thats a fairly damming review!
my 500 is battered, and on it’s last legs, but it works pretty much perfectly, always has. really don’t want to replace it with one of the newer touch screen ones, i bet they won’t last 5 years, like my 500 has
Whereas my 500 has been a piece of crap….
The breadcrumb trail worked kind of most of the time (in a crossed fingers type of way), until they did an update to add power meter functionality. That completely ruined the breadcrumb trail thing……as in, it just doesn’t work at all. Which was the main reason for buying the device.
Talking to Garmin Connect is always a bit hit and miss – whereas uploading to Strava takes seconds.
One of the switches failed and I had to get it repaired by a friend with access to surface mount soldering kit & the trained monkey with enough skill to do it.
And now the case has a hole in it where one of the buttons is, so I need to sort that out….
I have been looking at the new offerings from Lezyne & others for when the time comes to replace it….no way I want to give Garmin any more of my money….and while I’m at it……..they are such a rip-off when you compare the cost to their car sat nav options…..