My Garmin Forerunner 35 has just failed: broken where the straps screw into the watch body (see photo below). I bought it in April 2018 so it's past its 2 year warranty period, and Garmin's response has been to offer a restored device for £66. Given that a new one retails at c.£85 this isn't an amazing offer, especially as the warranty on the former is only 90 days whereas a new product comes with 2 years. On the other hand it will avoid electrical landfill.
Question is to whether this is still the right option for me. Things I like about the F-35:
"Silent" (wrist vibrating) alarm: helpful for early morning ride wake-ups
Easy run tracking with optical HR and cadence plus pace measurements etc
Small and unobtrusive
Sleep tracking (albeit of dubious quality, like the HR)
Things I don't like:
Limited lifespan/fragile. This is my second one to break (first one was a digital rather than physical fault)
Poor quality HR/sleep data
Is there another option of similar price? I don't need emails or music on my watch so this isn't something I'm looking for
My Garmin Forerunner 35 has just failed: broken where the straps screw into the watch body (see photo below). I bought it in April 2018 so it's past its 2 year warranty period, and Garmin's response has been to offer a restored device for £66. Given that a new one retails at c.£85 this isn't an amazing offer, especially as the warranty on the former is only 90 days whereas a new product comes with 2 years. On the other hand it will avoid electrical landfill.
Question is to whether this is still the right option for me. Things I like about the F-35:
Things I don't like:
Is there another option of similar price? I don't need emails or music on my watch so this isn't something I'm looking for
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