Discussion: Garmin Forerunner 405

Anybody had a chance to try it?
Looks really nice. I'm almost ready to order one ;)
Was thinking about Polar first, but if buy Polar with G3 receiver, Garmin seem to be better. And much cheaper..

They should be released in next couple weeks..
I just wander..will it be much worse than 305?
(smaller GPS antena could be the problem I guess..)
Any ideas? :)

The release date for ForeRunner 405 has been pushed back to June 2008.

You can compare specs of 305 and 405 here.

I like the idea of wireless data transfer and the smaller size (especially as compared to my clunky 201...).

Oh... I heard something about 21 of April - in Boston marathon, but probably it's not true anymore..

Thanks for comparison list.

This is a thing to worry about I guess:
"The accuracy is very similar to that of the 305. There may be a slight difference due to the size, but it shouldn?t be noticeable"
whole Q&A page here

+ there should be some bugs as it is a new product...

305 looks like a better option for the next 6-12 months for ~200$

Just a small point to add. I have no use for GPS so I got the Garmin 50. The key factor to me was the automatic transfer of data to my computer. Uses ANT. The 405 uses ANT also. eg.: get home from activity, walk over to computer, if PC was on, your data is already there.

yea, ANT sounds like a cool feature...