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| System | Acentas | Activio | Polar | Suunto |
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Instruction manual
(language, comprehensibility, volume, usefulness) | (i) Short and compact but sufficient (+) | (i) Very detailed IM in English (+)
(ii) Easily comprehensible (+) | (i) Short instruction in six languages (+)
(ii) Laminated (+)
(iii) Personal instruction by member of staff (+)
(iv) Useful (+)
(v) Only short hardware & installation instruction (−) | (i) No instruction manual (−) |
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Packing
(quality, handling) | (i) Compact backpack (<1 kg) (+)
(ii) Good accessibility & separation of hardware (+)
(iii) Poor quality of packing system (−) | (i) Good arrangement of hardware (+)
(ii) Heavy (+2 kg) (−)
(iii) Hardware & software not fixed in packing (−)
(iv) Poor quality of packing system (−) | (i) Carrying case (+)
(ii) Good quality of packing system (+)
(iii) Good arrangement of single system parts (+)
(iv) Heavy (~3 kg) (−) | (i) Carrying case (+)
(ii) Lightweight (~1kg) (+)
(iii) Poor arrangement of hardware (−) |
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Chest belt
(storage, battery, quality) | (i) Simple snap closing (+)
(ii) Water resistant (+)
(iii) Very good battery (+)
(iv) No internal storage (−) | (i) Simple snap closing (+)
(ii) Water resistant (+)
(iii) Very good battery (+)
(iv) No internal storage (no rating) (−) | (i) Bluetooth USB stick for storage unit (+)
(ii) High storage capacity (+)
(iii) Small, bulky snap closing (−)
(iv) Poor battery (−) | (i) USB reader for storage unit (+)
(ii) Two types of chest belt (±)
(iii) Small snap closing (−)
(iv) No driver for USB (& not found on homepage) (−)
(v) Low storage capacity (−) |
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Receiver
(power consumption, quality, handling, connectivity) | (i) Lightweight (~150 g) (+)
(ii) Connection only via 150 cm USB cable (±)
(iii) Water repellent (+)
(iv) Power connection via USB from computer (+) | (i) Similar to Acentas system (±)
(ii) Satisfactory quality (±)
(iii) Power connection via USB from computer (+)
(iv) Heavy weight antenna (~500 g) (−) | (i) Best quality (+)
(ii) Power independent from computer (±)
(iii) LAN and WLAN connection (+)
(iv) Very heavy (~3 kg) (−)
(v) WLAN connection only <50 m (−)
(vi) WLAN energy consuming (−)
(vii) Plug and power cable necessary (−) | (i) Lightweight (+)
(ii) Good quality (+)
(iii) Power connection via USB from computer (+)
(iv) USB cable cannot be unplugged (−)
(v) Control LED missing (−) |
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