Comments on: Garmin Forerunner 405 – The Review

By: Warriorwoman

Warriorwoman — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:40:13 +0000

No need to worry, Garmin ship everything you require in the box.
It comes with a little USB dongle that provides the wireless link.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:34:49 +0000

Hi there,

Forgive me if this has already been discussed.

I think I’m going to buy a 405 however I’ve heard it transfers data to your pc through wireless capabilities. What means does it use to do this. I don’t have Bluetooth technology on my P.C.

Any information would be extremely useful.

Thank you for your time.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:58:37 +0000

Hi Ross,

I’m pretty certain that you can; on the 305 that I have you can tell it that you’re indoors and it switches off the GPS. Check out the manual here to be sure though:

http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/Forerunner405_OwnersManual.pdf

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:55 +0000

Firstly thank you for all this information. I’ve been trying to get a 405 for ages now (as a present) but my girlfreinfd just doesn’t seem to why this would be the perfect present.

as a result I’m considering paying for one myself. I’ve been using a £5 stpwatch for the last two years and until I read this review have not been that bothered. Now after reaing this I definately want one. However, I am currently training for the Comrades next year and the 405′s battery life will not be long enough for the race. So is it possible to turn off the GPS and therefore extend the battery life?

Obviously for anything up to marathons I could use all the functions but only 8hrs for ultramarathons is not very good.

Thanks again for a great review.

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By: Darrell

Darrell — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:27:13 +0000

Hi, I can’t see a map mentioned in the manual of the 405 but here’s the link to it for you to check as well and perhaps familiarise yourself with it’s features and functions.

http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/Forerunner405_OwnersManual.pdf

I have the 305 and it’s excellent, probbaly a good price too now. The 405 has had some issues mentioned regarding it’s sensitivity to water/sweat and also that the bezel is fiddly to get up the screens you want mid run. On a plus side, the 405 has a vibration alert which will be useful if you run to music as I rarely hear my 305 beep to tell me the pace of the last lap, etc.

I’d recommend Sporttracks over the included software every time too, as Training Centre that comes with it is awful in comparison.

http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:06:35 +0000

Hi all, I too am trying to decide between the 305 and 405 – I heard that the 305 actually has a map screen whereas the 405 doesn’t – is that something that people feel is missing from the 405?
Cheers
Emma

By: warriorwoman

warriorwoman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:45:55 +0000

Garmin only claim a battery life of 8hrs in training mode and that is bound to be a little optimistic.
Charging every other day seems a bit extreme though. In power save mode my lasts for about 2 weeks but that is without use.
I think the wireless transfer highlights the battery life problem. With the 305 I used to sit it in the USB cradle to upload the data and charging happened at the same time. Now I have to think of the two jobs separately and one or other rarely gets done til its critical.