This was the first time I got a rowing machine, after a lot of reading, I went for the Virtufit Pro Row 1000. I am very happy with the machine overall, very silent, easy to assembly, very strong, does not move from the place where I put it, etc. A couple of things that could be improved: 1) the handle bar is not confortable at all, however, I wear a pair of old bicycle globes and solved. 2) the heart rate sensor is not ant+/bluethoot compatible, therefore is useless (in my case) as I use Garmin. 3) the instructions were not bad at all, however I still not understanding what is the "L" level shown at the start ;) In conclusion, I do recommend this indoor rowing a lot!