RunningAHEAD - Topic: New Garmins: 310XT and 405CX (page 2)

mamaofthree

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posted: 4/2/2009 at 3:39 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/2/2009 at 11:05 AM:

I Seriously, though, I am SO happy that Garmin has returned to the 305/205 styling for this model. I like that big honkin' screen and the buttons, rather than the bezel. And the color is awesome, too. If I didn't want to look like a geek I wouldn't have married the guy I did. The 405 models are too "cool" looking. I like the nerd-factor of the square Forerunners.

Are you actually me and married to my husband? I too prefer the dorky 205, and wear it without taking off my Timex Ironman, ensuring extra-nerdy race photos. I'm definitely going to use the "if i didn't want to look like a geek I wouldn't have married you" line.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/2/2009 at 4:07 PM

Quote from mamaofthree on 4/2/2009 at 3:39 PM:

Are you actually me and married to my husband? I too prefer the dorky 205, and wear it without taking off my Timex Ironman, ensuring extra-nerdy race photos. I'm definitely going to use the "if i didn't want to look like a geek I wouldn't have married you" line.

Ha, my hubby is a mechanical engineer, just like Dilbert! Big grin

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mgerwn

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posted: 4/2/2009 at 4:29 PM

I do like the idea of the vibration alerts on the 310. Can't tell you how many times I've gone for an out and back, and missed the beep telling me I reached my halfway point. A little shake on the wrist would surely have been noticed. But that's not enough to make me replace my 305.

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RunnerKSA

posted: 4/2/2009 at 8:45 PM

My mechanical engineer husband is a cyclist (was a 2:38 marathoner but his feet finally gave out) and has a Garmin but prefers some complicated Polar thing that he uses on his bike. I like the looks of the new (big) Garmin, and I, too, am glad I won't be stuck with a 405 when my 305 dies. I religiously use the HR monitor on mine. Zoomy- you can practically wear the sensor on your stomach and it still gets the HR, so you can avoid the bra issue.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/2/2009 at 8:46 PM

Quote from RunnerKSA on 4/2/2009 at 8:45 PM:

My mechanical engineer husband is a cyclist (was a 2:38 marathoner but his feet finally gave out) and has a Garmin but prefers some complicated Polar thing that he uses on his bike. I like the looks of the new (big) Garmin, and I, too, am glad I won't be stuck with a 405 when my 305 dies. I religiously use the HR monitor on mine. Zoomy- you can practically wear the sensor on your stomach and it still gets the HR, so you can avoid the bra issue.

Ooh, I could wear it like a belt! Wink

My hubby is also a cyclist. He has high BP, so has been eyeballing a Polar to keep an eye on his HR while biking. I don't get why he wouldn't rather have a Garmin. Confused

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cameraready

Former runner

posted: 4/2/2009 at 8:53 PM

That new 405CX doesn't look like much of an improvement over the current 405. Looks like they just changed the firmware to count calories differently. I wonder if they'll sell those fabric straps as an option for current 405 users?

Ross

quotidianlight

posted: 4/2/2009 at 9:11 PM
modified: 4/2/2009 at 9:16 PM

Quote from cameraready on 4/2/2009 at 8:53 PM:

That new 405CX doesn't look like much of an improvement over the current 405. Looks like they just changed the firmware to count calories differently. I wonder if they'll sell those fabric straps as an option for current 405 users?

Oh lord, it's not a big difference unless you have tiny wrists! At least two people with small wrists that I know of busted their straps and had to wait a couple weeks for an entire new garmin since they where told the gps was in the strap. I wish they would have done this in the first place or maybe offer the new one when small wristers bust their garmins *grumbles*

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perfesserr

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posted: 4/3/2009 at 11:12 AM
modified: 4/3/2009 at 11:13 AM

They should just fix the wireless software in the 405. And that display on the web page I don't recognize, what is that, an altitude profile?

I guess it's pace vs distance. I wonder if my 405 will do that?

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cameraready

Former runner

posted: 4/3/2009 at 2:33 PM

Quote from perfesserr on 4/3/2009 at 11:12 AM:

They should just fix the wireless software in the 405. And that display on the web page I don't recognize, what is that, an altitude profile? I guess it's pace vs distance. I wonder if my 405 will do that?

Looks like the HR graph. I tried it on my 405 when I had a bunch of screens activated. It's pretty much useless during a run. I think there are a couple of graphs you can activate in the top section of the screen but I never found much use for any of them.

Ross

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