Market research about electric wheelchair prices - Coursework Example

Market Research about Electric Wheelchair Prices Roma Medical Shoprider Marbella Electric Wheelchair Roma Medical Shoprider Marbella Electric Wheelchair price is £1,342.00. It has features such as adjustable seat and backrest, swing in and out footrest and back folds for storage and transportation that makes it suitable for its users. It can be used for both indoor and outdoor use.The seat is comfortable with headrest and a fully adjustable height and angle of the seat base (Mobility Zone, 2013: n.p). Armrests are both height and width adjustable and are padded for extra comfort and flip away to make transfer easier.

Wheels are arranged for optimum support and stability and the central wheels.Pride Mobility LX Electric WheelchairPride Mobility LX Electric Wheelchair is £1,199.00. It has comfy reclining seat, high level padding, height adjustments and moulded armrests. The Pride Mobility LX Electric Wheelchair ride is comfortable and stable, tyres are solid and there are available anti tip wheels at the rear preventing accidents on steep inclines or kerb stones with height adjustable headrest that are also removable (Mobility Zone, 2013: n.p). The combined solid, tyres and removable rear anti-tip wheels are necessary in ensuring stable outdoor performance with a compact frame for smooth indoor manoeuvring.

The Pride Mobility LX Electric Wheelchair is the best of the electric wheelchairs because of its fair price and the qualities that it shares with other electric wheelchairs (Salentine, 2012: 5-12). It is comfy, has good speed and moves at a higher speed of 4ph at top speed. Pride Mobility LX Electric Wheelchair is offers an ultimate economical and innovative foldable power with significant features for both stable outdoor performance and smooth indoor manoeuvring.Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric WheelchairThe Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric Wheelchair costs £1,940.00. The Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric Wheelchair seats are comfortable and are integrated with high level of padding thus ensures real comfort for users and moulded armrests that flip up to make getting on and off easy.

Armrests can be adjusted in various ways in terms of height, width and an angle to ensure support as well as a flip-up footplate with similar level of adjustments. The ride is very comfortable because of the articulating front beam that absorb changes in terrain, uneven surfaces and the tyres are solid to provide peace of mind and avoid inconvenience of punctures (Mobility Zone, 2013: n.p). The Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric Wheelchair has a robust design that may take travels for up to 15 miles on a fully charged battery with a speed of 4ph at top speed and the maximum user weight is 19.

5 stones or 125 kg. Brakes are steady and its tires are solid that enables the user to achieve maximum satisfaction (Mobility Zone, 2013: n.p). Thee seat height is 49cm, depth 43 cm and width 53 cm. The Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric Wheelchair also has rear wheel drive, hangers and is very versatile and easily manoeuvrable. It is durable, robust and may be folded for transportation thus allowing the user to carry it a long while travelling. However, it is the most expensive amongst the three electric wheelchairs researched.

BibliographiesMobility Zone, 2013. Pride Mobility LX Electric Wheelchair. Retrieved http://www.mobilityzone.co.uk/pride-mobility-lx-electric-wheelchair.html?category_id=91Mobility Zone, 2013. Roma Medical Shoprider Marbella Electric Wheelchair. Retrieved http://www.mobilityzone.co.uk/roma-medical-shoprider-marbella-electric-wheelchair.html?category_id=91Mobility Zone, 2013. Sunrise Medical Rumba Electric Wheelchair. Retrieved http://www.mobilityzone.co.uk/sunrise-medical-rumba-electric-wheelchair.html?category_id=91 SALENTINE, B., A, 2012. Manual Versus Power Wheelchair Propulsion: Quality Of Life And Self-Perception, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1-44.

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