Pat's breakdown:
This review is going to compare our HD1 all in one vs everything else in the under $1700 price range and I am going to focus on the things that set it apart. Firstly, this is a 7.5ft model whereas most everything else is 7ft. I have plenty of clients that cannot get a full range of motion doing a seated lat pull down on a 7ft model because the cable bottoms out, 7.5ft shines here. A 5’10 user can do a standing overhead press on the 7.5ft smith machine (amazing) and taller users love the higher pullup bar. Next up would be squat rack hole spacing, this machine has 30 holes where as most have 10-15. Imagine you need your barbell to sit 1” higher on bench press but the next hole up is 4-6” higher on a lot of the cheap models. The closer holes on spacing on the HD1 shines for bench and squat and nobody talks about this. Then you have build quality, this is 20-30% heavier than other cheaper models with a larger smith machine weight capacity of 440lbs verse 300-330 on a lot of others. These are the things that set it apart from the pack. Everyone hypes up aluminum pulleys these days but theres no reason to spend for aluminum pulleys when these upgrades are more important. In this price range that would be the last thing you’d want to add, check the other boxes first. Yes, some plastic pulleys are terrible but some nylon pulleys are just as good as aluminum. Nylon pulleys with high quality bearings are what you see in most commercial gyms so I am fine with them choosing that route for this model and focusing on more important upgrades that actually improve functionality and add value to the user. For under $2000, I don’t see anything beating this.
Specs:
Height: 91"
Width: 83"
Depth: 55" Without Accessories
Weight: 600lbs
Smith Capacity: 440lbs
J-cup mounting holes: 30
Functional Trainer Load Capacity: 450lbs each side
All Accessories in picture included.