Many early adopters of the Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS watch say they miss the larger, easier to use Forerunner 305.
Global positioning systems were a hot gift this Christmas. Only recently have the prices on vehicle mounted GPS units dropped enough to make them affordable for the average household. The same goes for wrist mounted GPS devices used by outdoor sports enthusiasts to help them take their training to the next level.
Early wrist mounted GPS devices were way too big and bulky to be practical. (Imagine wearing a GPS unit for a car duct taped to your arm while running.) Leave it to Garmin, the juggernaut of the GPS industry, to develop the next generation of practical wrist mounted GPS devices for athletic training. The Garmin Forerunner 305 hit the market in 2006 and was quickly adopted by athletes looking to take advantage of the location data it provides for their everyday training.
When Garmin scheduled the release of the Forerunner 405 in spring of 2008, thousands of Forerunner 305 fans rushed to pre order. According to Garmin, the 405 would be much smaller than the 305, and could be worn as a sports watch.
Garmin Forerunner 405 sales spiked at first (due in part to the pre-order enthusiasm of early adopters) but almost a year after launch sales are dropping behind that of the 305. It seems that the release of the Forerunner 405 brought down the price of the Forerunner 305 so much that is has become the preferred GPS watch for sale by Garmin at Amazon.com. Here are the three main reasons why Amazon.com users say they prefer the larger Forerunner 305 to the newer, smaller Garmin Forerunner 405:
1. the smaller screen on the 405 only displays 3 kinds of data at once and is hard to see while training.
3. the small battery requires frequent charging.
3. the small battery requires frequent charging.
As technology advances, allowing our electronics to shrink even smaller, it seems that we reach a point where smaller is not better than bigger. This seems to be the case with the Garmin Forerunner 405, another casualty of the technology race.
Global positioning systems were a hot gift this Christmas. Only recently have the prices on vehicle mounted GPS units dropped enough to make them affordable for the average household. The same goes for wrist mounted GPS devices used by outdoor sports enthusiasts to help them take their training to the next level.
Early wrist mounted GPS devices were way too big and bulky to be practical. (Imagine wearing a GPS unit for a car duct taped to your arm while running.) Leave it to Garmin, the juggernaut of the GPS industry, to develop the next generation of practical wrist mounted GPS devices for athletic training. The Garmin Forerunner 305 hit the market in 2006 and was quickly adopted by athletes looking to take advantage of the location data it provides for their everyday training.
When Garmin scheduled the release of the Forerunner 405 in spring of 2008, thousands of Forerunner 305 fans rushed to pre order. According to Garmin, the 405 would be much smaller than the 305, and could be worn as a sports watch.
Garmin Forerunner 405 sales spiked at first (due in part to the pre-order enthusiasm of early adopters) but almost a year after launch sales are dropping behind that of the 305. It seems that the release of the Forerunner 405 brought down the price of the Forerunner 305 so much that is has become the preferred GPS watch for sale by Garmin at Amazon.com. Here are the three main reasons why Amazon.com users say they prefer the larger Forerunner 305 to the newer, smaller Garmin Forerunner 405:
1. the smaller screen on the 405 only displays 3 kinds of data at once and is hard to see while training.
3. the small battery requires frequent charging.
3. the small battery requires frequent charging.
As technology advances, allowing our electronics to shrink even smaller, it seems that we reach a point where smaller is not better than bigger. This seems to be the case with the Garmin Forerunner 405, another casualty of the technology race.
About the Author:
About the author: Christopher Loch enjoys training outside as often as his busy life permits. He thinks the Garmin Forerunner 405 (in black) looks cool but the Garmin Forerunner 305 is more practical.
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