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Review on HOBBYMATE Portable Digital Scale: Pocket Gram Ounce Scale with Tare Function - Max Weight 200g - 6 Modes for Jewelry, Gold, Silver, Coin, Herb Recipes - Ultra Accuracy 0.01g by James Wickware

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Doesn't work well but works

The screen is difficult to see from certain angles. The included battery broke after two uses and had to be replaced. It also has a significant delay in updating the numbers for the item being weighed. For example: I weighed out the flour and added a little more. The number on the screen for the weight had a 2-3 second delay as I added more of the ingredient, which resulted in me removing and then adding it multiple times. Also, the weight changes. For example: I weighed the flour, took it off the scale and after a few seconds I changed the exact ingredient and the weight was higher than the original weight. These problems occurred with both the supplied batteries and new replacement batteries. So if you're looking for precision, speed and clarity, get another scale. But if you're patient, can get by with a grossly inaccurate weight, and can tilt your head to find the angle you need to read the numbers at, you can get this inexpensive one. It sucks but it works. And it's not because of the cost, because I've used one of the previous scales for almost the same low price, looks the same, but this old scale worked better than this one.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous