Product Features :
- Loaded with serious training features Forerunner 405CX continuously records your time distance pace calories burned and heart rate
- And advanced training features will challenge you to step up your pace race against Forerunner s Virtual Partner
- Forerunner 405CX comes with a flexible wireless heart rate monitor to help you make the most out of your training
- With Forerunner 405CX you can share your locations advanced workouts and courses wirelessly with other Forerunner 405 users
- Once you ve logged the miles innovative ANT wireless technology automatically transfers data to your computer when Forerunner is in range
>> Garmin Forerunner 405CX
I love this watch My only complaint is the instruction manual does not clearly describe how to use all the features but they are easy to figure out once you have used the watch a few times I really like that you can upload all your runs to the Garmin Connect account and see mile by mile how fast you ran This is a great watch and I would reccomend it to anyone
>> Garmin rebate
The first point of this review is actually to let people know that Garmin is offering a rebate on this unit blue only and 405 non CX models if purchased between 2/1/10 and 5/31/10 I only found out about this offer accidentally when price checking on another site
Now the actual review note this is the first GPS unit for running that I have used so I don t have any basis for comparison I also haven t spent too much time with the unit yet as I wanted to post the above rebate info asap
The unit is bulky but light I immediately swapped out the plastic wristband for one of the velcro bands which is definitely more comfortable The touch bezel that seems to be the source of much angst is a little flighty and I m still getting used to it Controls are not immediately intuitive but one run through the owner s manual pretty much got me up to speed The customizable data fields that display during training are really cool No problems pairing with HRM acquiring GPS satellites or pairing with ANT GPS works as expected
Two software options are available Garmin Connect online and Garmin Training Center downloaded from Garmin installed on your computer Training Center offers more detailed information and data tools for analyzing your workouts however the website is better with street maps uses Google Maps so this may be better if you do a lot of street running in a heavily populated area and you want to keep track of your routes You can use either or both
>> Mac Users Don t Buy This Watch or any Garmin Product Unfortunately
I have had a half dozen Garmin products and would have considered myself a loyalist until I switched from Windows to the Mac 3 years ago Garmin treats Mac users as an afterthought providing inferior software and updating it infrequently When you try to get customer support they have no idea about their Mac based software and usually give you the canned answers for the Windows software When reporting major flaws in their too few Mac updates I have had to point out to customer service repeatedly that I am talking about the Mac software and have to tell them what is the latest version of the applicable software Currently the Mac software for the 405CX takes over all of the memory on my Mac and stops my wireless mouse and keyboard from working I have little hope that what appears to be a serious flaw in their latest software update Ant Agent 2 15 will be fixed anytime soon as they don t seem to be able to understand what I m talking about
