The Best Digital Scales Under $499 For Your Home

2:26 AM | 6 Jul 2021

Digital scales can have many valuable and practical applications around your home. Your Instrument Choice Team has prepared a list of the best digital scales priced under $499AU, featuring models suitable for:

kitchen use
weight management, and
general use around the home.

We guarantee that in this list, you’ll find the perfect solution to your needs!

About Digital Scales

Modern digital style scales are quickly replacing traditional analogue style models. Compared to their analogue predecessors, digital scales offer:

Higher levels of accuracy
Added functions and user-friendly features
Greater flexibility; and
They are very convenient to use and provide easy to interpret measurements.

What To Look For In A Digital Scale For The Home

IC Scientists Buying Tip: Use the five ways we have provided below to compare home scales, so you can confidently settle on the right device for your needs.

Capacity: Think about the maximum weight of the objects you wish to weigh. Make sure the instrument you are considering is capable of doing the job!
Resolution: This is the smallest increment in applied weight that can be detected or displayed on your digital scale. What level of precision do you need?
Weighing Units: That is, the units your scale uses to measure and display information. Do you relate to metric or imperial measurements?
Extra Functions: All scales include a weighing function, but some have additional features for additional specific needs. Think about all the possible uses that you and your family might have for your home scale. If you need more suggestions, feel free to contact us.
Dimensions: Consider both the overall footprint of your scale and the weighing pan’s dimensions. You want your scale to fit in your designated spaces, and the weighing pan’s size will limit the size of any object you wish to weigh.

The Best Digital Scales Under $499AU

To support you find the best scale for your application, our scientists have divided the selected scales into three main groups:

General Use
Kitchen; and
Health.

General Use

Here are some models that perform well for many everyday tasks around your home – for meal prepping, sure, but especially if you’re into hobbies like jewellery making and lapidary.

1kg Digital Bench Scale
Product code: IC-7264

The IC-7264 is the most popular general home use scale in our store. It comes with a budget-friendly price tag and several desirable features – like a tare function and counting functions, automatic calibration, a resolution of 0.01g, plus an optional draft shield for greater accuracy when required.

Great For: The kitchen, lapidary and jewellery making.

Specifications:

Capacity: 1kg
Resolution: 0.01g
Weighing Units: Grams, Carat, Pounds, Ounces, Dram, Grain, Troy Ounce, Pennyweight, Momme, Japanese Tael, Taiwan Taels, Hong Kong Teil And Tola
Functions: Weighing, tare and counting function
Dimensions: 175(W) x 75(H) x 260(D)mm, Pan size: 140mm diameter.

Click here for more product information and videos of this best-seller

COMPASS CR Portable Balance (2200 g x 1 g)
Product code: IC-CR2200

The Compass CR series caters for a range of basic weighing functions and offers good performance at an economical price.

Features such as a slim, stackable design, and an enlarged weighing platform, make the CR series perfect for most portable weighing applications.

Great For: General home and hobby weighing applications.

Specifications

Capacity: 2200g
Resolution: 1g
Weighing Units: Gram, Hong Kong Tael, Singapore Tael, Taiwan Tael
Functions: Weighing
Dimensions: 140 × 205 × 41 mm, Pan Size: 125 × 132 mm

Get more details about this value-for-money device

200g Mini-Scale with Backlight
Product code: IC7259

If your space or storage capacity is at a premium, why not go for the next level in portability?

The IC7259 pocket scale is designed for taking measurements on the go. It’s ultra-compact, capable of measuring up to 200g at a 0.01g resolution in four different units – so it’s versatile. The IC7259 is even supplied with a 100g calibration weight to keep your scale performing to the highest level of accuracy.

Great For: Small ingredient weighing, lapidary, jewellery making and other general weighing applications of up to 200g.

Specifications

Capacity: 200g
Resolution: 0.01g
Weighing Units: Grams, Carats, Ounces And Pennyweight
Functions: Weighing
Dimensions: 93(L) x 52(W) x 20(D)mm Pan Size: 35mm x 50mm

Click here to view the powerful, pocket-sized IC7259’s product page>

Kitchen

When simply “eye-balling” won't cut it, a good kitchen scale will help ensure your ingredients blend with the right consistency and portions to create delicious, healthy and economical meals.

While some general-use scales are excellent around the kitchen – there are some devices specifically for kitchen use. Check them out to learn whether they offer you additional benefits.

SW30 Food Grade Portion Scale
Product code: IC-SW-30

Let’s get serious! The IC-SW-30 will handle heavy-duty kitchen use. It’s IP65 rated waterproof, protected by an ABS plastic housing and sports a rugged stainless steel platform.

You can power this scale using an AC power adapter or the internal rechargeable battery that provides up to 50 hours of continuous use. Place your scale around your kitchen wherever it’s required.

Also available in a 3kg x 0.1g capacity scale for enhanced readability

Great For: Weighing ingredients, portioning food, and general kitchen measuring tasks.

Specifications

Capacity: 30kg
Resolution: 1g
Weighing Units: Kilograms, Pounds
Functions: Weighing and tare
Dimensions: 320 x 290 x 100 mm , Pan Size: 200 x 225 mm.

Get complete specifications for the top shelf SW30 Food Grade Portion Scale here

HC-6000 6kg x 1g Light Duty Portion Scale
Product code: IC-HC-6000

Create more room on your kitchen bench – this compact kitchen scale has a small footprint, a large square stainless steel weighing platform, and a generous 65 x 25mm LCD screen so you can clearly see your measurements while you are multi-tasking.

Great For: Weighing ingredients, portioning food, and general kitchen measuring tasks.

Specifications

Capacity: 6kg
Resolution: 1g
Weighing Units: Kilograms, Grams, Pounds, Ounces
Functions: Weighing, Auto zero tracking
Dimensions: Pan Size: 153 x 153 mm

Click here to visit the product page of this great kitchen all-rounder

Health

Scales for health are also referred to as bodyweight or bathroom scales. As much as we love to hate bathroom scales, these devices are proven to help anyone who wants to manage their weight better.

150 kg Precision Personal Health Scale
Product code: IC-UC-321

The UC-321 personal scale is perfect for the journey of achieving your weight targets – both in the short-term and over time. Track your progress using the IC-UC-321’s BMI measurement functions and its considerable memory capacity - up to 31 recorded measurements!

Great For: Weight monitoring for adults.

Specifications

Capacity: 150kg
Resolution: 50g
Weighing Units: Kilograms
Functions: Weighing, BMI indication, Memory function and Target function
Dimensions: Scale & Pan: 310mm x 310mm

Click here for more details for this health management device

The Final Word

Home digital scales have many useful applications and vary from pocket-sized, low-cost models to very precise, durable and semi-commercial models. The products our team has listed above represent the best home scales under $499AU currently available.

Click here to browse Instrument Choice’s complete selection of scales

For more information on digital scales or assistance finding the best home scales for your application, speak with a qualified Instrument Choice Scientist! Call 1300 737 871 or email [email protected].

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