Boxed. Parts without defect. Easy assembly with common sense due to some differences between elliptical in manual compared to a thank product. Would have appreciated all screws nuts and washers in separate bags and not prefixed to product because some screws could not be removed from tray even despite rubber band knowhow leading to a slightly visibly wonky tray sadly. Otherwise cables connected and digital reading working and elliptical works when tried and tested by myself and the fam. Appreciated the roller wheels for easier moveability. The increasing difficulty function doesnt make an appreciable difference either clockwise nor anticlockwise. However looking forward to multitasking exercising whilst using laptopwatching multimedia. Satisfying assembly. Could have been perfect.