Thursday, November 5, 2009

Watch - Suunto X9i


User review highlights:

[+] Informative display, mode oriented with customization options.
[+] Menu driven user interface contributes to easy navigation of options and settings.
[+] Casing and the controls are built to survive field environment.
[+] Night illumination lasts until the user complete the session.
[+] Good strap design, easy to wear and integrates well with the watch.

[-] GPS performance is best in open locations.
[-] Initial GPS fix may take time (Up to few minutes depending on the location).
[-] The higher rate GPS fixing (1 Sec) consumes batteries and shorten the tracking time to a few hours at most. This may be even worse in cases where the watch needs time to lock on sattelites (Urban environment)
[-] Night usage may be problematic - Illumination exists but not as up to Casio's Pathfinder/Protrek standard.
[-] Alarms are very weak.
[-] Buttons should be pushed hard to activate (Due to the hard cover).
[-] Needs to be recharged after daily GPS usage.

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