Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Tan)

I'm in the military and purchased this watch mainly for Land Navigation. When switched to MGRS this watch performed above my expectations. While in the desert the watch performed outstanding and outfited my squad with a ten digit grid. I love this watch mainly for military use the only downfall to me is the battery life.

Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Tan) 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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Price : $549.99

Overviews

The world's smallest and lightest GPS, the Suunto X9i wristop computer also comes equipped with a compass, altimeter, barometer, and time. Navigate with your X9i using a pre-made route or simply mark home and find home to never get lost again! Features 12 channels, a loop antenna, and stores up to 50 routes/500 waypoints, and 8000 trackpoints. The X9i is now compatible with digital computer mapping software for your PC, such as National Geographic TOPO!, Fugawi, and Memory Maps. You can plan your routes on the software, or record your journeys on the X9i to later upload, analyze, and share with fellow adventurers.

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Specifications

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 tan 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.

Customer Review

Over Rated, Over Priced, Over Sold, Under Performs - Chris K - Washington, D.C.
Unlike every other Suunto product I have owned, this one is a PIG! Its a poor watch. It's a poor GPS. It's an OK barometer. It's a poor compass. However, it IS all these things in a single device! I believe they simply tried to put too much into a single package, and thus sub-optimzed everything. Of the many features the device offers, the GPS is the least reliable and worst performing. Too bad, since that is the feature most desired by the purchaser. The issues are as follows:

Very slow to get a lock on GPS. As much as 45 minutes when first turned on in a new reagion.

Very slow to re-acquire GPS position, even after having had a solid lock within the previous hour. 15 to 20 minutes in open terrain and on open water with unobstructed horizon.

Frequent tracking 'drop out'

When it loses signal and drops the tracking, it stayes 'dropped'. It doesn't then re-acquire the signal

Battery performance is OK, so long as you don't use the GPS. It's dead in four hours when engage in constant GPS tracking...which by the way, it won't accomplish becasue it keeps dropping the signal.

Suunto reports that the small antenna configuration makes this so...I guess they didn't tell the folks at Garmin, because they seem to make small antennas work just fine.

Now, let's talk about case failures, rubber gasket failures, and button failures. All within the first 12 months. The front case top de-laminated...twice. The third case is still intact, mostly because I don't use the watch because it just doesn't perform. The rubber gasket that covers the actuating buttons failed due to fatigue, since you use the buttons a lot to keep the instrument tracking. And on and on it goes.

This product has probably created more bad will for Suunto than its worth. It really should be withdrawn. Save your money, or buy a nice Garmin AND a watch/barometer/compass combination. you will be ahead of the game and for a lot less money.

Worthless.. - Eddie Lee - Denver, CO
Uniqueness of this watch was the GPS feature. However, I have yet to acquire a sufficient satellite signals to use any of the functions of this watch that require GPS feature. I paid a lot of money for these features and am now only using it as a time piece. Even as an ordinary watch, I have to recharge every couple of weeks to use it. I have written to Suunto and asked to trade it in for X10 but they refused. My argument to them was that if the watch does not work as advertised, they should not market them as such. Some of us rely on these technologies with our lives..literally. Their response was that their upgraded model X10 should work better in acquiring the signals. No reasonable remedy. Maybe they produce other products that are good but based on their company policies, I will never purchase another Suunto product again but will be a living negative advertisement of their products. I would give "negative" stars if I could. Way to go Suunto...

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