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I've downloaded the GPS data and comparing the two the Fenix 5 Plus is a definite winner. I've only done one hike so far, I had the Garmin Fenix 5 Plus using GPS + Galileo on my left wrist and the 5X using just GPS on my right wrist. I never used the Around Me feature in part because it was so painfully slow. In the same location on the Fenix 5 Plus it took just 12 seconds. I timed it just now on Dartmoor, fairly empty of features, and it took 42 seconds to load the Around Me screen. On the Fenix 5X it took a long, long time to load this feature. The 'Around Me' navigation feature lets you view nearby features on a map and navigate to them. I also notice that the processor may be a bit faster. But just tested it on the Fenix 5 Plus and it works fine. I notice 16 months later Garmin have finally fixed the Grade data field - right from when I first bought my Fenix 5X that had not worked. This works quite well and provides more detail than the Garmin 5X built in maps. I have now disabled all the built in maps and installed the TalkyToaster Standard free map plus contour lines. Which has made uploading a TalkyToaster map all the more important! The Garmin 5 Plus maps are missing roads and features that appear on the 5X device.

The other thing I noticed is the Garmin 5X built in maps are more extensive and more detailed - at least from a hiking in remote areas perspective. Why couldn't Garmin have given an option to select which USB mode - mass storage or MTP - we wanted to use. But Garmin BaseCamp can't see this virtual drive and so can't be directly used with the watch - unlike older models of the Fenix. I can now connect to the watch with the options above.

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One advantage of SyncMate over the android file transfer software is other software on your Mac can see the drive ( except Garmin basecamp ).īoth methods add an extra layer of complexity and time.

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So if you plan to use Garmin's own Birds Eye Maps you can't without a Windows 10 computer.Ģ) SyncMate Expert software that enables Mac's to mount MTP USB connections. So if you have a Mac and plan to upload routes ( courses ), new maps or interact via computer rather than WiFi then you are out of luck! Garmin Express works and does have a course creation feature but its not intuitive or easy to use. I contacted Garmin support and they have told me the lack of Mac compatibility is not a bug - its by design. I connected it to a friends Windows computer and it worked fine - I could see the watch as a drive.Īnyway its made me feel rather frustrated with the watch as I'm having to find way round it lack of Mac compatibility. Nor can I directly import to RubiTrack Pro ( though you can sync other ways ).įor me this is a real pain.

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So there is no way under the Mac OS to connect via Garmin BaseCamp, nor to upload new maps ( such as the TalkyToaster maps ). But the watch does not appear as an external drive. I can still connect via Garmin Express and sync activities/settings. With the new Garmin Fenix 5 Plus they have changed the USB connection mode. It meant I could also connect via Garmin BaseCamp to transfer maps, courses and so on. This allowed easy file transfer ( route/activities ) and the easy upload of new maps. With my previous Garmin Fenix 5X I could connect to my Mac and see the watch as another drive. But the issue may also apply to Windows 7 and 8 - but I'm not 100% sure. Windows 10 users can ignore this as it doesn't apply. As a Mac user I wanted to point out a feature for me that is a major show stopper.

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