Nova Star 8 DX Rollator

ManufacturerNova Medical Products
Model 4262
$314.95
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A four-wheel rolling walker on 8" wheels with a built-in seat pad, a pouch underneath and locking hand brakes. The frame adjusts on push buttons through four seat heights up to 23", which is the range a taller user needs.

Approximate user height
5'4" to 6'4"
Seat heights
20", 21", 22" and 23"
Weight capacity
350 lbs.
Handle height
33" to 40.25"
Overview
Built for a taller user Four seat heights up to 23"

The longest-reaching frame in Nova's Star range, with handles from 33" to 40.25" and four seat heights, for users from 5'4" to 6'4", rated to 350 lbs.

Watch it in action
The STAR DX and STAR DX HD
Built for real life

What stands out

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Handles to 40.25"
The handle height runs from 33" to 40.25", against 38" on the standard Star 8. Handles set too low round your shoulders forward, which is the thing that makes a walker uncomfortable over a long distance.
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Four seat heights to 23"
The seat adjusts to 20", 21", 22" or 23" on push buttons. That is the top of the Star range. Nova's Zoom reaches a 24" seat, and the Zoom's height is set by the frame rather than adjusted after it arrives.
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Seat with a built-in pad
The pad is part of the seat rather than a cover laid over it, so there is nothing to slide out of place when you sit.
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Locking hand brakes
The levers slow the walker as you squeeze them. Push down to park it before you sit and lift to release. Nova covers the brake parts for five years.
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Lock & Lift
A pin holds the frame in the folded position, so it stays shut while you lift it into a car or stand it in a closet.
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Built-in foot pedals
Pedals on the rear legs let you tip the front wheels over a threshold or a curb lip rather than lifting the frame.
The Hieline Take

Most rolling walkers are built around an average-height user and the tall ones are left to hunch. The DX exists to fix that: the handles go to 40.25" where the standard Star 8 stops at 38", and the seat goes to 23" where the Star 8 stops at 22". Those look like small numbers on a page and they are not small in use, because handle height is what decides whether you push the walker with your shoulders down or with them rolled forward, and a walker you fight is a walker you stop using. The price is the honest objection. At a hundred dollars over the Star 8 it is a lot to pay for reach, and if you are under 5'10" you are paying for range you will never wind out. Measure from the floor to your wrist crease with your arm hanging loose before you decide. Above 38", this is the frame. Below it, buy the Star 8.

Straight talk

Is it right for you?

A good fit if you

  • are over about 5'10", where a standard rolling walker sets the handles too low
  • need a seat height above 22"
  • weigh between 300 and 350 lbs.
  • want the frame to stay locked shut while you lift it
  • walk far enough that handle height decides whether your shoulders ache afterwards

Look elsewhere if you

  • are under about 5'4", where the frame will not come down far enough
  • weigh more than 350 lbs., where the Star 8 DX Heavy Duty at 450 lbs. is the right frame
  • need a walker you lift rather than roll, which is a folding walker
  • need a three-wheel frame for tight indoor turns
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