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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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