Currently had a 10 yo spin bike and treadmill in the home gym and wanted to add another low impact option that included more upper body. I am not a professional athlete, nor had I ever really rowed before except randomly at the gym but relatively fit. I wanted to keep the cost under $400, didn't need video or tracking other than time and strokes/minute. I spent a lot of time researching air, magnetic and combo rowers in this range. Anyone doing this knows there are a TON of options. Because I didn't know how hard/easy the magnetic rowers were, I simplified the resistance options and went with air resistance which also narrowed the options in this price range.

I have had the rower for a week and am very happy so far. SO easy to put together. It only comes in 4 parts and all the bolts/washers/tools are in a clearly labelled package. It took less than 30 minutes to put together. The only piece not sure will last is the foot pedals, feel VERY thin and cheap and can't quite get my feet feeling super secure. But, rowing is really smooth and at least for now, the resistance adjusts just fine when I try to row faster.

Very happy with this purchase.

I like this rower. I had an old fan rower with a chain and it eventually broke. No parts available to repair it. I wasn't looking for anything fancy to replace it. I am a runner and in the winter when it gets too cold and icy I switch to indoor activities like the rower and elliptical.
I think this is a great rower for the money! It is smooth and has been working well. It took me about 30 minutes to put together which included unwrapping all the pieces. All the parts were there and the directions were easy to read.
It is much sturdier than I expected. I am a 5'9" female. The old rower used to "walk" a little if you got going too fast but this one is pretty stable. I think it would do well with someone a little taller and heavier as well.
I don't have lots of upper body strength so I am good with the fan rower. I wasn't looking for a magnetic with tons of resistance levels. Like most fan rowers, you work harder if you row faster.
I am not sure of longevity as I just started using it a week ago but so far so good! I typically use it 3-4 times per week working my way up to 30 minutes at a time.

I'm new to rowing. There were so many options to choose from! I settled on this air rower and have been very happy with it. It has a nice smooth glide and isn't super noisy. I like that I can adjust how hard I work without having to push buttons - I just row harder and/or faster to increase the intensity of my workout. The rower feels very sturdy and was relatively easy to assemble. It took my husband (who is very handy) about 40 minutes - including pulling off all the packing material - which was considerable. I'm a 67 year old woman and in fairly good shape for my age. I already walk and bike; but wanted to add rowing as an option. For my purposes, this rower is great and very reasonably priced for the quality.

I'm 6'6". I've been using an elliptical and total gym 5-6 days a week for years. After I wore out my 3rd elliptical in eight years (I used it alot) I decided to go a different route. So I bought this rower. It's been 3.5 weeks and I can't come to a complete review but at this time I'm very happy with this rower.

I'm doing 40 minutes 2 days a week + 20 minutes 3 days a week (plus total gym those 3 days). It's too early to say how worthwhile it's been but it certainly feel like it's been a very worthwhile investment.

At first it was not simple. It works the body very differently than an elliptical. So it took a little while to adapt. But it's been a great start. I look forward to increasing the duration every few weeks. So far my wife says the results are obvious.

Update:
I've been using this rower for about 1.5 years 2-4 times most weeks. It still works the same as it did the first time and I really like it. The one problem? My shoulders are wider than ever and some clothes no longer fit because of the increased shoulder width alone (though I think my wife likes the results).

Price and reliability. You can't beat it.