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Review on πŸ“± Garmin Remote Edge by Eddie Fowler

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Almost there, but the Garmin misses the mark.

I use this with Garmin 820. Works very well and is reliable. The first click connects it to the 820. The reason I didn't give 4 or 5 stars was because only one of the three buttons is programmable, screen selection, but the ease of use is heavy at the speed and I don't need a circle button. I use 3 screens on a bike. I was hoping to be able to press a button to access each of the three screens I use. Simple and easy. How it works is stupid. You press the side button to scroll through the data pages and LONG press to save. Try long-pressing and going to the page you want when you're driving at 25 mph. Forget it. If you don't, the thing becomes less useful. I understand what they were trying to achieve and why, but that narrows the use case. Would I buy it again, hmm, probably not. Am I using it because I have it? Yes, but it's more of a toy and the weight of the bike adds a lot to the value. The tirade: When is Garmin hiring usability engineers to work alongside their product teams?! Do you speak. Another reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it didn't let me move faster. :) haha.

Pros
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  • Negative present