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Costco Members: 45mm Garmin Instinct 2 Smartwatch (Graphite) Expired

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: 45mm Garmin Instinct 2 Smartwatch (Graphite, 010-02626-10) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member ScarletWallaby6687 for finding this deal.

Note: A Costco Membership is required to purchase this item.

Features:
  • Water-rated to 100 Meters, Thermal and Shock Resistant
  • Built-in Sports Apps to Take on Running, Biking, Swimming, Strength Training and More
  • Built-in 3-axis Compass and Barometric Altimeter, Plus Multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • All-day Health Monitoring Features that Track your Heart Rate, Sleep, Pulse Ox, Respiration and More
  • Battery Life: up to 28 Days in Smartwatch Mode, up to 30 Hours in GPS Mode

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  • This is $50 lower than the previous FP deal.
  • $100 manufacturer's savings is valid 11/10/23 through 12/28/23. While supplies last. Limit 3 per member.
  • See the forum thread for deal discussion.
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Features:
Water-rated to 100 Meters, Thermal and Shock Resistant
Built-in Sports Apps to Take on Running, Biking, Swimming, Strength Training and More
Built-in 3-axis Compass and Barometric Altimeter, Plus Multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems
All-day Health Monitoring Features that Track your Heart Rate, Sleep, Pulse Ox, Respiration and More
Battery Life: up to 28 Days in Smartwatch Mode
up to 30 Hours in GPS Mode

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This one will give you 7-10 days if you dont use all its features always on.
GW6 probably 1 day max. But they are 2 completely different types of watches..
This one is not really smart, is more like g-shock watch + activities tracker + gps. No touch screen, no apps, no mic, but has music control i think.. It is rugged though.

150$ is good price, close to its real value..
Not solar, but its kinda useless anyway, you need to be outdoors for 10 hours a day to charge it 15% or so, according to some youtube reviews.
This watch will last a month between charges in smartwatch mode.
I think there's something wrong with yours. I regularly get 3-4 weeks in only smartwatch mode. This will go way down with pulse ox or GPS on, though. It sounds like you might have the Gen 1 instinct?

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mogulman1
11-10-2023 at 07:49 AM.
11-10-2023 at 07:49 AM.
Nice. Bought one. Online only right? Going to compare against the Galaxy Watch 6 and return 1. Looking forward to longer battery life.
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11-10-2023 at 08:06 AM.

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11-10-2023 at 08:06 AM.
Quote from mogulman1 :
Nice. Bought one. Online only right? Going to compare against the Galaxy Watch 6 and return 1. Looking forward to longer battery life.
This one will give you 7-10 days if you dont use all its features always on.
GW6 probably 1 day max. But they are 2 completely different types of watches..
This one is not really smart, is more like g-shock watch + activities tracker + gps. No touch screen, no apps, no mic, but has music control i think.. It is rugged though.

150$ is good price, close to its real value..
Not solar, but its kinda useless anyway, you need to be outdoors for 10 hours a day to charge it 15% or so, according to some youtube reviews.
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11-10-2023 at 08:16 AM.
11-10-2023 at 08:16 AM.
This is a solid deal. You get the V4 sensor array for only $150. Only some of the newest models have V5.

See Garmin deals on here all the time, but they are often older models with older sensors.

I'd get one but already have a 255
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mer063
11-10-2023 at 08:20 AM.
11-10-2023 at 08:20 AM.
Quote from j3oomerang :
This is a solid deal. You get the V4 sensor array for only $150. Only some of the newest models have V5.

See Garmin deals on here all the time, but they are often older models with older sensors.

I'd get one but already have a 255
how long does your battery last ? if not using gps, what is realistic time ? not the spec crap they promise
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11-10-2023 at 08:36 AM.
11-10-2023 at 08:36 AM.
Quote from mer063 :
This one will give you 7-10 days if you dont use all its features always on.
GW6 probably 1 day max. But they are 2 completely different types of watches..
This one is not really smart, is more like g-shock watch + activities tracker + gps. No touch screen, no apps, no mic, but has music control i think.. It is rugged though.

150$ is good price, close to its real value..
Not solar, but its kinda useless anyway, you need to be outdoors for 10 hours a day to charge it 15% or so, according to some youtube reviews.
This watch will last a month between charges in smartwatch mode.
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11-10-2023 at 08:41 AM.
11-10-2023 at 08:41 AM.
Quote from mer063 :
how long does your battery last ? if not using gps, what is realistic time ? not the spec crap they promise
highly dependent on your settings.

On my 255, I have GPS, BT, and smartwatch features all off. I bought the watch for tracking heart rate, pulse OX, sleep and workouts. I have sensors set to check every second and I get 6 days between charges.

Now that's with no training (unfortunately, it's been way too long since I've worked out consistently). But obviously logging workouts with GPS everyday will shorten that battery life. Garmin is the only choice for me. I don't want to deal with charging my watch daily while also wanting it to track my sleep.
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SplendidChannel295
11-10-2023 at 09:39 AM.
11-10-2023 at 09:39 AM.
Thanks. I'm jumping on this to replace my Instinct 1 Solar which has started randomly turning off!

The added new features of cycling power meter support and training readiness/status updates should make it integrate into the Garmin ecosystem a little better.

I was planning on going for the Forerunner 265 but at this price, the Instinct 2 serves all my needs.
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wbs3333
11-10-2023 at 10:08 AM.
11-10-2023 at 10:08 AM.
Better than the Kohl's deal. Thanks.
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SpeedEuphoria
11-10-2023 at 10:28 AM.
11-10-2023 at 10:28 AM.
How does this compare to vivoactive 4s?

bought one from buydig on ebay same price
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KnightElm
11-10-2023 at 10:43 AM.
11-10-2023 at 10:43 AM.
For people who own either. The 2 or 2X? I know that the 2X has a bigger screen, battery, flashlight, and solar but are all these features worth the extra cost? This is my first Garmin. Jumping ship from a Galaxy Watch since I don't use the smart phone features all that much and would really like the good battery life.
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scoobdude
11-10-2023 at 10:57 AM.
11-10-2023 at 10:57 AM.
I don't have this model but this is a nice deal. It's a MIP display so it's always on but low power vs amoled. But unlike amoled it requires a backlight in low/no light situations.

All that being said the secret I have found to long battery life is turn off pulse ox and limit your notifications. Doing these two things on my epix with flip to wake since it's an amoled screenn, I get 12 to 15 days when the advertised is 14 days. This included workouts (some with gps).
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11-10-2023 at 11:16 AM.
11-10-2023 at 11:16 AM.
My Instinct Solar started randomly to shut down, just after an update a couple months ago. The update was forced, not optional. I unfortunately, lost confidence in Garmin. Indeed, for up to $150 price this might be an OK purchase, but I don't consider it a great deal if assuming that eventually the watch will stop working. Consider it $150 cost up to the warranty expiration.
As someone said, you can get more reliability and better battery life on a solar Gshock - I have Casio watches over 15 year old, they all work as they did on day one. The Solar Gshock works eternally.
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