Garmin 010-02120-20 Forerunner 245 Music, GPS Running Smartwatch with Music and Advanced Dynamics, Black

Love all the technology on this watch. It takes awhile to figure it all out. Would like better instructions.

This is my second Garmin and I am quite satisfied, met my expectations.

After wearing this for a few days I developed the worst rash of my life which was due to the wristband. After replacing the wristband the rash went away. I have no known allergies and this was the first time something like this has happened to me. Before this I had the FR235 and never had a similar issue.

It was time for an upgrade from my Garmin 25 (yes, lol!) and based on reviews and my personal needs I chose this 245. Im pleased that I did! It has many, many more features that I had available on my previous watch. It connects to GPS in a brief second. The app is amazing! So many things to track (or not if you choose). My watch arrived very quickly and was exactly as advertised. I would purchase from this company again and would definitely recommend the Garmin Forerunner 245 to others.

Overall, the functionality and features of the watch are great. The screen cracked from normal wear within a month of purchase (I was shopping when I noticed it cracked). Garmin tells me its $120 to repair the watch as it is not covered under warranty. $300 for 28 days of use. Garbage product supported by a garbage company. Unless you live in a world surrounded by pillows, dont buy this watch.

Fácil de utilizar y con funciones practicas, ligero y cómodo

Great sport watch for runner

It sometimes about a dozen attempts to sync it with PC, you have to remove and reinstall and fiddle with it forever to sync. Garmin, get the software right!!!! Otherwise it would be a good watch, just the frustration of dealing with incompetent software on the PC.

Ive had it about a year now. GPS distance is consistent with a previous Garmin, Tomtom and Iwatch that I had. (I really didnt care for the iwatch for running and biking). GPS connect time is quicker than all previous watches mentioned although nothing mind blowing. I also bought the dynamics pod which is a bit of a novelty but on very long runs I see where my stride, vertical oscillation and ground contact time start to breakdown. So I will say that it makes me concentrate on form towards the ends of long runs. The PODs been through the washer twice and still works (now I have a system to remember to take it off my shorts). The band was excellent out of the box and is holding up well. I have the music version and love that. Music controls are easy and it syncs with my off-brand blue tooth buds quickly every time and it doesnt cut out when my arm swings behind my body (Tomtom did with low battery). I also have a Trek cadence pod on my road bike which also syncs immediately. Charging time is superior to the previous mentioned watches and life is excellent. I use it for workouts mostly not all the sleep tracking, steps per day, etc etc for those that wear a watch 24/7. I played with all that but its not why I got the watch. The heart rate monitor, blood oxygen level, and Vo2 estimator are useful and I always review the feedback it gives for each workout. I would buy it again.

Really like this as a fitness tracker to replace my old Garmin forerunner. Having buttons instead of a touch screen works, and it let me customize the main screen exactly how I wanted it, which is what I hated about Fitbit. Tracks sleep well and workouts. My only problem with it is that it will not notice Im exercising unless I specifically tell it to start tracking. My old one would notice vigorous movement and high heart rate and just start logging it as a workout, but this one wont. It ends up with my weekly numbers lower than they should be because I keep forgetting to start it.