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I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it's quite a simple device

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[-] cinaed666@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Garmin Forerunner 55.
It's the most basic one in the running series, but it works well enough for what I need it to do.
It's the first real "closed ecosystem" device I own, as usually I go the open source route for everything, but Garmin has a good track record and the device has helped me train for a half marathon really well. I put a "casio"-style watch face on it, and I enjoy it a lot.

[-] rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf 9 points 1 year ago

@cinaed666 @twotone I also have the Forerunner 55.

Something to note is that Garmin watches are Linux-friendly and can be used without signing up to their cloud services. You can access the watch as a USB storage device and manually grab the .FIT files on it, which you can then import into tools of your choice (or convert to .GPX for wider compatibility).

[-] martinb 4 points 1 year ago

Very good to know, thanks!

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