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Suunto X10 Watch
Very disappointed
By noydb
Ranked #298 - Running Watches
March 9, 2009
As the owner of the X-Lander, I was familiar with Suunto products. I ordered the X10 with great anticipation, but was very disappointed.
I knew it had limitations -- poor battery life (making it unable to track for long backpacking trips unless a power source is avaialble) and no support for Mac OSX (or allowance for third party development apparently), but I could rationalize and work around them (or so I thought).
For something with such great promise, the unit requires too many button actions to get it operating. Even after those travails, which I figured would become faster with time, I found that it would lose GPS lock on a casual (ie, not fast) walk of a couple miles. This was confirmed a couple times. Upon returning each time I was greeted with the provided software, which is quite poor in design and operations. Yes, this goes well beyond a typical Mac vs. Windows bias.
While a nice try, and perhaps perfectly suited for GPS junkies, the X10 needs a lot of refinement.
View Details: Suunto X10 Watch
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [Housing] plastic; [Strap] rubber
- Altimeter:
- Yes, usable to 29,500ft (9000m)
- Barometer:
- Yes, with storm watch
- Heart Rate Monitor:
- No
- Chronograph:
- Yes
- Thermometer:
- Yes
- Digital Compass:
- Yes
- Adjustable Declination:
- Yes, automatic and manual
- Low Battery Indicator:
- Yes
- PC Compatible:
- Yes
- Waterproof:
- Water resistant to 330ft (100m)
- Backlight:
- Yes
- Alarms:
- 3 Daily, 1 altimeter, 1 weather
- Battery Type:
- Rechargeable Li-Ion
- Size:
- Medium
- Weight:
- 76g
- Recommended Use:
- Outdoor adventure, military, backcountry travel
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 2 Years
- Country of Origin:
- China
Change me.