FYI - I bought mine from timex-ironman.com for 249 no tax, no shipping and didn’t have any issues getting it delivered. Maybe that will make your penny saving go by quicker.
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I really like mine so far. I’ve had to build a special mount to put it between my aero bars because it has to be mounted parallel to the handle bars. I like that I don’t have to waste a data field to display the time of day all the time too.
The only thing that has frustrated me so far is the popup messages. If I’m using it for swimming a 5x100m set with 5s rest between sets, I hit the lap button as soon as I hit the wall. By the time the popup disappears, more than 5s have passed, so it’s really no good for short intervals. For normal running or cycling use, I’ll never do a 5s rest interval, so it’s a non-issue outside of the pool.