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! WatchReview
! Recommendation Reason
! With Heart Rate Monitor
! GPS Pre-cache
|-
| colspan="18"|<center>'''Highly Recommended'''</center>
|-
| {{[[Garmin 310XT}}]]
| The best value for money.
| {{Garmin 310XT with HRM}}
| No
|-
| {{[[Garmin 610}}]]
| Smaller than the 310XT/910XT recommendations.
| {{Garmin 610 with HRM}}
| No
|-
| {{[[Garmin 910XT}}]]
| A better but more expensive version of the 310XT.
| {{Garmin 910XT with HRM}}
| No
|-
| {{[[Suunto Ambit2 R}}]]
| A good watch at a reasonable price, with only one flaw.
| {{Suunto Ambit2 R with HRM}}
| colspan="18"|<center>'''Worth Considering'''</center>
|-
| {{[[Motorola Motoactv}}]]
| If you can live with the flaws, it's brilliant.<br/>(Discontinued, so only buy if it's under $150).
| Not available as a package
| No
|-
| {{[[Polar RC3 GPS}}]]
| Better [[Heart Rate Monitor]]ing than Garmin.
| {{Polar RC3 GPS with HRM}}
| No
|-
| {{[[Soleus 1.0}}]]
| Remarkably cheap, but limited.
| Not supported
| No
|-
| {{[[TomTom Cardio Runner}}]]
| Heart Rate monitoring without the chest strap
| {{TomTom Cardio Runner without HRM}}
| colspan="18"|<center>'''Buyer Beware'''</center>
|-
| {{[[Garmin Fenix 2}}]]
| The most features, but [[GPS Accuracy| appalling GPS Accuracy]].
| {{Fenix 2 with HRM}}
| Yes
|-
| {{[[Garmin 620}}]]
| Nice features, but [[GPS Accuracy| appalling GPS Accuracy]].
| {{Garmin 620 with HRM}}
| Yes
|-
| {{[[Garmin 10}}]]
| Small and cheap, but [[GPS Accuracy| appalling GPS Accuracy]] <br/>and there are better watches for not much more.
| Not supported