Garmin FORETREX 101

Pros: Lightweight Easy to use Large display Strong signal reception

Cons: Battery life PC Connection Does not float No stopwatch (F.R. does)

The Bottom Line: This gem has everything that you will need for training and you will enjoy all of its functions. Whether its swimming or triathlons this will serve you fine

Review: I like to mountain bike, cycle ride, triathlons, hike and other outdoor sports. This little GPS has been able to handle the load of all of these. Love all the features. I read that this little gem loses signals a lot, huh? I use it in northern Az in ...

Pros: Uses 2 normal AAA batteries, works, cheap

Cons: Bulky for a watch, no maps

Review: Well, not perfect, but by far the best small GPS. The wrist strap is small and bulky. Just replace it with a normal sports watch strap. Uses 2 normal AAA batteries - even the high capacity NiMH (important if you need more battery power and no-place ...

Pros: Size. Weight. Wrist-mounting. Quality. Price. Display. Replaceable-batteries. Sensitivity. Accuracy. Usability. User-interface. Battery-life.

Cons: Lack of mapping. Water sealing could be better. Serial cable costs extra.

Review: Compact, versatile, and highly-usable GPS at a very affordable price. Wrist mounting leaves your hands free for activities. Sufficiently waterproof to be used in bad weather and in many water sports (e.g., boating). Excellent display with backlighting. ...

Pros: Compact, good feature set, changeable batteries.

Cons: Average battery life, questionable waterproofness, signal dropouts.

The Bottom Line: Good for basic, general purpose/sporting GPS, with track storage, PC linkable and basic feature set. Battery life limits it somewhat.

Review: A reasonably compact unit, I have no problem wearing it on my wrist whilst out running. Great when MTB-ing. Easy to use, storage of your track information & waypoints is useful. Basic plot of your track on-screen great to backtrack or get your ...

Pros: Sensitive and very useful for walkers etc.

Cons: None

Review: I use this as a glorifed pedometer. It tells me the exact distance I walked. Plus it can tell you a whole lot more..ETA,elaped time,current speed, average speed, sunrise, sundown, best hunting/fishing times, altitude, bearing, compass plus even a whole ...

Pros: Usual Garmin GPS understandability

Cons: Still a little large on a wrist and price high

Review: Hey, This little inexpensive GPS is great. It picked up satellites even in NYC and that's not easy. Waypoints are easy to add. I think folks familiar with Garmin and the terms they use to control their GPS's will be happy to know they did not ...

Pros: cheap, picks up even weak signal.

Cons: takes a while to pick up a signal. original wrist strap too small.

Review: small compact, easy to navigate, easy control placements. nice screen. great for hikers or those who do not do hardcore out in the woods. love the trip detail screen. use it to measure speed while skiing. i would recommend this for those who fish. ...