Garmin 910xt vs. 610

[Christie]

Im looking for a running watch with gps. Im leaning towards the 910xt, because I think the maps would be helpful when I go for a morning jog in a foreign city.

The disadvantage is: monster size, for a watch, cost.

 

Another option would be to go for a cheaper 410.

 

I would like to hear some comments and advice from users of the910, 610 and 410.

[Weight Weenie]

If you need a barometric altimeter the 910 is you only option in that bunch.

Remember the mapping on the 910 is only a bread crumb trail with an arrow, not a car GPS type map, for that you would look at the Edge 800 or their outdoor units.

 

Depends what features you need at the end of the day.

[pbp2007]

The 410 doesn't really seem to fit in with this group.

 

In deciding between the 410, 310 and 910 I decided against the 410 because it's too small and it uses touch operation. I went with the 310 over the 910 because the more expensive model offered me no functionality that I actually needed.

 

Monster size? I started out with a 301 back in 2005 and it didn't feel big on my (small) wrist. I've run marathons and ridden the battery dead on these guys and can't say that I felt a huge weight dragging me to the left.

 

I use the 310 for much the same sort of activity that you do. Unfortunately, unlike the 301 and the 305 that I used previously, the 310 does not support Routes that you can upload from Mapsource or Basecamp. It does support courses, which are a little less user friendly to create and use, but still do the job if you want to plot a "route" - as opposed to a Route - beforehand.

 

As the previous poster mentioned, there is no map as such, just a breadcrumb track. Of course, if you get lost, there's the option to Return to Start, which will get you back to base at least.

 

Edit: oh, and battery life is also good with the 310.

Edited November 26, 2012 by pbp2007

[Christie]

Some good advice thanks! Spoke to some running buddies today, they dont rzte the 410, all recommend the 310. Difference from 310 to 910 looks like some swimming features, but I dont swim.

[Weight Weenie]

Some good advice thanks! Spoke to some running buddies today, they dont rzte the 410, all recommend the 310. Difference from 310 to 910 looks like some swimming features, but I dont swim.

 

Correction, you don't swim yet...

 

Think about what you will do in the future.

In hind sight I perhaps should have got the 910 and not the Edge 500, as I now do a bit of everything.