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Recommend GPS watch

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  • 23-10-2014 3:39pm
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    782378
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    My wife has really gotten into running in the last year and I am looking to get her a GPS watch for her birthday.

    Can anybody recommend a specific brand or point me in the direction of sites where I might get one in and around the 100 Euro mark?
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    RayCun
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    Garmin Forerunner 10


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    ronn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭ronn


    I have the nike watch, wouldn't recommend it, you have to plug it into the computer every other day to get it to find a satellite,
    Not sure if you've to do that with every GPS watch though??


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    geodesic
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭geodesic


    RayCun wrote: »
    Garmin Forerunner 10

    Yeap, that, or the newer Forerunner 15 ... pretty much the same thing from a running PoV, but with "fitness band" style functionality bolted on too.


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    arknine
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭arknine


    new Polar M400 looks good


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    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,135 ✭✭✭rom


    http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-forerunner-410-noh.html


    older watch,supports a hrm and less of a need to future upgrade.


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    spurscormac
    Registered Users Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭spurscormac


    rom wrote: »
    http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-forerunner-410-noh.html


    older watch,supports a hrm and less of a need to future upgrade.

    While it will work fine, its quite a bulky watch, especially if she has small wrists.
    The 10 or 15 are much closer to a standard watch size. There's also the new polar m400 as suggested but you're heading higher in price with that one.
    Have a look at the reviews on www.dcrainmaker.com to get a better idea of what each watch can do.


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    5h4mr0(k
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭5h4mr0(k


    I recently took a plunge and got one in Aldi for about €70. Battery life is good and comes with HRM. They might still have them in store as it was a few weeks before I bought it that they originally got them in.


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    5h4mr0(k
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭5h4mr0(k


    Amazon Deal of the Deal is the Forerunner 10.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/deals
    40%off.


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    The Muppet
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    Personally I'd recommend the Garmin forerunner 110 over the 10 . It's a little more expensive but it has the heart rate monitor facility which as a novice runner I have found really useful . If buying the 110 make sure the heart belt comes with it , some shops sell it seperately .

    Just had a look on amazon and the Garmin 110 has been replaced by the 220 .


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    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    If you are looking at the Garmin 220 then the Polar M400 represents far better value at €100 less and many more features.

    The whole GPS market is exploding at the moment with lots of changes happening across all the brands.


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    The Muppet
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    Where are you seeing the polar for 100 less than the garmin?


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    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    The Muppet wrote: »
    Where are you seeing the polar for 100 less than the garmin?

    On my shelf!! :)

    Garmin FR220 RRP €319, Polar M400 RRP €204.50


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