This article has been in draft for 2 years, so I'm publishing it in unfinished form.
There's a good comparison of home ECGs at https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~grier/Comparison-handheld-ECG-EKG.html but they only have the 180B, so it's up to unqualified me to try and tell you what this is like.
Technology is amazing, you can now buy an ECG for home use for the cost of a single consultation with a medical specialist doctor. Sure, they're not as good as a 12-lead but they're small, battery powered and cheap. Ok I'm not qualified to be reviewing this, I can't even read an ECG, but since nobody has reviewed this, here I go. I found this on eBay. Their website seems to be http://www.healforce.com/en/index.php?ac=article&at=read&did=458 but it's very slow.
Comes with: ECG unit, leads for continuous monitoring, a nice rigid case (something like a spectacles case), power adapter, 25 disposable adhesive electrodes, instruction booklet, USB cable, hand strap (like those you use for phones, looks a bit weak) no CD.
Power supply: 4 × AA batteries or included power adapter. I don't know if the adapter is available with different countries' plugs, but you can try searching for your local plug. Batteries can easily last overnight, can probably last 24 hours too. Ni-MH batteries are fine.
Summary: impressive software on the unit and in Windows, seems to have ok sensitivity. I wish it had more memory.
Basics: a simple ECG with 3 built-in electrodes that can quickly and conveniently measure 30-second ECGs between your right hand and: left hand (lead I), chest (lead V) or left leg (lead II). With the included 4 wires you can make continuous measurements of leads I, II, III simultaneously, or leads V1 - V6 if you know what you're doing. Comes with simple analysis software on board and more powerful software in Windows.
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