I have a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is showing signs of age and a hard life! It has served me well over the last few years and I've been looking at buying a new Garmin GPS to help with my running training and have settled on one of the new Garmins - But which one?
Well looking at the Garmin Forerunner 305 and 405 specs they do pretty much the same thing as far as training is concerned. Both will record time, distance, laps routes etc. What the 405 has done is to add a lot more technology into a much smaller package.
Connecting to your computer
If you want to connect the Forerunner 305 to your computer this has to be done with the good old USB cable., which is fine. The Forerunner 405, on the other hand has built in ANT technology which allows it to automatically transfer training data to your PC when it is in range (the PC has to be switched on, of course!). The same technology also allows you to transfer training data with other Forerunners 405s so you can try one of your running partners workouts! The Forerunner 405 comes with a USB ANT dongle so your computer is ready to receive data from the GPS.
Touch Bezel
What really sets the Forerunner 405 apart is that it is relatively small and very comfortable to wear, and the bezel is used to navigate round the various screens and menus - this works very well when you want to change screens while you are training. What is really good is the ability to drag your finger round the bezel to scroll menus and change values, like running speed etc. To turn on the back light you simple touch two areas of the bezel Simultaneously.
Overall the Forerunner 405 seems more advanced than the Forerunner 305 (it's more expensive, so should be!). But there are a couple of things to consider: Firstly the face of the 305 is slightly larger overall and in some respects has a clearer display - and secondly the battery life of the 305 is 2 hours longer than the 405 at 10 hours (although the Forerunner 405 does have a two we
ek power save mode)Well, that's about it, as previously stated, in terms of accuracy and basic training functionality both GPSs a pretty much equal. You just need to decide if you want to pay an extra £50.00 or so for the technology built into the Forerunner 405.
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