won't wake up in the middle of the night and cancel my order :D

  Regardless, AWESOME bargain

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  syousef on 04/01/2017 - 16:20

  http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/diet-weight-l…

  "Are they accurate?
  One problem with body-fat scales is that they are often inaccurate. Many variables affect the results, including how hydrated you are, when you last ate and exercised, and even whether your feet are highly calloused or dirty, as well as the type and quality of the product itself."

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    ieatcrackers on 04/01/2017 - 16:38

    +1

    No home use bathroom scale is going to be 100% accurate, but as that article also states, they can be useful for tracking changes over time if your use of the scale is consistent.

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      syousef on 04/01/2017 - 19:01

      Bad data is worse than no data.

      If you can keep your hydration, skin tone, callouses, blood chemistry and more stable enough for the scale to give you anything meaningful….

      Look I'm all for monitoring and geeky gadgets but if they're not accurate they're misleading and that's worse than useless.

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    beyondtool on 04/01/2017 - 23:27

    There is no substitute for a doctor or decent gym instructor to measure your body/fat percentage. You can learn to do it yourself with callipers if you really want to save money.These devices are gimmicks.

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  Gristy on 04/01/2017 - 16:30

  +2

  i have the very first withings, still using it today and going strong, i love using it and logging of the data.
  i found that the body fat is most likely way off, as somedays it will jump 10-15% in either direction.

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    ChadHominem on 04/01/2017 - 18:17

    +2

    Wow, doesn't sound very consistent

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      syousef on 04/01/2017 - 19:02

      +1

      If it jumps 15% in the same direction 2 days in a row it's telling you body fat changed by 1/3rd.

      Just download a random number generator…

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        Gristy on 04/01/2017 - 19:18

        yeah, one day 30 next 25 next 17 then 22 then 23 back up to 29 then down to 23 a bit all over the place really.

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        syousef on 04/01/2017 - 22:56

        @Gristy:

        Haha. Between 17 and 30 percent body fat. Well I can tell you it's between 0 and 100% without a scale :P

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  sanmigueelbeer on 04/01/2017 - 17:37

  +2

  Here's another product by Withings that someone might be interested: Withings WiFi hairbrush

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    syousef on 04/01/2017 - 19:04

    +2

    Force & rhythm, Gesture analysis, Stroke count…I can see Withings using this tech to make something very different to a hairbrush!

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  thewinchester on 05/01/2017 - 13:48

  I have this scale, having upgraded from a previous Withings scale, and it's absolutely a great buy. Reliable, reasonably fast, and the battery life claims on a single charge seem to stack up. And the price on this deal is absolutely unbeatable anywhere in Australia.