Forerunner 305: Initial Impressions

I have the timex speed and distance watch/arm unit (old one).

It has the huge arm unit with a big antenna. I never loose signal under trees. But sometimes tall buildings block the signal.

Can anyone compare the satelite lock in between the 305 and the timex?

Peddle this shit over at RWOL, jogger.

Timex fanboy wrote:

I have the timex speed and distance watch/arm unit (old one).

It has the huge arm unit with a big antenna. I never loose signal under trees. But sometimes tall buildings block the signal.

Can anyone compare the satelite lock in between the 305 and the timex?

The problem with the Timex is that it doesn't tell you when you exactly lose signal. In other words it is delayed in telling you when it exactly lost the signal.

I haven't used the 305, but the satellite lock on the 301 in my experience, far better than the timex. The garmin is also much, much faster at getting an initial gps lock. I used to have to stand there for over a minute to get a signal on the timex. The Garmin also tells you exactly how good your satellite coverage is. The display is bigger and customizable, and you don't have to wear the bulky arm strap gps unit(which for me was almost unbearable). The battery on the watch is rechargeable, so you don't have to constantly change batteries. It has a ridiculously large memory, and PC support applications that let you evaluate different variables during your runs. Really, the only downside to the Garmin in my experience is the worse-than-average reliability of the HR monitor. Cheers.