Suunto X10 GPS Watch Review Summary:

Pros: Loaded with features, data upload, GPS, battery life.
Cons: Price, GPS receiver in trees, buttons hard to push

What you get when you buy the Suunto X10 GPS Watch: Suunto X10 GPS Watch, Suunto x10 charger, PC-Interface cable, Suunto Trek Manager software CD and the User’s manual CD, Suunto X10 Pocket guide, Suunto X10 Users Guide

Suunto X10 GPS Watch Review Detail:

The Suunto x10 GPS watch came out earlier this year with a great deal of expectation. Any why not? Who wouldn't want a GPS, altimeter, barometer, lap timer, and compass with enough memory to record up to 800 trackpoints, 500 waypoints and 50 routes? So has the Suunto X10 lived up to the hype? Mostly, say experts, and we agree.

We haven't found many faults with the Suunto x10. It's GPS is reliable, it gets a signal even in heavy foliage, it is easy to plug into the computer and view your routes or show your friends your latest outdoor conquests. The watch face shows a ton of data - battery levels, which mode you are in, GPS data, alarms....and the time (after all it is a watch, right?!).

Speaking of modes, the Suunto X10, can operate in 5 modes - Time, Altimeter/Barometer, Compass, Navigation, and Activity.

The two major downers with the Suunto X10 were the stiff buttons and the size. Of course, if you are on a knarly bushwack and you bump the watch on a branch, you wouldn't want your settings adjusted (a la the Garmin Forerunner 405) and with all the info the Suunto X10 has to display, you want to be able to see it, right? Maybe these "issues" were intentionally designed into the Suunto X10.

There is a bit of a learning curve on this thing, so once you get it take the time to read and understand the 95 page manual.

Overall, The Suunto X10 great watch that we highly recommend if you have the cash. Oh, and we're offering a deal right now - use the code 400X10 and get the Suunto X10 for only $400.

Suunto X10 GPS Watch Features:

Altimeter

• Current altitude
• Resolution 1 m / 3 ft
• Vertical speed
• Display range -500 m to 9000 m / -1500 ft to 29500 ft
• Total ascent /descent and highest/lowest altitude, in recorded logs
• Altitude alarm function

Barometer

• Display range 300 to 1100 hPa / 8.90 to 32.40 inHg
• Graphical display of pressure trends for last 6 hours
• Stores barometric pressure data for last 7 days / 168 hours
• Absolute barometric pressure at the current location
• Barometric pressure at sea level
• Resolution 1hPa / 0.05 inHg

Thermometer

• Display range -20°C to +60°C/-5°F to +140°F
• Stores temp data for last 7 days / 168 hours
• Resolution 1°C / 1°F

Compass

• Bearing lock mode (toward a set bearing or a GPS waypoint)
• Tilt Compensated
• Simultaneous bearing tracking, altitude or time display with bearing / compass rose
• Bearing display in degrees and cardinal points
• Resolution 1°

GPS / Navigation Mode

• Faster GPS fix than on the X9i
• Resolution 1 m / 3 ft
• 12 channels
• Integrated loop antenna
• Programmable alarm points
• Distance from current location to final waypoint
• Estimated travel time to next waypoint based on current speed
• Estimated travel time to destination based on current speed
• Estimated arrival time at final waypoint in route based on current speed
• Altitude difference between current location and next waypoint
• Total amount of ascent from the current location to the final waypoint
• Current speed
• Heading in degrees
• Deviation from course (left/right)
• Track Back function activates navigation along recorded track back to starting location

Memory

• 50 routes (each route can include up to 50 points)
• 500 waypoints
• 25 log files
• 25 tracks (8000 track points)
• 60 h memory capacity at 1s fix interval (max 25 logs)

"Suunto Trek" PC Software / SuuntoSports.com

• Adapter: Serial port to Suunto wristtop connection, automatic detection of connection, wristtop automatically enters transfer mode.
• System Requirements: Min CPU speed 350 Mhz - 64 MB of RAM - 30 MB available hard-disk space - Microsoft® Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP - Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768
• Tracks: View tracks on a map or a list of track points, edit track-related information, store tracks in folders and upload tracks to SuuntoSports.com.
• Routes: Create, edit and view routes on a map, store routes in folders and upload routes
• My Points: Add, edit and view your own waypoints. You can also download these from SuuntoSports.com.
• Settings: Edit the Suunto X10 settings and clear the Suunto X10 memory to make room for new data.
• Maps: Compatible with digital mapping services worldwide and National Geographic TOPO! in the United States.
• SuuntoSports.com: upload logs, link logs with places they were recorded, compare results, share experiences, organize virtual competitions.
• Not compatible with Mac

Time

• 12/24 hour clock
• Time/date auto-sync option via GPS
• Dual time display
• 3 daily alarms
• Stopwatch with up to 29 split times, 20 hour max

Other Features

• Water-resistant to 100m / 330ft
• Size: 2.2 x 2.2 x .67 in. / 56 x 56 x 17 mm, Weight: 76g / 2.68 oz
• Operating Temperature -20 °C to +60 °C/-5 °F to +140 °F
• Storage Temperature -30 °C to +60 °C/-22 °F to +140 °F
• Rechargeable battery (500 charges, factory replaced)
• Daily sunrise / sunset times
• Adjustable backlight
• Adjustable display contrast
• Mineral crystal glass
• USB charger and PC connector

Suunto Watch Face Specs(cm)

• Thickness: 1.86
• Casing Diameter: 5.2

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