Suunto X6 Hrm Outdoor Computers

Suunto Vector Black Negative face

Advantages: Light weight, good features if calibrated properly. Rugged.
Disadvantages: Quite big, but it does do a lot to be fair!!!!

Spent some time looking for a good outdoor watch with Altimeter, Compass and Barometric Pressure etc.. The Vector hits all those and so far seems pretty accurate. The compass once calibrated properly is accurate to within 3-5 degrees, one nice feature is the levelling bubble on the face that allows you to get a more accuarte reading. A big watch in terms of circumferance but really light weight you will not notice it on your wrist after a few minutes. The Altimeter is pretty good but you do need to update it quite regularly, the best way to do this is to put the height in to the Altimeter, being one of the older watches in the suunto range it doesn't have the function as some of the newer one s do of being able to freeze the altimeter mode when at home and leave it in Barometer mode and then switch to Altimeter when out hiking, but i ...

sasco05 18.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Suunto Vector X-Black Outdoor Computers

Suunto Mosquito diving wrist diving computer

Advantages: very easy to read underwater
Disadvantages: battery life not very good

Very easy to use wrist diving computer. The information provided is clear and the digits are large enough to read underwater. Information provided when diving is depth, time, no decompression time, water temperature, ascent rate, safety stop and nitrox mix. As a scuba diving instructor I have had 3 Mosquito's and always found them to be reliable, even after many hours of diving. As the computer is on all the time it can be used as a watch, the bracelet is black rubber and the facing comes in different colours. An additional extra is the face protector which I would recommend to avoid scratching the glass. Down side is that the battery life is only around 6 months, but the battery change is not too expensive to replace. It is always recommended that you have the battery changed by a Suunto dealer who will also provide a limited ...

uwatecdiving 02.08.2009 · Read full review
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2008 BMW X6...is pure genuis

Advantages: Character of a coupe. With the genius of X-models
Disadvantages: The sticker price

-pads" for active cornering, so your knees don't bump against the centre console. There are also the instruments of the X6 to underline its sporty character..you also I have a display for Dynamic Performance Control...and you can toggle in the computer field to see what's happening with the drivetrain..it shows the torque distribution between rear and front axle and also the power shift between the left and right wheels. Apart from that you also have the typical BMW luxury leather covered dashboard, bamboo wood and oyster leather. Just like any other BMW coupe, the BMW X6 has 4 seats that has one big advantage, also at the rear there's strong side supports. So during Sporty driving the rear passengers don't slide across the rear bench. Looking from the outside on the X6 it looks very sporty that one assumes space is sacrificed on the inside, but I ...

joeyhey2007 05.11.2008 · Read full review
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