The 210 is targeted either at runners who only wanted a basic GPS watch or the ladies (with its pink color etc). It's simple to use though.. at the expense you won't be able to customize the data fields (that's the fields that's displayed on the watch such as Distance, Pace, Time). In terms of size, the 210 is quite small and most won't recognize it as a GPS watch.

The 410 is larger than the 210 but slightly smaller than the old 405 (which it supercedes). If you are looking for the 405 features then the 410 is what you should get now.

However the 610 is really what you should be looking at. It offers everything the 410 has and slightly more (but I've to admit the "more" features of 610 is not really that useful so it's more marketing talk than anything else). The main reason you'll want to get the 610 and not the 41x series would be the touch screen on the 610 which is a whole lot easier to use - especially in the middle of the race.

The only downside of the 610 is the battery contact point corrosion that some runners seem to be encountering but that's a mixed bag as some seems to be fine with theirs.

The bezel in the 41x series was an innovative feature when it was first released many years back. It's still easy to use etc but do note the "locking" issue that Tenno mentioned ie when the bezel surface has sweat, it tends to confuse the bezel contact and become unresponsive to your touch. The 610 with its touch point method does not suffer from this problem (and one of the main reason I bought it, the 405 is now my backup).

One trick I used with my 405 is to bezel-lock the watch once I'm set it ready to start the race. In bezel-lock mode, you can still use the start/stop timer button... but somehow sweat, etc does not cause bezel lockdown.

Hmm.. if you can get the 410 for just RM50 more than the 210, I will strongly suggest you grab the 410. Unless you are fashion conscious and needed a slim looking watch to go on non-running days. When you are running, doesn't really matter if the GPS watch is slightly larger, right? The 410 is not that larger than 210 but the extra flexibility in the functionality will be worth your RM50.

Choi's 610 pricing is very good considering it would be around RM1200 retail.

btw Choi is that with or without the HRM (heart-rate monitor) strap?

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Added on July 1, 2012, 3:37 pmthis might be helpful
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/10/quick-t...forerunner.html

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Added on July 1, 2012, 3:39 pmand if you looked at this comparison page, the 410 is only 0.2 cm thicker? My bet is with 410. :)

http://www.gpscompared.net/garmin-forerunner-210-vs-410/

This post has been edited by jack208: Jul 1 2012, 03:39 PM

Does FGR allow pets to run? I thought they dropped that idea? I was looking fwd to that actually until for some reasons they couldn't execute that (maybe permission issue). They are still supporting PAWS in this run as beneficiaries but dun think there's any doggy run.