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| GARMIN 010-00466-00 Forerunner 205 GPS Receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $267.99
Buy New: $139.89 (On sale from $149.89)
You Save: $128.10 (48%)
New (76) Used (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  387 reviews
Sales Rank: 183
Color: Blue
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 160x100
Display Size: 1.52
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Size: Garmin Part #010-00466-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5.4 x 5.2
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00466-00
Model: 010-00466-00
UPC: 753759051907
EAN: 0753759051907
ASIN: B000CSQJ8C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pretty good for the money May 8, 2007
This unit, while looking like something out of Star Trek, performs nicely. It reads consistant routes and distances, and acquires satellites rather quickly. The setup is a little much at first, but most of the settings are one time deals. The display itself and the display options are great for quick viewing. The only downsides I have noticed are the mapping features (it plots my running route out in the ocean) and the battery life (10 hours max, but I usually get around 7-8 before I have to charge). All in all, not a bad running partner.
Tri-runner May 1, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This product exceeded my expectations.
Out of the box, the first thing I noticed was the build quality. It felt solid in the hand and on the wrist. Joints are tight and the rubberized coating on parts of the watch felt like a quality build. The base that hooks up to the computer and AC is equally solid.
Software install and watch setup was very easy. For a watch as complicated as this, I did not even use the manual. Clicking the buttons a few times was enough to get started, this is good design.
I'm a runner, not a gadget freek. So I don't need a lot of bells and whistles. This watch does it job very well. I'm not going to recite the entire feature list, but everything advertised it performed. Two major draw backs.
1) Satilite acquisition takes a long time. Even starting at the same place, it's not instantanious like Amazon claims. It's takes 3-4 min each time. So get out, turn on the watch, stretch a little and I'll be ready. But it is annoying to have to wait.
2) It does not automatically tick on miles. I would love to have a feature built into the watch where it would sound on each mile and give me a quick split. Then on the computer tell me what my each mile splits were. For now, I have to look at the watch when a mile is coming up and click on lap.
Overall, a great watch. Drawback 2) can probably be fixed with firmware in the future. Drawback 1) is not a show stopper.
It's great April 20, 2007
I had the Garmin GPS for a few weeks now. I love it, i can track my miles without now problems. I run different roads all the time and it tells me and shows me where i have ran. I do have a few things that i can't get together but it should workout in time. I did have one problem when i ran the Cherry Blossom race in Washington DC .. The sighal drop from time to time . I guess because so many other people had GPS units ???? That was the only time i had problems with this unit.
 It is definitely worth the upgrade April 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the Garmin 201 about 2 years ago. What a great watch. I love it. It is so good that it took me a good 6 months to decide to go for the 201. Why did I change? Well I was training for the marathon and I wanted to have as much accuracy as possible in my actual pace as I tend to get excited in the beguinning of my runs so I need to control myself. The 201 bounces around a lot, depending on tree cover and buildings. The 205 does a great job! On the other hand with the 201 I would have to set the watch outside for a minute before I got a GPS fix, with the 205 I set the watch by the window and it gets a fix from inside the house! I just love gadgets and this is one of my favorite ones. By the way, I have had it for 4 months now and no problems.
Great product for even an average runner April 17, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wanted to get something that I could track my running. I looked into the nike+ system but it just seemed too commercial and not really applicable to what I was trying to do. So, I decided to give this a try.
I love it. It is a terrific product. Even though I do not go for long adventurous runs (I usually do the 3-5 mile runs), it gives me more than enough info to see what I am doing and how I am doing it. It gives me more than enough information such as distance, calories burned, elevation, grade, etc. I have had no problem with the satellite locater either as it has kept track of where I am whether I am walking among tall buildings downtown, or in the suburbs or in a more tree filled secluded location.
The best part is to come home after a run and plug it in to the computer and really begin to analyze how far I went and how I did. Some of the interesting things that I have learned about my running is that I actually increase my speed when I am going up hills...and my speed decreases as I am going downhill. These are things that I was not aware of but now I can follow more closely.
I download this on to the Garmin software and then I can upload it to a variety of sites such as motionbased.com or Sportstrack to see just how I am doing and what I can improve on. It has made running fun again for me and it was well worth the purchase price [...]
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