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Our apologies to Suunto for the misinformation.The included PC-based Trek Manager (sorry, Mac usersno Mac software exists or is planned) is, unfortunately, disappointing. Out of the box, traces from the watch simply display as red lines on a blank background. No maps are included, and you have to pay $99 each for the compatible National Geographic map setsa bit of ruse, in my opinion. This is somewhat mitigated, however, by the free download that lets you export traces to Google Earth. There are some Replica Cartier Santos W20060D6 Mens Watch gotchas here, too, thoughyou can only download from the watch to Google Earth, not via the Suunto software. Minor but annoying.Ive included screenshots (below) from a couple of traces thus downloaded into Google Earth. The smooth trace along highway I-5 was taken with myself as a passenger, holding the X9i flat and above the window line of the car in 1-second mode. Works fabulously.

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