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suunto Ambit review

  • Price Paid:$470.00
  • User rating:
    (5)
  • Would buy again from this company: Yes
  • Used product for: 6 months
  • # of logged workouts:

"This watch is the best on the market. It performs better, comes with apps, is waterproof, has the fastest GPS connection times, has a Triathlon mode, and is remotely configurable. I have since bought two more for family. "higdons

(5)

Ease of installation

The Suunto Ambit 2S was charged and ready to use right out of the box. It synchronized with GPS and the heart rate monitor in about 8 seconds.

(5)

Ease of use

The Suunto Ambit 2S came preloaded with typical fitness events and was easy to put on my wrist. It came with two loops for the wrist band to prevent the band from becoming a nuisance. The band also comes with cutouts for the latch that go all the way to the wrist; so theoretically a small child could wear the watch. The watch came with easy to follow instructions and links to videos to help with configuration issues that may occur. One of the most important features is that the watch is completely configurable from web interface OR from the watch. This remote-configuration capability has come in handy on multiple occasions where I wanted to set the configuration of the watch from work so that it would be ready when I got home.

(5)

Quality of Construction

I have wore this watch through 5 Triathlons, and more than 10 mud runs including the Tough Mudder and through the Spartan Race Trifecta. I also wore it every day while swimming and training for the Triathlons. After all of that, it has one tiny scratch that is only noticeable when angled toward a light source. The watch band is literally perfect; I do not feel it when I run, and it has gone through countless hours of dragging through obstacles.

(5)

Fit

Perfect. The watch band has cutout adjustments from the wrist to the very tip. theoretically I could wrap this around my forearm, take it off, and a small child could wear it.

(5)

Comfort

I do not notice it on runs, swims, or long bike rides. I have wore it glass-down and glass-up and it is comfortable either way.

(5)

Adjustability

The adjustment cut-outs are closely spaced with a total of 15 on one band.

(5)

Durability

I have wore this watch through 5 Triathlons, and more than 10 mud runs including the Tough Mudder and through the Spartan Race Trifecta. I also wore it every day while swimming and training for the Triathlons. After all of that, it has one tiny scratch that is only noticeable when angled toward a light source. The watch band is literally perfect; I do not feel it when I run, and it has gone through countless hours of dragging through obstacles.

(5)

Value

When compared to other sports watches... well there is no comparison; It simply is the best watch on the market. However, I bought this watch with a heart rate monitor, foot pod, and bike cadence pod. Each one increases the special value of this watch, but if purchased without the heart rate monitor, I would not rate it as high.

(5)

Appearance

Multiple colors to choose from, much smaller than competitors, and I wear it to the office as often as I wear it to workout.

(5)

Customer Service

On two occasions I wrote customer support. Once for a GPS issue that was my fault, and the other time to recommend more functionality with their Web-Based management software. I received feedback within 24 hours.

(5)

Performance

The GPS has the capability to track to 1s, the GPS finds a satellite in less than 5 seconds. When I used it for Triathlons, my watch times matched the official times by +/- 2 seconds.

Strengths

GPS connectivity speed and tracking times, Battery length is the longest of any watch and is adjustable. Durability from shock and it is waterproof. Hundreds of downloadable apps for every fitness event. The heart rate, foot pod, and bike pod are spot on each time. Compatible with almost every Ant+ device. Suunto uses Movescount as the management platform, and the management platform provides an incredible array of statistics, reports, and graphs not seen in competing watches.

Weakness

The device does not have the capability to feed data real time or near real time. So for example, if I am biking, I would like the device to push data to a laptop or tablet or smart phone. The sync time for moves (fitness events) can be quite slow, but not overly bothersome.

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  • 0 workouts logged
  • 0 miles / 8.12 hours logged