I'm another former owner of the recalled Fitness Quest Eclipse 1175e who received the Eclipse 1100HR/A as a replacement from Fitness Quest. As with many other competing high-quality machines, the 1175e had the elliptical mechanism in the front--I think that idea may be superior to having the mechanism to the rear of the machine (for one thing, the front mechanism design often saves space). One the other hand, I prefer the front panel on the 1100HR/A to that of the 1175e.