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Garmin Garmin Forerunner 45 GPS Running Watch (Black, Large, 010-02156-15, EU)
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Olufisayo –
Fiddly with a dim back light……really dim. I gave up trying to work through the menu of how to return to the clock face. I don’t think it’s all my fault because all I wanted was a straight forward running watch that would track my treadmill and outdoor runs, store the data and allow me to monitor and compare my progress. What I got was something that seemed unnecessarily complicated. Returned within 24 hours of receipt.
Karen Martin –
Love this watch! I bought it as its geared towards running, although it can be used for lots of other activities. Very easy to use. Love that it has buttons and not touch screen as that can be hard to use when wet or sweaty. Im female and found that colour choices/sizes to be quite gender specific. I didnt want a white or purple, and was worried about ordering the black as it was advertised as large/mens(not specifically but that was how I interpreted it) I ordered the black anyway and its definitely not too big, the strap is quite long but it could easily be cut if you wanted it shorter. Theres some really good review videos on YouTube that I watched before ordering. Also the Garmin website has more specific specs, so look at that too. Very accurate, easy to link to Strava. Would recommend this watch as its so easy to use.
Leonard Desmond –
Bought to replace a Vivosmart HR+ – is a definite and seemingly worthwhile upgrade. Updated to software version 2.50 easily enough using Garmin Express on Windows. Watch seems to track well, battery life seems good so far and the interface/button navigation quickly becomes second nature. GPS is definitely more accurate than my older HR+. Watch itself is smaller than I’m used to (normally wear G-Shocks and a 46mm Galaxy Watch) but sits comfortably enough on my average sized wrist (see first image).Few odd observations that will hopefully be fixed in future software releases:- Syncing to Strava has resulted in the elevation value being significantly over estimated (seems okay in Garmin Connect). Not sure if this is a Strava issue or a problem with the GPX data (Strava can correct the elevation if you choose it to).- If you set Workout interval repetition to 0 then it looks if if the watch doesn’t deal with the datatype properly and displays a very large negative number on the second interval. Still works, but need fixing (see final image).- A few of the custom watch faces are extremely cramped, and even the default Garmin ones aren’t very polished around the edge of the screen (some show a few rogue white space pixels around the circumference). See second image.Overall though really happy with my purchase. The Garmin Connect app syncs everything seamlessly and (elevation issue aside) it syncs to Strava (and MapMyRun) without any problems.UPDATE: Excessive elevation issue syncing to Strava appears to be fixed (01/06/2019)
J R Emerson –
Reliable and easy to use
abdullah –
Brilliant running watch and activity tracker with some smart features
Capital One Platinum –
***Edit January 2021: the firmware update rolled out in October 2020 (v3.90) introduced issues with GPS fix time and accuracy; GPS fix takes now up to 5 minutes instead of 20 seconds. The problem is that the CPE.bin (satellites’ trajectory prediction) file is not being refreshed by Garmin Connect sync process***For its price it delivers decent amount of features enough for advanced amateur runner. The most important to me were:* large digits* bright backlight with hand gesture activation* Garmin Connect synchronization (great app!)Extra features I found useful but was not relying on them initially:* phone notifications* find my phone (within the range of BT connection, obviously)* fully customizable data screens (data you see during an activity)Cons so far:* had 2-3 software updates which resets most of the settings to defaults (e.g. units default to miles, time to 12h format)* one of the GPS software updates broke the fix acquisition, took 2-3 minutes (normally 10-20 seconds) – that was resolved by another update a week later.* realistic battery life with 1-2 activities during the day is around 5 days
Liz Macleod –
It is simply not reliable.
VulcanWolfopus –
Good product syncs well with an iPhone and the available apps like strava without any disconnection issues. Easy to use , needs charging 2-3 times a week but it is used 16/7. The backlight is kinda dim but works. The pictures make it look like it has a permanent oled illuminated display but it doesnt, it relies on ambient light to illuminate the display so in bright sunlight or artificial light it will look close to the advert pictures. It doesnt have a touchscreen so not sure why ClickElectronics reviews added that option.
Squidattack –
Great running watch. Integrated well with strava. Accurate, long battery life and way to read display. Can be used as an activity monitor to record steps and sleep as well, as well as HR throughout the day and other attributes of your health. As an added bonus it can display notification s from your phone which are surprisingly useful so it can be worn as an everyday watch.
shane burrowes –
Does what it is supposed to do ***edit: not anymore ***