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Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Model: FORERUNNER405CX
SKU: 9502585
UPC: 753759086442
Track your workout progress with this GPS watch that monitors your distance, pace and calories burned and allows you to check your heart rate to ensure you are training in your target zone. Download information to your computer via the USB ANT stick.
Average Customer Rating:
3.7
out of 5
(9 Reviews) 9
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78% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Review 1 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Good GPS watch for advanced runners
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: JulsH
from Switzerland
on 03/29/2012
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use, excat
What's not so great: Batterie life is bad, GPS sensor takes time to connect to satelites
The Garmin Forerunner 405 is an easy-to-use GPS watch which really helps to track your trainings and your physical progress during the year. The heart-rate monitor is exact and helps to train within the comofort zone. The GPS sensore is quite accurate and it's always interesting to see how much and where you have been running. I personally use Garmin Connect website to monitor my trainings. The connection to the PC / MAC is easy to fails sometimes and needs a couple of trys.
The battery life is really bad and the watch is often empty after already 4hours. If you have switched off the GPS sensor it takes up to 5 min to get connection to satelites. This is sometimes disturbing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
tricky but works well once get used to it
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: variations
What's not so great: GPS/ease of use/rechargable
GPS is spotty in moderate cloud cover.
Lots of great viewing options but a little tricky to get used to how to set up and use. Well constructed. Lasts about 2 hours on a recharge if using GPS and about 5 or 6 if not.
Lots of great viewing options but a little tricky to get used to how to set up and use. Well constructed. Lasts about 2 hours on a recharge if using GPS and about 5 or 6 if not.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Overall I really enjoy this watch.
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Features and computer sync
What's not so great: Hard to figure out many of the features.
I haven't really had the watch long enough to rate the value and the durability but it has some great features. It is a little tough to use and I am sure I don't get as much out of the watch as I could. The sync to the computer is easy and the analysis is really great. All that together has made me want to get out and run any time I can.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Changed the way I workout!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Katie12345
from San Jose, CA
on 01/30/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Lots of useful info about workout
What's not so great: Battery runs out when not in use
I love my gps watch/hr monitor. It has definitely changed how I workout and made my efforts more effective. The watch helps me monitor the effort I am putting forth, with the heart rate feature, while seeing my distance improve over the same time and heart rate. I can see my improvement as I look back in the history as well as see where my strong/weak points are with the detailed readouts.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Horrible user interface! Returned for 110,
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: FeatureS
What's not so great: User interface very difficult...
Attracted to the 405 by its great features. Really liked the look and feel....then I took it out of the box. I am techie....but was no match for the 405. Note 405 did nothing that the Quick Start guide said it should! First two touches and the language went to Latvian or ..????? Trip back to BB and we got it somewhat working.....but wow, never experienced anything like this!! The guide also did poor job of telling how to connect to computer. Rather simple but no explanation. Download and install Communicator, then Ant Stick agent. Still prefer the 405, but the 110 I bought after returning the 405 is a snap! Garmin can do better!!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 6 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Great watch
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use
I would recommend this to runners and others! I have been very happy with it but the only two things I am not a fan of is how sensitive the touch system is and sometimes the upload process tends to not work right away but that has not been often enough to bother me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 7 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Good tool for training
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: aktrussell
from Longview, Tx
on 11/09/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Lots of Data and GPS mapping
What's not so great: Ambigious web site instructions
I think this is a great tool for training. It's easy to use once you get used to the bezel ring navigation. Make sure you pay attention to the download for the ANT+ stick for transferring data from your runs.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Does not work half the time!
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Aburklow
from Ooltewah, tn
on 09/18/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Not much
What's not so great: Everything
I bought mine about 4 months ago when they were 369$ and it's given me nothing but trouble. The battery drains really fast if you don't put it on the charger every night. The screen locks up and you can't do anything with it except drain the battery and charge it and it works for a few days then does the same thing. The screen gets very faint and hard to see. Like the other review the Bezel as a mind of it's own! I'm not sure if got a lemon or what! But I have to say Best Buy was awesome and even after 4 months replaced it. It will be at the store on Wednesday so I will let ou know how the new one does!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-4points
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Review 9 for Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
Good for many uses
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: fuel98rider
from Oviedo, FL
on 11/05/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Works well with other Garmin accessories.
What's not so great: Touch bezel is too sensitive.
I use it for three purposes, for walking, for running and for cycling. It does a good job of monitoring your heartrate, and steps with the accessories that are included. I purchased the cadence accessory to help monitor that function on my city bike. The only knock I have on it is the sensitivity of the bezel, especially when sweaty. It has a mind of its own and starts scrolling through screens without input.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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