Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love this elliptical! It isn't exactly "portable", but I was able to carry it to work on public transportation without killing myself. Set up took about 15 minutes and didn't require tools or more skill than Ikea furniture. It's completely silent and I have had people standing at my desk talking to me who had no idea I was even using it. I always tell them about it though and now several other people in my office have bought one. At first I was only doing 10-15 miles a day before getting tired, or I would find it distracting as my heart rate got up, but now I have the resistance at 75% and I can use it for 4-5 hours a day, logging up to 50 miles on average. I have found a sweet-spot where I can peddle non-stop and I always feel riiiiight on the verge of breaking a serious sweat, so I take a 30 second break every 10-15 minutes just to keep from ruining my make-up. I've lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks while using this at my desk without other dietary changes. In fact, I've been skipping out on running after work now and then because my legs are sometimes SO tired from stepping all day. The only things I would caution someone considering buying this are 1, if you are using it under your desk, it feels more like a bike than an elliptical and if you have bad knees (like I do) you might feel pressure if you don't have it perfectly aligned with your chair- turning to face a computer screen or talk to someone can turn your knees at a weird angle; 2, the calorie count is complete nonsense- don't rely on it at all, I've found deskcycle .com has a more accurate calorie count based on other data this machine gives you; 3, sometimes the little step counter keeps running for several minutes after I have stopped moving. I'm not sure if it takes a few minutes to catch up on all the steps I've done (this seems unlikely), or if mine is just a little messed up, but usually if I get up from my desk when it says, say, 3 miles, when I come back a few minutes later it might say 3.5 miles, so you need to keep an eye on that too if you are trying to track progress. None of these are serious drawbacks though, and I would absolutely buy this product again. Edit: I did experience some squeaking that was annoying enough that I stopped using the elliptical for a while. Eventually I missed it though and I pretty much WD-40'd the entire thing. Not sure what was causing the squeak, but it just needed a little grease and it's working great again!