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Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Black) | 
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| Brand: Suunto
Category: Sports
Department: Unisex-adult
List Price: $549.99
Buy New: $324.99
You Save: $225.00 (41%)
New (8) from $324.99
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 24539
Color: Black
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.3 x 3.4
MPN: SS004729320
Model: X9i
UPC: 045235400768
EAN: 0045235400768
ASIN: B000EOMVZ4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | GPS: Coordinates in degrees/minutes, UTM or national grid systems with over 200 datums | | • | Altimeter with total ascent/descent Barometer with temperature | | • | Watch/Time: Calendar, 3 alarms, dual time, stopwatch, menu-based user interface familiar from mobile phones |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
The ultimate tool for the cross-sports enthusiast who wants to plan his or her journey carefully, the Suunto X9i wrist-top GPS is compact (it's the world's smallest outdoor GPS), well-designed, and straightforward. The unit combines an advanced GPS system with a host of route functions, so you'll always know where you are and where to go next. The system is particularly useful when exploring unfamiliar terrain, such as during long hikes, camping excursions, or backroad cycling trips. Add in such features as an altimeter (ideal for climbers), barometer, digital compass, thermometer, and several training tools and you have a versatile, powerful device that's prepared for almost any outdoor scenario. In addition to helping you plot routes, the X9i's GPS computer indicates the direction of an upcoming waypoint, calculates the remaining distance, and estimates the arrival time. Meanwhile, users who like to pace themselves while cycling or hiking will appreciate the "current speed" and "distance traveled" readings. And when you're ready to head home, simply activate the Find Home setting, which guides you back to the starting point or home position, or the Track Back function, which retraces a recorded route. Safety always comes first when hiking in the wilderness, which is why the X9i comes with an altimeter to measure the altitude and vertical speed, a 3D digital compass, and a barometer that reads sea level pressure and absolute pressure. You can also program the alarm to sound you when you reach a specific altitude or warn you of upcoming storms. And should you find yourself stranded during inclement weather, the compass and altimeter will help guide you to safety. The X9i excels as a training tool as well. The altimeter is great for climbers and hikers, while the stopwatch and advanced timing functions let you record lap and split times of runs and other activities. Users can then feed the recorded information into the specially designed Trek Manager PC software to analyze and plan their training (it even keeps a training diary). And those who want to gain a deeper understanding can create their own activity reports, complete with photos and text. From a GPS perspective, Trek Manager helps users plan their routes on a digital map, print out customized maps, and download routes directly to the X9i. Other functions include the ability to edit and erase existing routes and create graphical altitude profiles so that route planning is fast, accurate, and simple. Finally, all the features are built within a sporty black wrist-top housing that functions as a regular watch when you're not exercising. Additional features include a USB charger and PC connector (for charging via a PC), an easy-to-use menu-based interface, and water-resistance to 100 feet. The X9i weights 0.17 pounds and is backed by a two-year warranty on parts and labor. What's in the Box
Suunto X9i, charger, PC interface cable, software CD, pocket guide, user's manual.
Product Description
SUUNTO SS004729320 X9 Wristop computer that includes 3D compass GPS Records stores data for later analysis Features include altimeter, barometer, stopwatch, calendar 3 alarms with date option Menu-based user interface familiar from mobile phones Water-resistant to 10 bar Rechargeable battery
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Not Quite Up to Quality Standards Expected of Suunto September 28, 2008
M. Hills
I am a proud owner of the X-Lander and in hindsite wish I'd gotten another one when it finally gave it up at just over eight years of exceptionally hard use in a military environment. The GPS functionality and some of the other features in the X9i intrigued me however and I took the plunge despite some of the warnings and foreboding reviews regarding poor GPS signal lock, battery life, and faceplate delamination.
Thus far, I've experienced no problems with the GPS or the battery--yes, it does suck a lot of power when in GPS mode and requires more frequent charging but it hasn't been unmanageable and when used merely for jogging and time keeping functions when at home station, it has been a reasonably solid performer. The faceplate did delaminate within the first two weeks of ownership as warned however and disappointed me in the quality I would expect for such an expensive timepiece.
The prospect of the pain and suffering and expense of a return was more pain than I was willing to endure so I fixed the cheap faceplate cover delamination problem with a drop of superglue, almost certainly voiding my warranty which probably delights Suunto but since it has no impact on the performance of the watch as it's just a cheap (let me restate that incredibly cheap) plastic cover and has no impact on it's waterproof seal I chose to endure it.
In sum, a good product idea, possibly a good product in the future once it matures and they fix a few of these quality problems, but on the bleeding edge of technology and product development at the moment so unless you are a true early adopter, I'd recommend just saying no.
 Not up to snuff August 21, 2008
G. Blitz
I ordered the X9i on the recommendation of a friend.
Boy was I disappointed...the manuals and instructions were unclear and badly organised in trying to find topics.
I never could get the GPS tracking properly and I found the Military version hard to read in different situations.
If you are slightly ancient you will find the dial hard to read and the buttons not user friendly.
I also would be given the incorrect time on numerous occasions and tried resetting a number of times..never did figure that out.
After a day I returned the product and am still awaiting the refund.
I ended up with a Garmin 60CSx and am so happy Io made the switch.
Having a wristwatch GPS sounded like a good idea but having now my handheld I think the larger color screen and easier controls and instructions makes it a much better buy in my opinion.
 Comparison: Suunto X9i vs. Garmin Forerunner 405 August 20, 2008
James T. Walton (Crested Butte, CO United States)
After two weeks of side-by-side usage, I've concluded that these watches are targeted at very different markets. Furthermore, in many respects, it seems like neither watch is totally ready for prime-time. Both have nice feature sets, but they each seem to be lacking some very important features to make them truly useful across several sports. The Suunto X9i seems to be targeted and more useful to the climbing crowd, whereas the Garmin Forerunner 405 seems targeted at the fitness/jogging crowd. Neither has the complete feature set that the above-average hiker/trail runner/mountain biker needs. Thus, if you purchase either, you have to accept the compromises inherit in one or the other.
If I was pressed to recommend one over the other, I very hesitantly lean towards the Garmin Forerunner 405 due to smaller size, better battery life, faster GPS synch, slightly better navigation screen and of course, lower price. I'm hesitant because of several important cons which I elaborate on below.
STATS:
Battery Life (w/ GPS): 4.5hr (X9i) vs. 8hr (405)
Battery Life (w/o GPS): 16d. (X9i) vs. 12d. (405)
Size: X9i is larger in every dimension than 405
Weight: 74g (X9i) vs. 60g (405)
Water Resistence: 100m (X9i) vs. 3m (405)
Heart Rate Monitor: No (X9i) vs. Yes (405)
Outside Temperature: Yes(X9i) vs. No (405)
CONS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Does not display raw latitude/longitude position on standard screen. You can save a waypoint, which they call "location", and then edit that point to see the latitude/longitude (displayed in non-decimal format).
2) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
3) Comes with very basic software with limited maps. Cannot export tracks into GPX format.
4) Difficult to upload waypoints for future route.
5) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
PROS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Easy to use menu system.
2) Fast GPS satellite synching.
3) Can connect to heart rate monitor.
4) If you can get waypoints loaded, there is a nice screen that shows the direction/distance to the selected waypoint.
5) Great fitness monitoring screens and many are customizable.
CONS: Sunnto X9i
1) Large physical size.
2) Poor battery life with GPS on.
3) Slow GPS satellite synching.
4) Difficult to use and complex menu system with 5 buttons.
5) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
6) GPS tracks, which they call "logs", tend to have jumps/errors when GPS drops out, which is often.
7) Comes with very basic software with no maps.
8) No screen to show direction to a selected waypoint.
9) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
10) Suggested Retail Price is 25% more than the Garmin 405.
PROS: Suunto X9i
1) Does display raw latitude/longitude position on Position screen, but in non-decimal format.
2) Does have temperature feature.
buy a garmin. July 5, 2008
Dr. R. Kelly Golden (Virginia)
I gave it one star because I couldn't pick zero stars. It was in a Suunto repair facility for 2&1/2 months of the first year I owned it. It was so bad at locking and sticking with gps recep. that I felt it must be faulty. It check out fine with them. I wore it in a pool, bad move. In less than two feet of water it shorted out. I returned it again and they sent me a new one. Same horrible reception. I guess it works fine in the desert but throw in a tree or cloud and down it goes. Get a garmin.
 Smart buy June 2, 2008
TEREBINTO Giovanni (Italy)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cheaper, rough and tough it's an ideal item for sporting and fitnes. I recomand this watch
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