Suunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer (Black)
Suunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer Black

Suunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer (Black)

Manufacturer:
Suunto

UPC:
045235400768

Retail Price:
$769.00

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Also available in Tan
Features:
  • Altimeter with total ascent/descent· Barometer with temperature
  • Watch/Time: Calendar, 3 alarms, dual time, stopwatch, menu-based user interface familiar from mobile phones
Editorial Review
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 black 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.

Product Description
Equipped with GPS, a compass, chronograph, altimeter, and barometer Suunto X9i has everything you need for a successful journey. Suunto X9i gives you information on your performance to improve your training. It also records and stores data for later analysis. You can view, compare, and analyze your performance with specially designed PC software. The route functions of Suunto X9i together with the advanced GPS system allow you to create accurate routes, and ensure that you always know where you are and how to continue from there. Accurate altimeter enables you to measure your vertical performance when jogging, hiking, cycling or climbing.Ideally suited for fast sports, advanced timing functions enable you to record lap and split times of your runs and other similar activities. When you travel in unknown terrain, it is extremely important to be able to return home safely. The compass, Track Back and Find Home functions make sure you will always find your way when you wish to head back home after an exciting but tiresome adventure.
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Suunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer (Black) Specs:
Product NameSuunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer (Black)
ManufacturerSuunto
Retail Price $769.00
EAN-130045235400768
EAN-1400045235400768
UPC045235400768
Dimensions6.1 x 6 x 6 in.
Weight1.35 lbs.
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Latest 6 Reviews
Here is what people are saying about the Suunto X9i Personal GPS Wrist-Top Computer (Black)
1 Star Rating  "Look for something else"2008-12-31
- Reviewed By User: AC5ZY2OCBU1ZJ
I have owned this watch for two years. I have read the manual and tried the PC software. Neither are clear. I own several GPS receivers and watches. I regret trying to get this watch to do both. The battery goes dead very quickly and was replaced at the factory at my expense. The water resistance is now gone so it is in the shop again. It failed me in a mild rain.

The GPS is always slow to aquire a signal strong enough to mark a point or navigate by. All the time it spends trying figure out it's location it is also running down the battery fast. The buttons have a poor tactical feel to them that requires looking at the watch carefully or enabling the slilly beeps.

I wish I could get my time and money back.
 
2 Star Rating  "Poor GPS reception hampers functionality"2008-11-27
- Reviewed By User: A22AO2NVGCJPY9
Received this watch last week. Thought it would be nice to have all this functionality in a watch.

I have over 14 years experience with GPS systems. This one is perhaps the least stable I have ever used including the older sequencing receivers. Since it will not hold lock even in an open flat area unless held level and away from your body, you can't very well move about with it strapped to your wrist and get any usable data. In a car - forget it. I let it acquire and load the satellite emepheris data for 15 minutes, after which it still could not hold position fixes with any normal movement, even it open terrain with good satellite geometry.

The other functions work well enough, stopwatch, dual time, compass, barometer, etc. The temp function is worthless, however this cannot be accomplished with any watch since your wrist warms it.

In conclusion it is not as good as the Casio triple sensor pathfinder you can get for about 160 dollars, which has a compass, baro temp function and a battery that lasts years rather than days like this one does (between recharges).
 
4 Star Rating  "Acceptable!"2008-10-19
- Reviewed By User: A3NGWXOC1VY4YY
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.
 
3 Star Rating  "Not Quite Up to Quality Standards Expected of Suunto"2008-09-28
- Reviewed By User: A1J3L9ZKVBG585
I am a proud owner of the X-Lander and in hindsite wish I'd gotten another one when it finally gave it up at just over eight years of exceptionally hard use in a military environment. The GPS functionality and some of the other features in the X9i intrigued me however and I took the plunge despite some of the warnings and foreboding reviews regarding poor GPS signal lock, battery life, and faceplate delamination.

Thus far, I've experienced no problems with the GPS or the battery--yes, it does suck a lot of power when in GPS mode and requires more frequent charging but it hasn't been unmanageable and when used merely for jogging and time keeping functions when at home station, it has been a reasonably solid performer. The faceplate did delaminate within the first two weeks of ownership as warned however and disappointed me in the quality I would expect for such an expensive timepiece.

The prospect of the pain and suffering and expense of a return was more pain than I was willing to endure so I fixed the cheap faceplate cover delamination problem with a drop of superglue, almost certainly voiding my warranty which probably delights Suunto but since it has no impact on the performance of the watch as it's just a cheap (let me restate that incredibly cheap) plastic cover and has no impact on it's waterproof seal I chose to endure it.

In sum, a good product idea, possibly a good product in the future once it matures and they fix a few of these quality problems, but on the bleeding edge of technology and product development at the moment so unless you are a true early adopter, I'd recommend just saying no.
 
1 Star Rating  "Not up to snuff"2008-08-21
- Reviewed By User: A28B52J6S9KAZT
I ordered the X9i on the recommendation of a friend.
Boy was I disappointed...the manuals and instructions were unclear and badly organised in trying to find topics.
I never could get the GPS tracking properly and I found the Military version hard to read in different situations.
If you are slightly ancient you will find the dial hard to read and the buttons not user friendly.
I also would be given the incorrect time on numerous occasions and tried resetting a number of times..never did figure that out.
After a day I returned the product and am still awaiting the refund.
I ended up with a Garmin 60CSx and am so happy Io made the switch.
Having a wristwatch GPS sounded like a good idea but having now my handheld I think the larger color screen and easier controls and instructions makes it a much better buy in my opinion.
 
2 Star Rating  "Comparison: Suunto X9i vs. Garmin Forerunner 405"2008-08-20
- Reviewed By trailsource_com
After two weeks of side-by-side usage, I've concluded that these watches are targeted at very different markets. Furthermore, in many respects, it seems like neither watch is totally ready for prime-time. Both have nice feature sets, but they each seem to be lacking some very important features to make them truly useful across several sports. The Suunto X9i seems to be targeted and more useful to the climbing crowd, whereas the Garmin Forerunner 405 seems targeted at the fitness/jogging crowd. Neither has the complete feature set that the above-average hiker/trail runner/mountain biker needs. Thus, if you purchase either, you have to accept the compromises inherit in one or the other.
If I was pressed to recommend one over the other, I very hesitantly lean towards the Garmin Forerunner 405 due to smaller size, better battery life, faster GPS synch, slightly better navigation screen and of course, lower price. I'm hesitant because of several important cons which I elaborate on below.
STATS:
Battery Life (w/ GPS): 4.5hr (X9i) vs. 8hr (405)
Battery Life (w/o GPS): 16d. (X9i) vs. 12d. (405)
Size: X9i is larger in every dimension than 405
Weight: 74g (X9i) vs. 60g (405)
Water Resistence: 100m (X9i) vs. 3m (405)
Heart Rate Monitor: No (X9i) vs. Yes (405)
Outside Temperature: Yes(X9i) vs. No (405)
CONS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Does not display raw latitude/longitude position on standard screen. You can save a waypoint, which they call "location", and then edit that point to see the latitude/longitude (displayed in non-decimal format).
2) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
3) Comes with very basic software with limited maps. Cannot export tracks into GPX format.
4) Difficult to upload waypoints for future route.
5) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
PROS: Garmin Forerunner 405
1) Easy to use menu system.
2) Fast GPS satellite synching.
3) Can connect to heart rate monitor.
4) If you can get waypoints loaded, there is a nice screen that shows the direction/distance to the selected waypoint.
5) Great fitness monitoring screens and many are customizable.
CONS: Sunnto X9i
1) Large physical size.
2) Poor battery life with GPS on.
3) Slow GPS satellite synching.
4) Difficult to use and complex menu system with 5 buttons.
5) Does not have On/Off button to save battery-life.
6) GPS tracks, which they call "logs", tend to have jumps/errors when GPS drops out, which is often.
7) Comes with very basic software with no maps.
8) No screen to show direction to a selected waypoint.
9) Limited to WGS84 map datum (limits international usage of tracks)
10) Suggested Retail Price is 25% more than the Garmin 405.
PROS: Suunto X9i
1) Does display raw latitude/longitude position on Position screen, but in non-decimal format.
2) Does have temperature feature.
 
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