The new 550 has a reduced battery life. A good battery life is my main reason for buying a garmin. They have done the same with the new Forunner too. I don't need to make phone calls when on a watch on run or ride. I will look elsewhere when I need a new bike computer or running watch.
I really don't get the screen visibility thing that DC Rainmaker is on about. I've used basically all the Garmins, in all the conditions, and I've never struggled to see the screen.
The new 550 has a reduced battery life. A good battery life is my main reason for buying a garmin. They have done the same with the new Forunner too. I don't need to make phone calls when on a watch on run or ride. I will look elsewhere when I need a new bike computer or running watch.
In Fairness they do sell devices with better battery life, including the 540/840 that these have just superseded (and will shortly be on discount in the run up to christmouse)...
Power hungry, bright displays are currently the thing, probably because everyone is trying to keep up with Apple (whose watches have terrible battery life)
they do sell devices with better battery life, including the 540/840 that these have just superseded
Given that the 1040.is still for sale a year after the 1050 was launched, I wonder how long the 540/840 will remain in the lineup?
I really don't get the screen visibility thing that DC Rainmaker is on about. I've used basically all the Garmins, in all the conditions, and I've never struggled to see the screen.
From certain angles in sunlight, they can be impossible to read. Whether or not the new screen changes that I don't know.
I don't need to make phone calls when on a watch on run or ride.
Same. All the phone call / messages / social media alerts / Garmin Pay stuff can sod off.
All the phone call / messages / social media alerts / Garmin Pay stuff can sod off.
Actually I don’t mind the message alert stuff. The idea that I’d use my bike computer to pay for stuff when I’ve got my phone is a bit… odd thoigh.
From certain angles in sunlight, they can be impossible to read. Whether or not the new screen changes that I don't know.
Hm. I've never had a problem. Definitely have ridden at all hours of the day in every direction. Mostly on road bikes though, I wonder if being a bit less upright makes a difference.
Actually I don’t mind the message alert stuff. The idea that I’d use my bike computer to pay for stuff when I’ve got my phone is a bit… odd thoigh.
Yeah. I find notifications useful - I'm sometimes on a bike for multiple days, and having some kind of contact with the outside world can actually make things better. Actual useful for trying to sort out accommodation on the go. I really don't get why I'd want Garmin Pay on a head unit though, despite it being one of my favourite features of a Fenix.
