Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love this.. beginner rower and so far so good. Fit included and trainers are great. Worth the money and no need to get fancy version, this one does the job.

Excellent product! I got it on sale for 799.99 but it also included a 200$ Best buy gift card so basically made it 599.99 and it was definitely money well spent. Setup was simple but I wouldn’t say easy. It takes time and focus. Might be somewhat challenging for someone who isn't used to building things. Other than that the machine is amazing it works perfectly and folds away easily. My purchase came with a free 1 year I fit membership and im loving it. Trainers are motivating and there Re plenty of classes. The free tablet that comes with it isn't great and was very sluggish at first. My solution to this which I recommend to everyone is to force stop and disable all the apps installed on it except for the iFit app. If you are in the market for a rower this is a great choice.

We've had this rower for quite some time now. I do like the iFit app and the programs on it. Note, if the rower doesn't turn off it's probably because you left the device connected to the rower (I use an iPad). Be sure to kill the app when done. The biggest complaint I have with this rower is the resistance. There simply wasn't any change between 1 and 26. After searching/reading reviews on Reddit and YouTube, it turns out to be a quality control issue. The magnet simply isn't close enough to the flywheel. So I tore the thing apart and placed a bar magnet on top of that (see pictures and notice initial gap). Now you can feel a significant (well, maybe modest) difference between 1 and 26. You can't really notice differences between successive levels, but at least I finally have a sense of low, medium and high!

I made a good choice with this machine. It is very smooth and I appreciate the tablet with ifit app. It keeps you involved while watching real life scenery from a rowers POV of the water. The machine feels commercial gym quality and wasnt difficult to put together from unboxing.

We just got it and we have been using it almost everyday. 1 Year ifit membership was a great bonus. I didn’t purchase any warranty with it but I hope I will have no issues with it. So far so good.

Fun easy to use. Tends to not shut off after use. Fits well in limited space.

Fantastic machine. Lots of videos online on how to use it to best benefit your goals. Smooth operation and little noise.

Excellent product. Easily foldable, and don't use a lot of space

I purchased this after returning the ProForm 750R rower due to a faulty flywheel, and so far so good with this machine. First off, I really enjoy shopping with BestBuy. And I appreciate their price match guarantee. This was more expensive than the price I paid for the ProForm 750R, but I hope it ensures it holds up better than the ProForm did. The tablet that comes with the machine is actually handy and can be used as a tool for non-bike related activities as well! You do need to download the iFit app onto it, which is simple enough but seemed odd. I assumed it would be pre-loaded. The iFit 1yr subscription came with. The tablet can sit on the ledge of the control panel or fit into the holder above the control panel. The clip that holds the tablet above the control panel is removable, which is nice if you store the rower folded up. BIGGEST COMPLAINT: To allow for the tablet’s audio to play through the control panel speakers, you HAVE to hard wire it with your own Aux cord. Plus, the Aux input into the control panel gets blocked by the tablet of it’s sitting on the ledge (as opposed to in the holder above the control panel). Also, even with the tablet on fill volume and the control panel on full volume, it is still not loud enough to overcome any surrounding noise. I recommend plugging the tablet into a separate speaker if you want to hear the trainers from any iFit rowing class. You’ll want one that can really provide some good volume output to hear anything, especially if it’s a class on the water which tend to make it even harder to hear. The tablet speaker is pretty useless on its own. It seems worse than most cell phones in terms of volume capability. However, it’s a very solid machine. The fold-up feature is great, the initial set-up is fairly easy (although somewhat heavy and awkward getting out of the box). Once you get past the design flaw of the speaker issues, it’s a great/cheaper option to the RW900. Bottom line....it’s not 100% perfect design-wise, but I do highly recommend!

The rower feels amazing! Smooth, with ample resistance throughout. The seat and tablet holder is ok, they are a little lacking in the support department. I’d recommend putting a butt cushion if your tailbone hurts. The subscription service was already expired!

This provides a great supplementary workout! Good for those with bad knees, it has low to no impact. Make sure you use proper form, this has helped my Posture issues and lower back pain. This does require a good amount of space when fully extended, but folds up easily. I don’t appreciate the subscription model for classes but you don’t need it! Basically was given a free android tablet.

Seems a solid machine. I've been using it for a few weeks now and have been really happy with the workout I'm getting. The iFit app is clunky, which is a bummer, but the actual workouts once you get going are great, and the tablet does sync with the machine nicely so all your stats are tracked and easily accessible. Overall, it's a good rower, and I think I would prefer this one at this price point over the pricier options.

Very good rower so far. It came with a tablet and access to iFit. I like that I can use iFit for structured workouts or I can just row and not worry about having to get logged on. I like the dual resistance options via the manual lever and the resistance that can be controlled by the iFit workout. The ability to fold this in half for more compact storage is a nice benefit. The location of the electrical plug does not get pinched by the folding action but the display with the tablet cradle does need to be moved from my preferred position to be folded up. With all of the above being said I got this rower on sale for a good price, not sure if I would have paid full MSRP for this.

All the best features when compared to the other Nordictrack rowers. It is easy assemble, folds up for storage and transporting, easy to learn and use, reasonably priced, and the tablet is separate. The separate tablet is the best part. You can download apps to it and take it with you anywhere. If you understand programming or know someone who does you could wipe the CPU and load what you want to it. It's my 1st time owning a rower but feel like I got the best option available, better then the 600 hands down.

Fairly easy to put together. Use your own tools. Went to set up ifit membership and was not able to due to the pad it came with not being compatible with Ifit. Tried setting membership on phone and ifit website activation code is no longer supported. Seems to be overall pretty good product

No issues so far, it’s great quality and the ifit is kinda neat as it gives you coaches and changes the workout automatically and resistance.

This is a great rower, and accommodates multiple people’s sizes and intensities very well. It is easy to fold and store, but I could see someone with less strength finding it too heavy to make use of that feature. The reason for not giving this all 5 stars is that I wish I didn’t have to get the included tablet. I’ve been able to use the included iFit membership through the app on my iPhone, leaving me with a tablet that has no purpose.

The rower is great. The left foot pedal comes out of place but I placed a piece of plastic behind it which holds it in place just fine. Other than that the rower is great. My only real complaints are with I-fit. The rower was supposed to come with it free for a year, but Ifit said this offer was no longer valid for this model. They did offer their service free for a month, but the product was advertised to come with a year membership.

Good product and value for money if you get it at discounted price. Overall it’s worth buying.

Item RW500 was easy to set up, and tablet and tablet holder was provided. Controls are a bit much to get use to but the resistance is unlimited it seems. The ifit subscription was provided in box of rower and was easy to set up. Tablet is cheap and you'll only want to use with your ifit compatible machines. My tablet died after 3uses and I had to contact ifit to get a replacement, they easily provided as it was still under warranty.