Stamina Avari Programmable Stepper

I have used stair steppers at the gym for years and years and always put off buying one for home because the brands at the gym were $3k to buy or more. I just assumed that was the minimum price. I looked around and found that this one is an acceptable price and bought it online from Dick's in case it was a bad item and I could return it. It arrived and we put it together in about 45 minutes. The machine is great!! I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about. The steps work the exact same way as the other machines out there. Same fluid motion. The handle bars are strong and metal. The computer is not very easy to work with and no it's not really back lit, but who works out in a dark room? Once you figure the computer out, everything is great. I use the manual setting and adjust the amount I want to work off of that. Each time you adjust it, be patient and give it 10 seconds to change to the setting you requested. It can go very slow or very fast. Like the other reviewer wrote, I think the pedals do touch the floor, but there are many other steppers that do this initially as well. As you begin, they pick up. From someone who has used a stair stepper for years, my only complaint is no cup holder! We just hung a bag around the computer area (it is metal underneath, so it does not put weight on the computer) to hang water bottles in and anything else. Very happy with this item.