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Old 09-13-2017, 08:05 AM
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i got the series 2 nike edition when i was running a lot last year.

the significant drawbacks for me were:

1) i wear a watch on the looser side, and the HR data was consistently wonky.

2) needs buttons. running indoors and sweating a lot, working the touchscreen with sweat soaked fingers is very tricky, and interval training is frustrating when you need to work the buttons.

3) you need to charge the damn thing every day. i'd like to see a few days of charge at least out of a watch

4) no way to keep the display on, that i know if. i want the time displayed, or whatever i'm monitoring ALL the time, not when i flick my wrist to a viewing position.

all told, i found the watch, with the Nike band to be supremely comfortable and the form factor and size are spot on for my preferences, but the actual operation of the thing left a bunch to be desired.

these days i wear my Garmin Fenix 5s almost all the time, and it does everything i want it to do - flawlessly.
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