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Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by BeetleB »

davzie wrote: post #14
BeetleB wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was about to ask that - I somehow doubt it will last 2 years if you keep the step counter + Bluetooth on.

Bluetooth stays on only for three minutes and then turns itself off once you're done syncing stuff. I have had one for nearly two years now (ABL-100WE). Absolutely love it.

OK, but what about the step counter. Can it really last 2 years with the step counter continuously on?

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by dingaling »

Like their G-Shock watches, the actual area dedicated to showing the time is overwhelmed by superfluous elements. Must be barely 20% of the top surface that actually performs its primary function.

When I look at my watch I want to see the time, not wasted space announcing "Casio Step Tracker" or "Water Resist" ( which isn't even proper English).

I moved to Timex a few years ago as their basic digital watches have nice big numerals for the time display.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by caseyohara »

Markoff wrote: post #8

shame it doesn't have notifications, otherwise it would be perfect so I guess I'm staying on my third Amazfit Bip since Pebble Time 2 has insane price

That's an interesting take. I wear a non-smart watch specifically because I don't want notifications or any smart features. I wore an Apple watch for years but went back to a dumb analog watch when I got tired of the distractions.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by kakacik »

bluGill wrote: post #20
huntercaron wrote: post #5

Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?

My phone is sitting on my desk now connected to a charger - meaning any pacing I'm doing at the moment it not tracked. When I cook I often set my phone on the counter with the recipe - again while I'm moving all over. I often go to the bathroom in the middle of the night without bringing my phone. I hate watches, but one would be better for step tracking - it is more likely to be on me to track information.

Step tracking is for health reasons. Unless you do activities you describe 12h a day, every day, whether they are counted or not doesnt move the proverbial health needle a bit

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by Reubachi »

jvandonsel wrote: post #21
bradleyg_ wrote: post #11

Does it fix the terrible backlight on the F-91W though..

The old Illuminator model has a much better backlight. https://www.amazon.com/Casio-F105W-1A-Illuminator-Sport-Watc...

The G shocks have the same new abysmal backlight.

I bought one with a slick (new) dark red face....which lights up bright pink from the one white LED on the left side of the face.

Even in the marketing/landing page for this watch which is linked in post.....they show the backlight feature, looking like it's missing an LED.

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by eloeffler »

It seems to me that it's a slightly more affordable repackaging of the ABL-100WE. The features are the same, so is battery life.

That said, I really like this because the ABL-100WE comes with metal bands and I'd really like another watch with a rubber band :)

https://www.casio.com/de/watches/casio/vintage/product.ABL-1...

Re: Casio F-B100W-1A

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Post by eloeffler »

bradleyg_ wrote: post #11

Does it fix the terrible backlight on the F-91W though..

If it's the same movement as the ABL-100WE, I think it may.

The ABL-100WE has an orange light that stays on for either 1.5 or 3 seconds (configurable) and provides some decent light.

The display contrast doesn't seem to be quite as good as it used to be with older movements, though.

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