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Originally posted by silviu
wdric,
Why would you see having rechargeable batteries with a 15 hours operating time and wrist mounting as a "con"?
I was atracted to this unit especially for these two specifications, combined with waterproofing.
And by the way, for an extra $15 the unit comes with a handlebar mounting unit, which I installed on the control bar, so, i can have the unit under my eyes.
Cheers.
How long have you had yours ?
Batteries - I think it would be better to have rechargable AA batteries
That way you can have a spare set, No running out of power that way.
Every thing I have that has built in rechargable batteries only seams to last a couple of years, so I figure it is better to have easily replacable ones.
With something like a GPS, most of the time you will charge it up so you don't run out the next day, but you will have only half discharged the batteries most of the time, I think this will degrade the battery life to some extent.
I think the battery on the forerunner is built in, if it is, it will fail one day and will be more costly to replace.
Wrist mounting - I don't know about you but every now and then you have a big crash when you are having a go, with the gps on the bar I would be sure to wipe it out. As the waterproofing is only just good enough under normal use this will surely test the sealing beyond its limits. With this in mind I figure it would be better to have it in an aquapac for extra protection, this makes the wrist mount no longer usable. As a bonus it will float as there is more air inside the aquapac.
Does the forerunner float ?
There are plenty of stories over at www.gps-speedsurfing.com of waterproof garmins (only to 1m) which don't last long when put to a real test, I think daz who started this thread, had a forerunner for a whole 2 weeks before he bought the navman.
ric
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