Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS Enabled Sports Watch with USB ANT Stick - Black

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Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS Enabled Sports Watch with USB ANT Stick - Black

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Life (w/ GPS): 4.5hr (X9i) vs. 8hr (405)
Battery Life (w/o GPS): 16d. (X9i) vs. 12d. (405)
Size: X9i is larger in every dimension than 405
Weight: 74g (X9i) vs. 60g (405)
Water Resistence: 100m (X9i) vs. 3m (405)
Heart Rate Monitor: No (X9i) vs. Yes (405)
Outside Temperature: Yes(X9i) vs. No (405)
CONS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Does not display raw latitude/longitude position on standard screen. You can save a waypoint, which they call "location", and then edit that point to see the latitude/longitude (displayed in non-decimal format).
2) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
3) Comes with very basic software with limited maps. Cannot export tracks into GPX format.
4) Difficult to upload waypoints for future route.
5) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
PROS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Easy to use menu system.
2) Fast GPS satellite synching.
3) Can connect to heart rate monitor.
4) If you can get waypoints loaded, there is a nice screen that shows the direction/distance to the selected waypoint.
5) Great fitness monitoring screens and many are customizable.
CONS: Sunnto X9i
1) Large physical size.
2) Poor battery life with GPS on.
3) Slow GPS satellite synching.
4) Difficult to use and complex menu system with 5 buttons.
5) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
6) GPS tracks, which they call "logs", tend to have jumps/errors when GPS drops out, which is often.
7) Comes with very basic software with no maps.
8) No screen to show direction to a selected waypoint.
9) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
10) Suggested Retail Price is 25% more than the Garmin 405.
PROS: Suunto X9i
1) Does display raw latitude/longitude position on Position screen, but in non-decimal format.
2) Does have temperature feature.

Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS Enabled Sports Watch with USB ANT Stick - Black

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Life (w/ GPS): 4.5hr (X9i) vs. 8hr (405)

Battery Life (w/o GPS): 16d. (X9i) vs. 12d. (405)

Size: X9i is larger in every dimension than 405

Weight: 74g (X9i) vs. 60g (405)

Water Resistence: 100m (X9i) vs. 3m (405)

Heart Rate Monitor: No (X9i) vs. Yes (405)

Outside Temperature: Yes(X9i) vs. No (405)

CONS: Garmin Forerunner 405

1) Does not display raw latitude/longitude position on standard screen. You can save a waypoint, which they call "location", and then edit that point to see the latitude/longitude (displayed in non-decimal format).

2) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.

3) Comes with very basic software with limited maps. Cannot export tracks into GPX format.

4) Difficult to upload waypoints for future route.

5) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)

PROS: Garmin Forerunner 405

1) Easy to use menu system.

2) Fast GPS satellite synching.

3) Can connect to heart rate monitor.

4) If you can get waypoints loaded, there is a nice screen that shows the direction/distance to the selected waypoint.

5) Great fitness monitoring screens and many are customizable.

CONS: Sunnto X9i

1) Large physical size.

2) Poor battery life with GPS on.

3) Slow GPS satellite synching.

4) Difficult to use and complex menu system with 5 buttons.

5) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.

6) GPS tracks, which they call "logs", tend to have jumps/errors when GPS drops out, which is often.

7) Comes with very basic software with no maps.

8) No screen to show direction to a selected waypoint.

9) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)

10) Suggested Retail Price is 25% more than the Garmin 405.

PROS: Suunto X9i

1) Does display raw latitude/longitude position on Position screen, but in non-decimal format.

2) Does have temperature feature.