Nowadays everyone is shopping on a budget, so why should it be any different for scooters. In the world of cheap electric scooters, does buying cheap mean you have purchased a scooter of lesser quality? The quick answer is "no" and better yet manufacturers understand that consumers don't want to pay an immense amount of money. In order to compete, manufacturers, like X-Treme, have turned to China to alleviate financial constrain. 

Customers shop X-Treme for a myriad of reasons but more often then not they turn to this manufacturer for competitive priced scooters at a reasonable price. Razor is the Cadillac of electric scooter world, often having steeper prices within their product lines but offering premium quality. There are two entry level cheap electric scooters for both companies, Razor's E100 and X-Treme's, X-140. Both contenders are marketed as a beginner scooter and neither have a price tag over $150.00 and both are electric motor scooters. Seven attributes were analyzed that a consumer should consider.

Below shows a graph that examines two major contenders for entry level scooters the X-Treme X-140 and the Razor E100.

Product.........................Razor E100...........X-Treme X-140

MSRP..............................$149.99...................$129.99

Weight Limit.....................120lbs.....................200lbs

Motor...........................100Watts.................140Watts

Battery Charge Time.........12 hrs......................12 hrs

Range*..........................6-8 miles..................6-8 miles

Product Weight.................29lbs.......................19lbs

Top Speed*.....................10mph.....................10mph

Features

Foldable.............................No...........................Yes

Warranty............................Yes..........................Yes

*Varies based on terrain and rider weight