Biff Carbon wrote:
...Always watching the alternatives to see if someone makes a move...Completely agree here, but so far I've been mostly at a loss. I've had several models of Garmin's devices from the 305 through the 910xt (including the Edge series) and am not sure that any of the devices were "solid" from a bug perspective. The 305 probably had the least software issues, although I bought it once it was in maturity. Still it had battery, charger, and piezo problems.
Since then I've had HW and SW problems on my 310xt (3-4 warranty exchanges), a charging issue with my 610, dead pixels and SW growing pains on my Edge 800...
The 910xt, for me, has been mixed, with the issues seemingly software related thus far. The barometer has improved with the newer software, at least to not be ridiculous in my flat portion of the country. Courses initially crashed the device, this is fixed, but the overall course function is still poor. My ANT+ reception to my PowerTap suffers when worn on my right wrist... probably the biggest issue I have now and it is likely a hardware problem.
Either way I am also still interested in seeing other, improved competition. It does seem like the only way we can hope for improved products in the market.