This would get my vote for 'best bargain on the net'! My doctor advised I needed to exercise, or else I was facing heart attacks. I needed something easy to use, without a lot of things I was never going to use, and something I can afford!! I decided on an elliptical since you can work the upper and lower body at the same time. I did a lot of shopping, as inexpensive units I've researched typically do not hold up well. This is one of the units I had heard good things on, both on the product, and the company. The price was right, and now that I have it, I have to say the reasearch was worth it. It's a good little unit, and does just what I need. The screen is easy to read, and I find myself using it regularly now as it's easy to just hop on for 5 minutes. I've been doing that twice a day now (it's about all I could do to start), and I'm seeing results. It's only been 2 weeks too! I'm happy with it, and would reccomend it to anyone that doesn't want to spend a fortune on something.