I have tested many of these watches. The velocity based systems are pretty accurate (i.e. foot pods). But the GPS systems don't seem to be very accurate any place I have run, of course there is normally tree cover and buildings.
But if it helps you pr great.
The Garmin software is not compatible with Macs. You can certainly use the watches....and I have....but you miss out on being able to export the data to the computer.
trail-head wrote:
anyone know if these watches are mac-compatible?
jorvack wrote:
I have tested many of these watches. The velocity based systems are pretty accurate (i.e. foot pods). But the GPS systems don't seem to be very accurate any place I have run, of course there is normally tree cover and buildings.
But if it helps you pr great.
Agreed. I have both (Garmin and Nike's foot pod device) and the Nike watch is far superior. The Garmin is nice on roads, etc. with little tree coverage, but I know those distances... I bought it to measure my trail runs and it does a poor job at that. Nike has it's flaws as well, as it is less accurate on steep inclines and declines.
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