Garmin Vivofit 2 $97.99 tax in Shop.ca w $40 coupon

too bad it doesn't have heart beat monitor.

It's 96.99 right now at Costco. Comes with small and large bands in black and purple colors.

It's a little more once you add the tax, for sure. But once you factor the 90-day return policy to try it to see how you like it, I think it's worth it.

SU-FI wrote: ↑It's 96.99 right now at Costco. .

I was looking in my local Costco, but they only had the first version of the Vivofit and not the Vivofit 2. Online, Costco.ca only has the 2nd version for $119.99.
Just about anything that didn't work well or was missing in the 1st version have been corrected or added to the 2nd.
Without a backlight, a band that won't stay on and no audio, you may want to use the 90 days and bring the 1st generation back.

are these things any better than a smartwatch? Other than 1+ year life it seems lacking.

alfield77 wrote: ↑are these things any better than a smartwatch? Other than 1+ year life it seems lacking.

It depends on what features you're looking for. I was just looking for a fitness tracker with a good battery life and could get wet. I figured that there was no point in trying to use a device for tracking if it was always on the charger. I already have a phone, computer and tablet that all work well for reading emails. If I receive a text message, I'd likely have to get the phone out anyway to be able to reply. I also have a Garmin GPS, foot pod and heart rate strap. This would just add to, and work with what I already have.

If you were looking for a Garmin smart watch, they have the vivosmart and the vivoactive. http://sites.garmin.com/en-US/vivo/

codier wrote: ↑too bad it doesn't have heart beat monitor.

You can add any ANT+ HRM to work with it.