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Heart Rate Monitors
- Best heart-rate monitor Polar FT60 *Est. $215
- Budget heart-rate monitor with calorie tracking Timex Personal Trainer Heart Rate Monitor T5G971 *Est. $60
- Basic heart-rate monitor Omron HR-100C *Est. $35
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- Easy to use
- Accurate
- Comfortable
- Additional sensors are expensive
- Chest strap can slip off
- Software is PC-only
- Expensive
The Suunto t6c is a beefy heart-rate monitor for serious athletes. Features go well beyond the usual pulse readout and calorie count. The Suunto t6c calculates a range of performance indicators including training effect, respiratory rate and oxygen consumption. You can also buy additional "pods," but reviewers complain that those add considerably to the already steep price tag. Feedback is excellent on the Suunto's ease of use, accuracy, comfort and durability. It's not necessary to spend $400 for a reliable heart-rate monitor though. The Polar F11 (*Est. $160) is well-reviewed overall, and it comes with a good set of features including statistic-tracking software.
We found several good professional reviews of the Suunto t6c heart-rate monitor. Wired, which offers short product reviews geared toward technology-savvy gadget lovers, has a short but solid write-up of the Suunto's hardware and accompanying software. A fitness-focused blog called Becoming Triathlete offers an interesting features and performance comparison of the Suunto t6c with the Garmin Forerunner 405. There are also some helpful user reviews on Amazon.com. The best owner-written posts there are more helpful than the mediocre editorial reviews at GearPatrol.com and 3Luxe.com.
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Our Sources
1. Wired.com
Wired writer Mathew Honan gives the Suunto t6c a decent write-up, with some interesting comments about its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, he calls it a "solid upgrade" from the old T6, although he's critical of the "wimpy" PC-only software.
Review: Data-Driven Timepiece Tracks More Than Heart Rate, Mathew Honan, June 27, 2008
This blog entry by fitness enthusiast Jan Musil offers a good comparative analysis of the Garmin Forerunner 405 and the Suunto t6c. He seems to favor the Suunto but doesn't offer a specific recommendation. The main blog post is followed by a few useful comments from readers.
Review: Q: Garmin Forerunner 405 or Suunto t6c?, Jan Musil, June 29, 2008
3. Amazon.com
Amazon.com has about three dozen owner-written reviews of the Suunto T6, a close predecessor to the current t6c. Some owners post just a sentence or two, but several offer well-considered critical reviews with useful discussions of the Suunto's strengths and weaknesses.
Review: Suunto T6 Wristop Personal Trainer with Heart Rate Monitor, Contributors to Amazon.com
GearPatrol.com calls itself the "definitive men's lifestyle and leisure journal." The Suunto t6c heart-rate monitor is discussed in a short editorial review. The focus here is mainly on features and there's an unfortunate lack of balance.
Review: Suunto t6c Heart Rate Monitor, Patrick Tuttle, Aug. 12, 2008
5. 3Luxe.com
Editors at 3Luxe.com have included the Suunto t6c heart-rate monitor as one of their top three sport-watch picks. There's a decent description of the Suunto's features, but no analysis to speak of.
Review: Suunto t6c, Editors at 3Luxe.com
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