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Title: Garmin 310 Post by: Dallen on April 11, 2009, 01:37:06 pm It may be a little early for this, but I saw an ad in Runners World for the new Garmin 310. Anyone out there going to get it? It looks a lot like the 305, but appears to have a flat face without the curved extension of the 305. Upgrades appear to be wireless data transfer (who really cares), waterproof for swimming (seems useless unless you're swimming in open water) and a 20 hour battery life (always good for that frequent 50-100 miler, Ironman, or extended time away from an outlet).
I'm interested in it because that curved part makes the top of the watch grind into my bony wrist. The 405 looks great, but nobody seems to like it. What I'd really like to see in an updrade is an actual altimeter and a higher quality screen with some mapping functionality. If anyone splurges for the upgrade, please post your opinions. Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: Jon Allen on April 11, 2009, 06:30:38 pm Wow- this may interest me. I like my 205 except for the bulk and the wrist bone grinding, like you mentioned. It starts hurting on long runs.
Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: Dallen on April 12, 2009, 08:01:12 am Here's the info
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=142&pID=27335#featureTab (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=142&pID=27335#featureTab) Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: James Winzenz on April 12, 2009, 09:09:01 am Wow - that looks pretty cool. My 205 has been a workhorse for me, although I don't really experience the pounding on my wrist like others have mentioned. The only downside for me is the recommended price - $349.99. Kinda steep.
Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: Sasha Pachev on April 13, 2009, 12:03:37 pm From:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=142&pID=27335#specsTab Barometric altimeter No BTW, which one is more accurate - barometric, or GPS? I've had a watch with a barometric altimeter, and it was not very precise at all - off by 200 feet or so. Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: Paul Petersen on April 13, 2009, 12:19:13 pm z-values on a recreational GPS are terrible...but altimeters are even worse. At least you don't have to calibrate a GPS.
Title: Re: Garmin 310 Post by: Dallen on April 13, 2009, 01:50:31 pm Now that I thin about it, I once had a barometric watch and it wasn't all that accurate. I guess I'll take that off of my wish list. I still want a watch with the mapping capabilities of the larger GPS units.
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