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 Not So Good Nov 17, 2008
I bought this with the idea of no longer carrying a smart phone. Well i was only able to sync it once. After that i got an error message about the watch and an invalid response. So i called customer service. Told me to change the battery. So I changed the battery and was able to sync it a total of 3 more times. Then i got the invaid response. Called customer service again. Told me to ship it to them. 3 weeks has passed and i have not heard anyting. Bought a new smart phone in the meantime. Not a good idea.
 Ironman data Link Nov 02, 2008
Bought for my son who runs X-country and track. Very easy to initially setup and very intuitive to use. Built really well. Computer interface sort of a "gee wiz" factor but does what it says. Makes setting reminders and such much easier than doing it on the watch. Great product at a great price
Everything a thumbs up Oct 31, 2008
Over the years, I have bought a lot of watches and damaged/lost almost all of them, then, I bought myself this Data Link. This watch is sturdy and great looking.
The watch is a master piece. Its not just a watch but personal assistant on the wrist. All the functionalities it provides are very usable unlike the other so called Data watches. It seamlessly syncs up with Outlook and pulls in all contacts. There is no need to worry in case your cell phone battery plays tyrant. The 200 lap memory on the stopwatch is just great for keeping a tab on my running. The password protected notes section keeps the bank details safe and handy. Schedules, appointments, tasks, occasions, world time and what not. This watch has everything. The icing on the cake is that there is a hyper active yahoogroup on the watch, which keeps churning out new softwares for the watch every now and then.
The watch is completely customizable. You can select the programs you want on the watch and rearrange their order too. So if you need more memory for your contacts, the schedules can be bumped off and the stop watch can be reduced to just 5 laps. Marvelous.
One small glitch is that it can only sync up with one computer. So you cannot sync up simultaneously with your PC at home and office. If you try connecting it to a new PC, it resets all the preferences. This can be worked around by carrying all the required data files in a USB thumb drive. I have not tried this though.
In short, you need not waste time over the reviews, this watch is a steal even at $150.
 Decent watch but still a disappointment Oct 26, 2008
I bought this model to replace an older DataLink watch I had purchased many, many years ago. That one replaced the original model I bought in it's debut. This new Ironman seemed a bit more stylish and I imagined that it's functionality would be markedly improved with the advent of all this new technology. I was wrong.
If anything, in my opinion it is less functional that the originals. For the most part, once the data is written on your computer and uploaded to the watch, there is no altering it without going back to the program on the computer. No editing capability on the watch itself. You can turn things off or on and in certain instances delete things but you can not add or edit squat. I know the old edit ability was clunky but it was still handy to have in a pinch and I really miss that feature a lot.
Is the PDA like functionality at all worthwhile? To a small degree, yes but overall it has lost it's luster to me. Some of the file formats used are a little quirky (such as the sound files for your alarms only being playable via your PC Speaker (NOT through your sound card and your peripheral speakers). Not a big deal, just strange that they would not make any and all the data more transparent and mainstream to the average user.
The other big disappointment to me was the one "wow" or super-nerd selling point of the original watches was the optical interface built in to get the data to and from your PC and the watch. That interface was replaced with a proprietary "USB" connection cable (which is more than a bit cumbersome) and in my opinion, poorly designed. The "James Bond"-like coolness is gone. Perhaps I'm jaded (or simply spoiled from the older models),but I would love to have seen them use some sort of RF/Bluetooth or wiz-bang tech interface.
As far as it being an Ironman, that remains to be seen but from what I've read it isn't the case. I still wear the watch and continue to use the alarms. Overall I'm not sorry I bought it but I am no longer excited and haven't the slightest inclination to show any friends or colleagues what I had hoped would be my new cool tech toy.
I will not be buying another one any time soon or replacing this one when it stops working.
Your SOP may think you're anal about this, but... Oct 07, 2008
At first, my girlfriend [your SOP], thought that putting data on my watch was a sign of my feeble memory, however, her opinions have recently changed. To the point, we were taking a trip to NM. Unbeknownst to her, I had downloaded the to/fm flight numbers, times, car-rental confirmation numbers, etc. Any time she wanted information [you know how women are], I just went to the watch and there it was ...instant gratification. At one point, she needed the hotel number, and, at that time, it was just to awkward to dig through her bag of 'paper' information. To the watch we went ...pulled up the number ...took care of business. No fuss. No muss. This is so cool.
Do you have passwords you need to remember? Yep ...on the watch. Only issue with that is that the passwords display in upper-case, so, if you have a case-sensitive password, you're going to have to remember the case. Other than that, that little item has saved me a few times since I have about 20 different passwords for business, banks, and the rest. How many times have you been on a phone or on the computer and needed a password? I know you have them 'somewhere', but now you have it right there with a few pushes of the buttons.
Another goodie ...put in the year of some one's birthday or an anniversary, and it tells you how old they are or how long they've been married ...or how long you've been married [you know how women are].
Anyway, I am enjoying the watch ...and now my girlfriend has me putting "her" information on the watch [no ladies version yet]. So, your SOP may think you're anal to have this type of information loaded to a watch, but they can be convinced pretty quick that it's more than just a toy.
Enjoy!!!
William
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