Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@TELE-HO i know, but a minor group (including me), are a little bit more prone to addictions than others. Reaching 40k steps each day is a killer. It really helps when you can turn that feature off.

freeheeler

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
then you better leave it switched on and face your addiction to overcome it

sartoric

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
Lower the goal to 100

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@TELE-HO impossible ️. Seriously, it’s not something you want to experience.

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@sartoric 100 steps a day?. I’m more l kind of a 1-point-something-million…

But it should be possible to turn it off.

freeheeler

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
I’m working in an office and try to move in my free time a bit… sometimes I don’t even get 5k steps
but maybe you can place this request in the firmware update/feature suggestion rather that in this thread?

ianshowalter

@pilleus There’s actually a reason expensive watches with built in OHR tend to have worse readings than cheaper fitness trackers: weight. The heavier that one-sided weight is on your wrist, the more likely it is to bounce around a little and mess up the HR data. So, yes, generally that base-model activity tracker is going to track your heart rate during activities like running better than an S9 or a Fenix. It’s paradoxical, but it’s a limitation of wrist-based HR.

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@TELE-HO Thanks for your advice, I’m new to this forum, so after reading a bit here, I thought this was the best place

freeheeler

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
no worries!
Johann has created this thread to give people the chance to compare a bit more between older watches and the S9B…
it finally made me buy the S9B

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@TELE-HO great .
I’ve always seen myself as a Garmin man, but I’ve used a lot of watches since I’m reviewing them for my website. Over the last months I’ve started to miss the Suunto 9 Baro. Garmin has so many more features, but there was something about Suunto 9 that made me feel that it was “bombproof”. I could have walked into a storm and found my way out.

I great thing about Suunto 9 though, is that it seems to have such great hardware that it doesn’t get old very fast. It just depends on the firmware. Really thinking of buying another one. Again

freeheeler

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
a second S9B? …yes, why not? …Suunto offers special editions every now and then.
I remember an Ambit3 Peak Nepal… or like my Red Bull X-Alps version

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge

@TELE-HO yes, I’ve had plenty of them actually. I bought the Red Bull X-Alp Edition, but you know, white makes me look more tan, so I sold it immediately .
I think I will buy either the standard white one, or a customised one.

Not sure though how the internal hardware like processor and storage compare to other devices like new Garmin, Polar and Coros watches, or older Suunto models like the Ambit 3 which is legendary, or the new Suunto 5. I hope Suunto 9 is so “powerful” that it can keep up with newer devices for a long time.

johann.fuehrer

@TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

Johann has created this thread to give people the chance to compare a bit more between older watches and the S9B…
it finally made me buy the S9B

Maybe this get’s me an invitation to #SUUNTOSUMMIT

freeheeler

@johann-fuehrer
good luck

Saketo Nemo

@TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

it finally made me buy the S9B

I do not believe it, I do not believe it at all !
enjoy it !

freeheeler

@Saketo-Nemo
sorry, it’s not the best pic… but that’s all I can do with left arm in splint…

freeheeler

@Saketo-Nemo
I really like it!
…but I don’t use notifications as I don’t want to get even more distraction, I don’t use 24/7 HR as it is inaccurate with my preferred strap tightness and I don’t use sleep tracking as I am not wearing a watch at night normally
the rest is great and I enjoy it
…of course some things could become improved or added… but we’ll see…

stromdiddily

Lucky enough to have tried the gamut of recent sport watches and my ultimate conclusion is that none of them have enough bells and whistles to pull me from the accuracy and reliability of my A3P.

The S9 was really close but the everyday wear battery life (even w activity tracking turned off) and lack of POI functionality are absolute killers for me.

freeheeler

@stromdiddily
the battery life of s9b is half of a3p in watch mode, that’s true and a bit of a drawback… my cellphone needs a recharge every 1 or 2 days… so I need to be around power or carry a powerbank anyway. this did not keep me away from taking the step to the future, even though I really love my a3p.

I can’t judge about poi as I’ve never ever used it…

a3p still is a brilliant watch but I also enjoy s9b with 5 to 7 parameters screen, dynamic battery life settings during activity, graphic HR zones etc

freeheeler

I tested route planning, sync and navigation yesterday. works great! I’m looking forward for vacation end of next week. I don’t have to prepare a hike or two that we might want to do already at home. I can do that spontaneous on site