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 - Garmin Forerunner 205 reviewI love my Garmin Forerunner 205. It is great to be able to instantly see what pace you are running as well as your distance covered. The device also has interesting features such as a "virtual partner" setting that helps you to run a certain pace over a certain distance. Also, the Garmin functions as a speedometer whenever you take it on a bicycle ride - awesome! Rating:  - Garmin 205 versus 301I have both of these devices. They are both great in their own way. I love the old 301 due to the large face and ability to see things even when you are in the last miles of a marathon and your brain is oxygen deprived. There is alot to be said for that. However, the new 205 is also nice in that I believe I have a better time finding satellites and maintaining a signal even when in woodsy or dense high rise bldg areas. The hook ups to download to your computer are different as well. On the 301 you plug directly from the device into the computer (USB). On the 205 you have a docking device that your garmin sits atop of and then that device plugs into your computer via usb. My only problem with the 301 is that the rubber plug that protects your usb plug from sweat and moisture broke off after about 9 months and as a result, I can no longer download anything to my computer. It continues to work as far as mapping and distance, laps etc and I can review the information but I can't download it. For a mere $65 Garmin will let me send it back to them and send me a refurbished one. Not a bad deal. The 205 doesn't have a plug on it, it has 4-5 copper contacts on the skin side of the device and you are supposed to wipe them off with a damp rag and let dry before using the docking station. That seems to be working fine. The 301 has the heart monitor with it the 205 doesnt. I like them both and would recommend either. Rating: - Vast improvement over previous modelBetter tracking is fantastic (especially as I tend to do a lot of running in urban and wooded environments, with lots of tight turns), and the speed-of-lock is excellent (I had it out of the box, turned on, and tracking in all of one minute--in a moving car!) but what I really like is the re-engineered design. Being able to EASILY pair distance with time elapsed, and being able to stop both at the touch of a very easily-locatable button, is great for water stops and intersections. Also, the shape--no more lozenge, no longer feels like strapping a standard unit to my arm--this was MADE for runners. And the resolution. Screen has shrunk a bit from previous models, but it more than makes up with the greater pixel count--more information, less scrolling, more running for me. Great job, Garmin! Rating: - Forerunner Rocks.Does Everything it says it does, well. No complaints. If you have old eyes like me set it for one field per screen. If you see well you can do so much more with it. Either way, well worth the money. Great training tool. Rating: - great running deviceIt's very easy to use. Does what I need it to do and more. So far I am very pleased
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