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Jul 7, 2006 at 7:54 am #1218966
Anyone out there have any experience with the Suunto X9i? It looks like it would be a cool gadget, but how is it functionally? (Okay… I AM a gadget junkie!)
I read Alan Dixon’s review and it seems the X9i is predominately designed for a single days use. Can anyone say how well it works for a 3-day weekend trip?
I am starting to believe that for any extended trips, using the Suunto Vector and the Garmin Geko 301 I already have will give me everything the X9i can, allow me to navigate for longer periods, AND it will save me $500.
Thanks :O)
Jul 7, 2006 at 9:36 am #1359049You can get several weeks of battery life on the trail (or in travel mode) if you don’t use the GPS very much.
It is a spendy gadget. I ordered mine primarily for track skiing (where it works great). The first model I got had a bad battery and customer support at Suunto USA was very confused for a couple of days until everyone figured out that I had a bad battery in my watch and had me send it in for battery replacement.
If you are just using the GPS to satisfy curiosity it is a fine gadget. If you actually want to use a GPS for real navigation a Geko or Etrex is probably a better choice, just on straight-up ease of use.
Jul 7, 2006 at 1:40 pm #1359067Thanks for the feedback David, I can see where it would be good for defining tracks. Did you have any issues with the cover overhead affecting your signal strength?
I primarily use my GPS for periodically verifying bearings, transpose those coordinates to my map and continue on from there. I also use it to mark waypoints that I can later upload to my TOPO map, or use the ‘Go To’ feature.
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