Yes, given its small footprint it is a great product. Over time I learned to make use of the impressive characteristics (including shortcomings) of these watches very efficiently.
Reception is more than acceptable if you plan ahead and are not in a hurry. But hey, you can take this
GPS with you unnoticed like a normal watch instead of dragging around a dedicated
GPS at least twice the
X9 size like a Garmin Forerunner305 which is - for my taste - ugly and bulky too, but the 305 does hold the much better SirfstarIII state of art GPSreceiver...
This might be interesting
info for you.
Tip:
You must become a free member of www.suuntosports.com first and than subscribe to the 'X9i User's Group' under Communities to be able to read it!
Subscribing is easy: Under "SEARCH FOR COMMUNITIES" type in X9i and subscribe to this Group. When logged in and subscribed to this community you CAN directly click on the "info" link.
And this
site too. It holds a great guidebook for the
X9(i) user.
Robert.