I’ve been using a Garmin Forerunner 305 for a couple of years now and really like it. Unfortunately, the battery is getting to the point where it can no longer hold a charge for my long triathlons. I decided it was time to upgrade! The Garmin Forerunner 405 is much smaller and looks like a regular watch (almost). So far, there have been some things I liked and some things that I really dislike.
Pros: Small, can be worn as a regular watch, wireless data transfer
Cons: Only shows three data fields at once, cannot be turned off – it goes into power save mode, because it’s wireless data transfer I forget to hook it up to the charger, when running in the rain the water causes it to start freaking out as if it is being touched, data transfers sometimes have to be “forced” from within the Training Center software.
I am sure that I will get used to it eventually. Overall I give it three stars.
