AlcoMate Prestige Breathalyzer, Silver
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Customer Reviews of AlcoMate Prestige Breathalyzer, Silver
Customer Review: Okay
Summary: 3 Stars
Says it's accurate up to .01, but I'd say it's accurate up to about .02 at best. You must wait at least 20 minutes before your last drink or you will get wildly inaccurate results, which the manual states in its defense. I bought this as a party favor, but it's not real user friendly for that purpose. Great tool is your want to test if someone is fit to drive if they haven't had a drink for 20-30 minutes, but not real fun just to see how drunk your friend/guest is just for s**t's and giggles, which is why I bought the thing. Bottom line is that the device works, but is not as accurate as it states and it takes some abstinence to be "accurate."Customer Review: a big letdown
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this unit because another reviewer said it gave consistent readings and was of good quality. Unfortunately, neither is the case with mine.
Readings vary considerably from test to test, and a level of 0.000 has been returned more than once after a drink or two, so I have little confidence in its accuracy.
Not only that, but it's fashioned from flimsy plastic which doesn't hold itself together well enough for the battery cover to stay on by itself. The "CE" logo looks fake, and the whole item feels very cheaply made indeed.
Could be I just got unlucky. Either way, a waste of a hundred bucks.
Customer Review: Don't risk a DUI!
Summary: 1 Stars
Without going into the unfortunate details let's just say I was able to compare the readings on the Alcomate with a device that was certified for legal purposes and it was INACCURATE by up to 50%!!(At least it tended to be off on the high side i.e. exaggerating your BAC but are you going to trust your legal liability to something that inaccurate?) I would love to hear a response from the manufacturer and any independent testing of this device. Is there ANY warranty of accuracy for this device? I think not,- and if there is- mine is defective and needs to be replaced. Don't even think of risking your legal liability by relying on this until this is clarified.
In response to Willis's comments- no I did not get a DUI in reliance on this device. I would never trust it given my experience to give an accurate reading and neither should anyone else. Several other reviewers have corroborated its inaccuracy. If there's an objective side-by-side comparison to a legally recognized
breathalyzer let's see it. Otherwise it's just an over-priced toy.
Customer Review: Junk.
Summary: 1 Stars
It feels cheap, the results are wildly inaccurate or simply don't work. I just got done RMA'ing the second one. I have a $600 one I brought home from work that is calibrated on a monthly basis and is dead on accurate for comparison. A twister game spinner would be more accurate at detecting blood alcohol content. It is kind of scary when someone that you know is over 0.08, and this product shows 0.00%. A one star rating is one star too many.
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