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2.5 stars
"Required a reboot in the first 2 weeks"
Pros: Cool features
Cons: Terrible water resistance, buggy software, required reboot, scuffs easily
Summary: The software is no way near as sexy as the Nike Zerodrift (no scrolling text or cute pictures), but unlike Nike it seemed this watch worked and was durable (not flimsy "hardened" aluminum that scratches like crazy). It is bigger than Nike but much smaller than the Casio watches. It seemed very good. Then it crashed - the barometer graph died.
I called tech support and they told me it's normal for watches to crash and need reboots like a computer (presumably a Windows computer). Yes, they really said that, well, minus the Windows snark. I rebooted it and now the compass gives irrational results, just like my Nike watch. Maybe I calibrated it wrong, I don't know. Maybe there are crazy magnetic fields where I live. All I know is it stopped working.
Also, it is only water resistant to "30 meters," or in non-lying-marketing-speak: "Water resistance or 3ATM / 30m = accidental splashes" No swimming with this watch, and obviously no depth gauge either.
Anyway, I decided to give this watch another chance by exchanging it, but now CampSaver, despite their hassle-free return policy, is giving me hassle. So, I think I will return it instead.Updated
I got an exact exchange for the watch and wore it for 2 days before the barometer died. I rebooted it, it worked about 2 days, and then it died again. So, I have had to reboot this watch twice and I haven't even peeled the clear plastic of the crystal yet.
Pathetic.
Yet, I wonder how many people will put up with this kind of quality now that they have gotten used to it from Windows crashes and sanskrit tech support.
