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| GARMIN 010-00375-00 Forerunner 301 GPS Receiver Personal Training Device | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $227.97
Buy New: $137.25
You Save: $90.72 (40%)
New (81) Used (2) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  204 reviews
Sales Rank: 1615
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 100x64
Display Size: 2
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Size: Garmin Part #010-00375-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 3 x 9 x 6
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00375-00
Model: 010-00375-00
UPC: 753759047290
EAN: 0753759047290
ASIN: B00077U4RU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not reliable June 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I owned mine for 8 months beofre it died. It would not keep a charge (it would say it had 13 hours of charge then die 10 minutes into a run).Then when I went to turn it back on it just beeps until the battery completely dies.
The Warranty is only good for 90 days and after that you have to pay $70 for a "repair" when ehat they really do is send you someone elses' broken garmin that has been refurbed.
 Not a reliable GPS unit June 20, 2007
Unit has a hard time acquiring, then is not accurate on distance or speed. Expensive heartrate monitor is what it is for me. Good for recording several workouts but nothing more.
 OK GPS, poor quailtiy though June 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had my Forerunner 301 for just over 1 year now. Let me say my 4th 301 that is. My 1st 301 worked fine for about 3 months then would not connect reliably to the PC. I worked with Garmin support for some time and was able to limp along for a couple months. I tried a couple different PCs and USB cables but eventually the unit would not connect at all.
Through Garmin's support we determined I had a bad GPS. I returned the unit and about 6 weeks later received a new GPS.
Well the new unit worked again for about 3 months before I ran into the same problem. Same process to determine I had another bad unit. Again antoher 6 weeks and the new unit just arrived.
This new unit will not connect to the PC at all. I am working with Garmin to replace again.
When the GPS works it is nice. I have marathon data from Houston, New Orleans and Boston. The data is close (seems I ran an extra 1/2 mile in Boston, but cheated and skipped a 1/2 mile in New Orleans :) ) to the actual distance.
For me the GPS data is fine, but if you are close to trees or buildings you will not receive the the GPS data. In New Orleans and Boston the downtown data did not register very reliably, so do expect perfection.
My goals for the device are just to keep a close idea of milage and have something to distract me on long runs. It is a very brief diversion to look at the HUGE watch and see how far and how long you have been running.
Hope this helps!
Mind your experience level June 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have owned a 301 for about a month and a half now. Just three days ago I ran my first marathon with it. I'm proud to say that I am a beginner runner and GPS user.
With that in mind I would like to say that although the 301 has its flaws, it is a great device especially for those of us that are just starting. Don't expect it to have the accuracy of a top of the line $400 device simply because the 301 is not one of those. Maybe it was overpriced in the beginning but it is fine now.
The pace will never be measured at a constant manner neither will the heart rate. These are inherent flaws of the runner and of the technology. Your pace is never constant, I would think that the more accurate an instrument is, the more fluctuations you would see in the digits.
As far as the heart rate monitor goes, listen I never used one of those until I purchase my 301 and although it may not be the best, when used properly there should be no problem. There is plenty of info on the web on how to properly use a heart rate monitor.
I give it 4 stars but keep in mind that I think that if you are experienced with GPS devices, obsessed with pinpoint accuracy while running or loaded with money, there are plenty of other devices out there for you. If you are starting out then go for it, the only issues I've had with it were a lost signal while going under a massive bridge during my marathon when I got the signal back I realized it was about 0.20 miles off in the end, 26.2 or 26.4 is a lot of running for me anyway. The other problem I had occurred during my training when the heart rate monitor was going crazy during the start of the run, I realized that the electrodes were not moist enough. I'd love to blame the technology but it was really my fault.
Anyway, I hope this helps
OK GPS Receiver-Poor Heart Rate Monitor June 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have owned the 301 GPS since October 2005. So you can say I have some experience with it, mostly for walking an running. The GPS is Ok, not great it can easily lose the GPS signal under threes or close to buildings. Most of the time works OK but sometimes (when you know the actual distance) you would notice 400-500 meters missing in your run (in a 5 Km run). The heart rate monitor is poor. It goes up to very high heart rate readings and you know you are not doing 220 bps and then goes quickly down to a more reasonable level such as 145, closer to what you feel is the actual rate. I would rate the GPS receiver with 3 stars and the heart rate monitor with 2 stars, overall 3.
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