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From: Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu>
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Subject: Re: on buying a scale with bioimpedance
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:11:00 -0300
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

> Ethan Carter wrote:
>
>> I found a candidate.  Check this one out:
>>    https://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF-679/dp/B0009V1YPK
>
> That looks like a re-vstyled version of mine, no connectivity, just
> gives you numbers to type into your spreadsheet ...

Thank you for this confirmation!  That's exactly what I want.  I also
just noticed that one customer review implies it has no connectivity.

  ``I don't need (or want) a scale that syncs with my other devices
  and I'm not an athlete [...]'' -- mmaterials_girl, 2016

Now I haven't bought it yet because I've been a little afraid of its
precision.  Sniper, in another post in this thread, complained about a
digital one he bought.  I'm often so suspicious of digital equipment.
But I guess spending money and discovering that perhaps was bad
investment is part of learning what to buy.  I will try to test it
somehow, but I think the fact is that we can't buy things with 100%
certainty.  Some risk is always involved.