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| [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003G3YBR6 Polar RS800CX]
 
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Revision as of 04:55, 7 August 2014

Watch Recommendation Reason With Heart Rate Monitor Without Heart Rate Monitor GPS Accuracy Weight (oz) Size (CM3) Waterproofing Pace from FootPod Heart Rate Monitor Cadence Data Upload Battery Life Altimeter Navigation Training Effect Heart Rate Variability GPS Pre-cache
Recommended
Garmin 310XT The best value for money. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.9 (6.6 with Footpod) 2.5 63 Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod Yes Good (20hr) No Map of current route No No No
Garmin 610 Smaller than the 310XT/910XT recommendations. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 6.4 2.5 41 Fair (IPX7) Yes Yes Footpod Yes Fair (8hr) No Back to start Yes Record only No
Garmin 910XT A better but more expensive version of the 310XT. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 6.8 with Footpod 2.5 49 Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod Yes Good (20hr) Yes Map of current route Yes Record only No
Suunto Ambit2 R A good watch at a reasonable price, with only one flaw. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.8 2.5 30 Good (50m) No Yes Internal Limited Fair (8 Hr, more in extended mode) No Back to start map Yes Record only Yes
Worth Considering
Motorloa Motoactv If you can live with the flaws, it's brilliant.
(Discontinued, so only buy if it's under $150).
Not available as a package Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 1.2 20 Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) No Yes Footpod Limited Poor (3-6hr) No Full color maps No No No
Polar RC3 GPS Better Heart Rate Monitoring than Garmin. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.1 2.0 29 Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) No Yes Footpod Yes (but painful) Fair (13hr) No No No No No
Soleus 1.0 Remarkably cheap, but limited. Not supported Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 2.0 28 Good (30m) No No No No Fair (8hr) No No No No No
TomTom Cardio Runner Heart Rate monitoring without the chest strap Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Separate HR strap not needed 5.0 2.2 30 Good (50m) No Yes (optical) Yes Yes Fair (8hr) No No No No Yes
Buyer Beware
Garmin Fenix 2 The most features, but appalling GPS Accuracy. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 3.8 3.2 32 Good (50m) No Yes Internal Yes Good (15Hr, more in extended mode) Yes Map of current route Yes No Yes
Garmin 620 Nice features, but appalling GPS Accuracy. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
(But you need the HRM for many of the features.)
3.9 1.5 20 Good (50m) Yes Internal Yes Fair (10hr) No No Yes Record only Yes
Garmin 10 Small and cheap, but appalling GPS Accuracy
and there are better watches for not much more.
Not supported Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 4.1 1.3 33 Good (50m) No No No Yes Poor (5hr) No No No No No