Unless you need a device that works in the rain… I bought an 830 after believing Garmin’s hype that the touch screen was vastly improved and could be used with gloves and/or in the rain. First ride in the rain proved that to be false. Garmin swapped me out to a 530 and gave me a check for the price difference. I did go with the 840 this time around since they added all the required buttons to run the computer without the touch screen. I like the touch screen for some things, but it’s always locked out when racing and most of the time when training.
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I really like my Edge 830 - APART from in the rain. I tend to lock the screen when it starts raining.
The 1030 is also bad in the rain for me and I locked it also but I think I read a review that my screen protector is making it worse!
Been very happy with my 840, but cracked the screen a few months ago and now that crack has grown to multiple cracks. Amazingly it still works, but want to replace it. 850 price sucks, but I like new things and would rather get a new model than another 840.
I rarely do rides over 3 hours and am pretty used to charging everything regularly so I’m not too worried about the battery life. I’ve got a charging station set up in my workshop for my AXS batteries and the Garmin charger is right next to them.
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