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| So any sightings of the Garmin 405? (Read 561 times) |
BearcatRunner view logHappy Today 3:30 Maratho |
posted: 2/26/2008 at 3:53 PM |
| I am thinking about getting the 405 and giving my wife the 305. Has anyone seen one yet or can you even buy them? Better yet does someone own one yet? |
2008 Goals:
Run Sub 22 5K
Run Marathon under 3:44
Get down to 145#
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posted: 2/26/2008 at 4:33 PM |
| Originally they were supposed to ship in Feb. Now if you preorder one you'll get an e-mail saying they are on backorder until March. It did not give a date in March...just March. |
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posted: 2/26/2008 at 6:09 PM |
I checked at the local running store and they said they didn't expect to receive their first shipment until early April but didn't know for sure. He expected the price to be around $350 ($70 more with the heart rate monitor).
I did see some for sale online but I was told that they were probably demo models which may or may not have all the functionality of the 405 when officially released. |
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posted: 2/26/2008 at 7:01 PM |
It's too small to see. It's sort of stealthy.
I heard March 20th recently. That came from corporate HQ. Who knows?
But I think you're wife's the one getting the better end of the deal. You better make sure you want the 405, cuz she may not give the 305 back. |
E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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posted: 2/27/2008 at 2:18 AM |
| Quote from BearcatRunner on 2/26/2008 at 3:53 PM: I am thinking about getting the 405 and giving my wife the 305.
This type of logic would lead to divorce in my household. |
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BearcatRunner view logHappy Today 3:30 Maratho |
posted: 2/27/2008 at 12:25 PM |
My wife does not really care all that much about having the latest toys. At first she didn't understand why I was wasting the money on the Garmin. Then after using it she seems to like it. I would say I am the more serious runner. She just started keeping a log on this forum a couple of months ago. I can see a marathon in her future in the next year or two.
Anyway, I think in the end after I see the 405 or read more reviews I will probably end up purchasing another 305 for her. Since it is cold outside she does not run that much but she will be once it starts to warm up. I need to figure out what I am going to do until then. It doesn't seem like the 405 will be coming out soon. I do like the auto sync thing but if it is going to auto sync to the Garmin training center then that is no big deal. Now if it auto syncs to running ahead. Yahoo that would be awesome (hint, hint). |
2008 Goals:
Run Sub 22 5K
Run Marathon under 3:44
Get down to 145#
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posted: 2/27/2008 at 2:18 PM |
| Quote from BearcatRunner on 2/27/2008 at 12:25 PM: My wife does not really care all that much about having the latest toys. At first she didn't understand why I was wasting the money on the Garmin. Then after using it she seems to like it. I would say I am the more serious runner. She just started keeping a log on this forum a couple of months ago. I can see a marathon in her future in the next year or two.
Anyway, I think in the end after I see the 405 or read more reviews I will probably end up purchasing another 305 for her. Since it is cold outside she does not run that much but she will be once it starts to warm up. I need to figure out what I am going to do until then. It doesn't seem like the 405 will be coming out soon. I do like the auto sync thing but if it is going to auto sync to the Garmin training center then that is no big deal. Now if it auto syncs to running ahead. Yahoo that would be awesome (hint, hint).
1) There is always the "lo-tech" option of just running. Just sayin'
2) GPS functionality at RunningAhead? Check the search button... this is on it's way. |
Drew
Road to the Monkey
Just run, baby.
So much for my brilliance. |
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posted: 2/27/2008 at 2:23 PM |
| Quote from DrewEOB on 2/27/2008 at 2:18 PM: 1) There is always the "lo-tech" option of just running. Just sayin'
There's a low-tech option? That's silly. You can't run without a Garmin.
Quote from DrewEOB on 2/27/2008 at 2:18 PM:
2) GPS functionality at RunningAhead? Check the search button... this is on it's way.
There's a search function here? No way! |
E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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posted: 2/27/2008 at 7:57 PM
modified: 2/27/2008 at 7:58 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 2/27/2008 at 2:23 PM: There's a low-tech option? That's silly. You can't run without a Garmin.
There's a search function here? No way!
Yes way, Garth! |
Drew
Road to the Monkey
Just run, baby.
So much for my brilliance. |
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posted: 2/28/2008 at 12:28 AM
modified: 2/28/2008 at 12:28 AM |
Garmin has updated the 405's page to show a release date of 2nd Quarter 2008. According to the official Garmin Blog the 405 is going to be released around the Boston Marathon in April
http://garmin.blogs.com/
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