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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $169.97
You Save: $130.02 (43%)
New (78) Used (1) Refurbished (4) from $184.89
Rating:  582 reviews
Sales Rank: 77
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 160x100
Display Size: 1.52
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 010-00467-00
Model: 010-00467-00
UPC: 753759051945
EAN: 0753759051945
ASIN: B000CSWCQA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 My best GPS running device ever! August 5, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the best GPS running device I have ever owned.
It took some time to find the satellites the first time, but now it usually takes about 1 min.
I haven't experienced a single satellite los yet.
The Training Center could need some development thou!
EXCELLENT!!! August 2, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I just started to train for the Walt Disney World Goofy Challenage (Half Marathon Saturday and Full Marathon Sunday). A friend of mine purchased the Nike+ and he liked it but I did not want to have to go out and purchase new shoes, an iPod Nano, and the Nike+ items which would have cost me in the 400 buck range. But I wanted to have something. So I figured let me get this. There were mixed reviews about signal and such that I was a bit concerned about. I made sure I could return the product if I had problems and went ahead an ordered it. To this date I have had any problems with my watch and do not run without it. I have only had it for 3 weeks and one 12 runs and love it. I would recommend using MotionBase also with it to get more detail on the run. The onlything I would say is the Training Center should have more detailed maps. If you are looking to invest in soemthing like this go ahead and purchase this one. You will not be disappointed.
 Outstanding! Delivers on all promises July 28, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Ok, my only regret with my purchase of the 305 is that I waited 2 months to purchase it because of the initial bad reviews. I had a 201 and loved it until I accidentally left it in my workout clothes and it got washed. It survived the washer but I think what did it in was banging around in the dryer. I trained/ran 2 marathons w/ the 201 and loved it. The 305 has been an awesome upgrade. I also bought the cadence for my bike and now I have all the info I could ever need. Having all this info has really re-energized my workouts and am now trying for my first Ironman. I have in two weeks put in 200 miles on the bike and 35 in running and have no complaints. It does acquire satellites faster, gets a stronger reception in tree cover, and connects with the computer far easier than the 201. My only issue is that I had to improvise my own bike mount but hope Garmin will be coming out with one soon. Also I wish it was waterproof enough to take swimming.
Best Yet -Buy reputably-No problems July 27, 2006
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Maybe its mainly the moaners who review these products. Mine is superb. Thought there was a fault. Rang UK supplier. Software suggestions from him. Rang Garmin (UK) - Solved in seconds. Cant tell from the moaners but I wonder if they are UK or USA.
I haven't got a complaint. It is marvellous and improved my solitary training no end.
Amazing June 26, 2006
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I bought this product with some trepidation, after reading the mixed reviews on Amazon.com, so I made sure that my supplier had a good return policy. However, I have to say that it is an amazing piece of equipment, and kudos to the people that developed it. Sure it has some kinks that I am prepared to put up with, bearing in mind that this technology is in its infancy (especially at this size). I am training for my first marathon and I have found the forerunner to be great for logging and keeping track of my runs and my overall progress. Sure the real-time pace is not hugely accurate, but I feel very confident that it keeps very good track of my distances and overall pace for each of my runs (if I do an out-and-back run, the plotted course and calculated distances are very close). As I do most of my weekday running in boring suburban DC neighborhoods, it is liberating that I don't have to do the same measured route every time to keep track of my pace. I can wander at will, and head towards home when I am getting close to my desired number of miles. The virtual running partner is a great motivator. How else can you get a running partner to start the run at the same time and place as you and to run at a constant pre-set pace? It was a little annoying when I was ahead of him/her and needed to wait to cross the road; meanwhile I watched him/her passing me out!! I tried the auto-stop function for the first time this weekend, it worked ok, but did have some kinks...maybe it was because of very heavy rain and lightening we were having. The heart rate monitor seems to work fine. I have found signal strength to be no problem (I live in DC area, not sure it that makes any difference). My neighborhood has plenty of trees and the parks that I run in are heavily forested (its summer here). As I drove into the park this weekend during the storm my satellite radio kept losing signal under the (very wet) tree cover, but the forerunner seemed to work fine (except for the autostop). I wish their maps were more detailed, they just have the major streets, I guess Garmin chose to provide a stripped down version.....they should have done a better job there. Overall, as a technophile, I love this piece of equipment, and look forward to seeing how they improve it in the future. You do need to understand the limitations of this device though (e.g. somewhat accurate real-time pace information, undercounting overly twisty routes). I guess I am lucky that I have had no problems with it so far (it has only been a month), but I will update this if I need to call their customer service.
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