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Average Customer Rating:
4.7 out of 5(6 Reviews)
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6 of 6 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS - Black
Review 1 for Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS - Black
Customer Rating
5.05
Best Running Watch!!!!!10/17/2009
By marathonman24from Mahwah, NJ
Value for Price
5.05
Durability
5.05
Ease of Use
5.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: Easy to set-up, Bezel is great!!! What's not so great: nothing
"I bought the Garmin 405 and the price was a little high, but now that I have used it for a few months I definitely got my moneys worth. I love this watch I am training for the NYC marathon and I took this watch on all my runs and my races and it is great, it will tell you your splits and you can save all your runs. It has gotten a lot smaller from the older models. This is my tool for running and I would recommend anyone to buy this watch, it is expensive but if you are a serious running like me go and pick one up you will be happy with it."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 2 for Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS - Black
Customer Rating
4.05
Outstanding Fitness GPS07/31/2009
By CFAaronfrom Great Falls, MT
Value for Price
5.05
Durability
4.05
Ease of Use
5.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: The size! What's not so great: Do not know if I am a big fan of touch bezal ring!
"I would just like to address some concerns that I read about when thinking about purchasing this watch. First concern many people had was the size of the watch. I think a lot of people think that they are buying a regular timex watch when they buy the 405. Think about the size of the old forerunners (they looked like small wrist mounted PC). This is a huge step as far as size goes. I wear a Sunnto Vector (a normal outdoors man watch) and it is very close in size. It will not fit under a dress/button down shirt with ease, but why would you wear a sport watch with cooperate casual? If you are a women, it will look big on you, no way around it, but the 305 or lower models will look even bigger! I am a fit guy and the wrist band fits me good, if you have wrist the size of an apes, I do not know what to tell you. Loose weight before you purchase this watch. I am unsure how it will stand up to some serious abuse. I am a big runner/hiker/hunter, but feel pretty confident that as long as I do not take a spill down a cliff face I will be okay. I have mixed feelings about the touch bezel. The tech geek part of me loves it, but the mountain man part of me likes buttons to push. I did like the sensitivity setting for the bezel. That was a huge plus in my book. You can set this watch up for any type of work out you do. I am Cross Fit/middle distance runner (3-8 miles a day, depending). It works great for both. If you are an Ultra Marathon runner, you may want to look at something with a battery pack that you can carry on your back, or not take running so serious? The charger is great, you can hook it up blindfolded.. I read a lot of reviews from supposedly technical savy people but I doubt their abilities when I read things like "the software is horrible and needs to be updates". Guess what Garmin would not put a piece of junk out there, with horrible software. Not when you are a leading GPS manufacturer. There are brand new software up dates you need to install (just like any new piece of technology that is out there today). So once you buy your watch, do not strap it on and hit the road. Read the user guild and charge you watch. Then go on line and register and update your product. Then everything will be kudos and good to go. I hope you love it as much as I do, I hate people who are never happy with any thing they buy and just complain. Well may be they should stick witht eh old way of driving there running route to figure out the distance. Then time themselves with a watch and do simple math after the run. If you are tired of doing it that way like I was, get the 405 and run happy!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS - Black
Customer Rating
4.05
Love the watch04/24/2009
By Kim100from Portland,OR
Value for Price
3.05
Durability
3.05
Ease of Use
3.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: Great tool for running What's not so great: Battery having to be charged and doesn't last very long
"Got the watch about a month ago......I love it...as a tool for running...but I can't give it a 5 stars for the price I paid based on the quirks it has....
What I would give 5 stars:
1. Information you can pull out of it 2. Picks up satellite quickly 3. Looks like a normal watch 4. Great if you just hit the button and go...will track everything and let you program 3 items you want to see throughout the run. This is me....so I love it and would recommend it for a runner like me who runs almost everyday but not serious about being competitive...just fitness and some 5k and 10k's but loves to see my progress. 5. I love the information I get on the upload to the Garmin site 6. Best Buy doesn't offer the heart rate monitor with the watch but Amazon hast he Garmin Heart Rate monitor and it syncs up immediately with the watch. I think it was about $35.00. 7. The Heart Rate monitor works with the watch at the Gym and doesn't pick up on the machines (I get so mad when somebody else's heart rate is showing up on my machine!!)
What needs improvement:
1. Battery does not last long....I keep it on the charger all the time because if I don't it will not last through a run. 2. Usually downloads easily but sometimes has quirks and takes some manipulation to get it to do so. 3. As I said above great if you don't want to check anything other than what's programmed while you are running....I can see how really serious runners would get bothered if they were trying to see other items while running....that is difficult. It is great for me though..... 4. The bezel.....it's ok but could be much better. I do have to say I'm getting use to it and love the fact that I can lock it so it doesn't accidentally get bumped and mess up my run. 5. I think it is way over priced for the amount of problems it has.......
Overall....I love the watch....but I also am extremely happy I bought the BestBuy extended warranty because I can already tell with the little quirks I have experienced I will probably get good use out of it.
If you love gadgets like my you will love this watch....just buy the warranty....
Happy Running ;-)"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS - Black
Customer Rating
5.05
OUT OF THIS WORLD!04/03/2009
By JoeRulesfrom Houston, TX
Value for Price
5.05
Durability
5.05
Ease of Use
5.05
Features
5.05
What's great about it: Quicker, smaller, more accurate, and anything else you can think of! What's not so great: ZIP
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