Happy to see this deal come up on Sam's. I've been following this product and knew it would be closing out before the Fexix 8 came out. It does a remarkable amount of activities and detailed stats that one could need. It is an excellent buy while still available!

Garmin makes the best GPS %26 Fitness Trackers. It doesn't have exactly as much integration with my iPhone as an Apple Watch Ultra, that means I look at the Garmin Connect App rather than Apple Health App for the same stats, %26 text through my phone rather than watch. For the GPS %26 activity tracking it's worth that trade.

I started my hike/backpack watch use with the Garmin Fenix 3. Once you learn which buttons are linked to which features, it is easy! I love how easy it is to view the watch face especially as I get older! The one thing to keep in mind with all smart watches, you need to update the watch on a regular basis.

I've had this Epix for about a year now and decided I should give a rating for anyone interested. I'm very happy with this watch and Garmin overall. I'm a long time fan boy of their products (I own a Marine Chartplotter and an RV GPS). I think their best feature is usability. The UI is familiar yet feature packed and everything just works. No wonky software, no botched updates and very durable. Everything I need in a smart fitness watch and nothing I don't. I'll get another Garmin when this one ages out .

I was gifted this watch by a friend who isn't a fan of Garmin. Best gift ever! The battery lasts forever! The screen auto-locks when in an activity so if I bump the watch on something, the stat is still running. It's not too heavy but is a solid. They discontinued this line but I would re-buy this watch every-time. Zero complaints.

Bright screen? Check Advanced health metrics? Check Training coaching? Check Battery life approaching 2 weeks? Check Reliable path navigation? Check Big screen for displaying lots of info? Check Fast GPS connection? Check Easy set up on a well thought out app? Check Comfortable and secure band? Check Music on wrist? Check Money on wrist? Check Messages on wrist? Check Notifications on wrist? Check Its a fantastic watch for running, hiking, outdoor sports….you name it. This is an excellent upgrade from my Vivofit HR, which i loved.

If you're tired of a certain fruit watch dying by days end, the Garmin Epix is your next purchase. Dozens of features, hundreds of face options and a battery that lasts well over a week. The Epix is stylish and so much cheaper than any fruit watch.

This is a phenomenal watch and because it was a 2022 release, you can get it at deeply discounted prices now, i only have two issues with it: - The elevation data seems to always be over stated compared to strava and even other garmin models. Somehow I havent been able to figure that one out. - garmin has stopped sending new updates to it, for example, Fenix 8 has rucking but our generation (Fenix7/Epix) will not get it and this is a business decision. Our watch is perfectly capable of being able to host a rucking app which allows you to enter pack weight etc BUT they just don't want to send it!

I bought for the sole purpose of the dog tracking thru the Alpha 300. Linked fine but then wouldn't leave the map page. Spent 2 hours in the phone with support, they couldn't figure it out either. Next day happened to hit a different sequence of buttons and it worked - per the written instruction it should not have worked. Once working, I liked the function of the dog tracking but in the Pro View the directional arrow is too small. It's hard to see at a glance - you have to really look at it which somewhat defeats the purpose of the watch.

I regret having purchased the Epix over the Fenix. I have never had confidence in the heart rate monitor. It once went completely haywire and altered my heart rate zones considerably. Recently, it wouldn't connect to my phone. I had to completely reset it. Since then, it has given me very different metric for things like VO2. It's probably good that Garmin discontinued this watch. It's fairly low quality and it's the first Garmin product I've owned in 20+ years that has me considering an Apple watch.