Pros: Nice features when functional.

Cons: I wish I could say that I’ve had an overwhelmingly positive experience with Garmin products, but this has not been the case.  I have a Forerunner 405 which worked well when it worked but had to be replaced 3 times in just over a year.  Since the third replacement was going to cost me a lot of money, I purchased a Forerunner 305 hoping it would be more reliable.  It seemed to be ok but unfortunately the Quick Release wrist strap is a piece of garbage and decide to quickly release the watch two weeks after I bought it after I gently brushed snow off of it while on a chairlift. It is gone.  I’ve spent a lot of money on Garmin products and so far one works but is broken, another doesn’t work, and the third is gone because of a poor mounting design.  My wife has a different brand which she got for less but which has longer battery life and is solid as a rock (I’ve had 4 Garmin devices over the same period of time).  Garmin needs to seriously step up its quality control before I’ll ever purchase another one of their products.

Pros: None.

Cons: I have a Forerunner 405 which worked well when it worked but had to be replaced 3 times in just over a year.  Since the third replacement was going to cost me a lot of money, I purchased a Forerunner 305 hoping it would be more reliable.  It seemed to be ok but unfortunately the Quick Release wrist strap is a piece of garbage and decide to quickly release the watch two weeks after I bought it after I gently brushed snow off of it while on a chairlift. It is gone.  I’ve spent a lot of money on Garmin products and so far one works but is broken, another doesn’t work, and the third is gone because of a poor mounting design.  My wife has a different brand which she got for less but which has longer battery life and is solid as a rock (I’ve had 4 Garmin devices over the same period of time).  Garmin needs to seriously step up its quality control before I’ll ever purchase another one of their products.