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(More customer reviews)I used Polar heart watches for years (nearly 20 years!) but (a) the infrared transfer of data between computer and watch is unreliable and (b) Polar doesn't make software for Apple Macintosh. So I was seduced to buy this top-end Nike watch.
The Nike software works on my Mac and the radio transfer works great (the pulsing blue receiver is cool, too!).
So, what's the problem???
The problem is that the Nike software is FAR more primitive than the Polar software. The watch can't track calorie burn, the graphing of data is extremely limited and, in general, the Polar software just provides a lot more exercise data, with more display options, than the Nike software.
I wrote to Nike with this feedback but they didn't reply.
The watch and the motion sensor work fine (the sensor is quite accurate). But if you are choosing between the top-end Polar and this Nike unit (and you are PC based, not Mac) go for the Polar watches.
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Keep your training time on track as well as your fitness levels with the Nike Triax Elite HRM/SDM digital watch, which includes an easy-to-use heart rate monitor providing highly accurate heart rate and pace information. It also includes a foot-mounted speed and distance monitor. Its target training zones feature let you program your ideal heart and training zones, with alerts for when you are outside of the pre-set zone. Digital transmission provides accurate data in all environments, minimizing cross-talk from other wireless devices. You can also download/upload workout data and customized settings between the watch and your PC (Mac and Windows) with the included training software, which enables you to set goals, build training plans, log workouts and analyze results.
The Triax Elite has a 100-lap memory and a data mode that provides lap time, split time, average pace and average HR for each lap count. Other features include a stainless steel back, Nike Electrolite one-touch backlighting and water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet).
About Nike Nike watches are built to endure extreme outdoor conditions without missing a beat and they adhere to the company's founding mission statement: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. And as Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman would add--if you have a body, you're an athlete. Ever since the fateful day in 1971 when University of Oregon track coach Bowerman poured rubber into his wife's waffle iron, technological innovation has been the spark that lights Nike's fire. The Waffle outsole transformed the running world and soon after Nike Air evolved Nike's revolutionary impact on sports. Beyond shoes--from watches and eyewear to carry gear and even socks--Nike is committed to giving athletes of every make, model and body style, who compete and recreate in ways never before imagined, the very best performance product. Here are just a few important dates in Nike's journey:
American record-holder Steve Prefontaine becomes the first major track athlete to wear Nike brand shoes in 1973.
At the 1976 Olympic Trials, Nike shoes are seen in abundance for the first time--worn by young, rising stars in both middle- and long-distance events.
The first athlete to win an Olympic medal wearing Nike shoes is British runner, Steve Ovett in the 1980 Moscow Games
The Just Do It advertising campaign began in 1988, and is now ensconced in the Americana exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum.
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