Garmin Forerunner 245 Music

Bargainbrother on 21/03/2021 - 18:36
Last edited 21/03/2021 - 18:37

Bummed that I missed out on all the cheap deals at mid $200s over the last few months?
If anyone knows a cheaper alternative or know when they would be back on sale again for that cheap? Currently selling for $579 at rebel sports which is ridiculous considering they were once $250! I think that is the current cheapest.

Help a brother out thanks!

Electrical & Electronics Activity Tracker Garmin Smartwatch

Comments

  • cheap as on 21/03/2021 - 18:44

    Currently on Amazon for $378. Bike bug had them a few weeks ago for ~$340

    • cheap as on 25/03/2021 - 14:02

      Down to $379 on both Garmin website and rebel

  • jayahhdee on 21/03/2021 - 19:07
    +1

    Setup a Amazon alert on camelcamelcamel, I picked up a Venu for $320 last week from the UK

  • ShortyX on 21/03/2021 - 19:44

    Maybe an Amazfit Stratos for ~$120?

    • ShortyX on 22/03/2021 - 09:34

      EDIT: That was the mobile link - desktop link

    • tomsco on 22/03/2021 - 15:50

      Do you own this watch? I've been looking a bit at the Amazfit range, and for the price they seem like a decent piece of kit. Currently in the Garmin ecosystem, but more than happy to change if the price is right.

      • ShortyX on 22/03/2021 - 16:14
        +1

        Yep, but now using Apple Watch as I received it as a gift.

        I've found the Amazfit to be great value (I've used the Stratos, my wife has the GTR and our kids have Bips).

        Some points on the Stratos:

        • UI is a bit clunky but does the job
        • Build quality is great
        • Waterproof
        • VO2max
        • Always on transflective LCD - not the greatest res and is quite poor in low light but looks great in full light
        • Battery life is great - a good few days out of it with a mix of GPS and no GPS
        • Watch vibrates with notifications from phone but no further interaction apart from just reading
        • No speaker or mic
        • Locks on to GPS pretty quickly and tracks accurately. Plenty of workout options
        • After a workout, you sync it with the app which can then automatically push data to Apple Health and Strava.
        • Tracks sleep, steps, HR
        • Shows how much longer you can exercise for and shows recovery time
        • Has onboard storage for music but requires manual transfer of mp3s via the usb charging cradle. I transferred a Spotify playlist into Deezer then used Deemix to download the mp3s. I copied the songs to the watch using Android File Transfer on Mac.
        • Bluetooth headphones
  • wyscott on 26/03/2021 - 17:18

    Definitely not the cheapest it's been, but 245 Music currently $379 at Rebel, with 15% cashback via Cashrewards = $322.15

    • bbargin0 on 29/03/2021 - 20:27

      3.5% cash back. was it 15%? missed it

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