Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Omron wrist blood pressure unit is exactly what I wished it to be: easy to use, convenient, and most of all, quite portable. Taking a reading is extremely simple and the built-in guidance system leads to no-fail accurate readings. You put the unit on your wrist, orienting it as shown in the directions (and a little picture on the unit itself). An orange light comes on; you fold your arm across your chest, and when the correct position is reached, a blue light comes on and the unit begins its operation. It is perhaps twice as fast as the discount-store arm unit that we have, and of course so much smaller and lighter. While I didn't benchmark exact readings, the wrist unit and the arm unit generally agree within a few points; since blood pressures vary all the time, I deem the accuracy good, certainly good enough to tell you at once if your blood pressure is too high or perhaps too low. Unlike the arm unit, the wrist unit stores up to 100 readings for each of two people. The only lack here is that the readings, as far as I can tell, can't be downloaded to a computer for review and storage. Also, setting the time and date is easy enough but requires removal of the battery cover; I judge this a minor inconvenience as it's something you won't need to do very often. All of this is great, but even better is that the unit slips virtually unnoticed (in size and weight) in a briefcase or purse, and you can take a reading just about anywhere and everywhere. A lot of care obviously went into the design. This product is easy to recommend. If you already have an arm unit, it's a great supplement but if you've yet to buy your first unit, this is the only one you should ever need.