I think the reason for all the comments is a lot of people had problems with their LR's and the customer service was pretty much non existent! I know several people that there units went bad right at the end of warranty, a problem LR knew was going on and they would fix them. LR gave them the option to fix it for approx. $60.00 less than a new one cost and told them they recommended them buying a new one. Also the BlueTooth was crap and never worked and LR never did anything to try and rectify the problem. And then the updates and added features they were supposed to add to the Firmware and app never happened.I like how everyone is bashing the Labradar now that a better version has come out.
I'm sure most of you thought at the time it was pretty slick.
It's been out for years, someone was bound to come out with a better and smaller
version. Look at most electronics.
Look at phones, a lot of people have to buy the newest, even thought it hasn't changed
from the last years model.
Nobody bashes Apples iPhone 12 just because it didn't do this or that as well as the 15
I like how everyone is bashing the Labradar now that a better version has come out.
I'm sure most of you thought at the time it was pretty slick.
It's been out for years, someone was bound to come out with a better and smaller
version. Look at most electronics.
Look at phones, a lot of people have to buy the newest, even thought it hasn't changed
from the last years model.
Nobody bashes Apples iPhone 12 just because it didn't do this or that as well as the 15
Exactly. Current Garmin fans will discover any issues or limitation with the system as it gets more widespread use, just as the original LabRadar users did. How the parent company might handle such discoveries is as yet unknown. Clearly Garmin owners are hoping for excellent support for this unit by the company and if past experience with Garmin is any indication, they will probably get it. Regardless, the widespread anti-LabRadar behavior is not unexpected given the amount of money spent on the Garmin 'upgrade". I mean, if someone just spent $600 on a new radar chronograph to replace their LabRadar, it obviously has to be the best thing since sliced bread, right? The almost confrontational reception of this new LabRadar unit is just another manifestation of the same behavior. If the new LabRadar unit had come out as little as 6 months earlier, would we even be having this discussion? The new LabRadar unit simply offers another choice to those that have not yet purchased the Garmin. I view that as a positive thing.I like how everyone is bashing the Labradar now that a better version has come out.
I'm sure most of you thought at the time it was pretty slick.
It's been out for years, someone was bound to come out with a better and smaller
version. Look at most electronics.
Look at phones, a lot of people have to buy the newest, even thought it hasn't changed
from the last years model.
Nobody bashes Apples iPhone 12 just because it didn't do this or that as well as the 15
Regardless, the widespread anti-LabRadar behavior is not unexpected given the amount of money spent on the Garmin 'upgrade". I mean, if someone just spent $600 on a new radar chronograph to replace their LabRadar, it obviously has to be the best thing since sliced bread, right?
I get that, and that particular sentiment is not unfounded in many cases. But I also suspect the number of users that have been very happy with their LabRadars (such as myself) far outweigh the number of dissatisfied users. But as we know, the "dissatisfied" tend to howl a lot louder than the "satisfied". I just find some of the anti-LabRadar behavior to be petty and childish. OK, maybe some just want to brag on their new Garmin purchase. I get that, and it's fine. But it almost seems as if some people actually feel threatened somehow by this new LabRadar unit, as though they might be made into fools if it were to turn out to be better than the Garmin in some small way. Who cares? The new LabRadar unit will perform however it performs, and we really can't know that yet, so it's not even worth worrying about, IMO. No one that just purchased a Garmin unit will lose a single bit of the utility it had when they purchased it, regardless of whether the new LabRadar turns out to be good or bad. In this day and age of difficult-to-find or nonexistant reloading supplies and utterly stupid lead times for many other shooting-related items, I personally find the notion of having multiple choices to be a good thing.Plenty of us have been unhappy with LR for a long time. It's why, until the Garmin came out, I was sticking with my Magneto on an MK Machining off-barrel mount.
Remember the first A BOMB. Today they are so small you can carry them in a suitcase. Or mount them on the wing of a fighter plane. Not a fan of Labradar. Had one tried it a few times and sold it.Oh yeah’ that’s back when they had I phones with more technology than the Apollo space program and still no one could figure out how to make a small chronograph that wouldn’t miss a shot. They also had eight years to evolve and haven’t made a move until Garmin kicked they’re ass.
Yep I think that ACE in the hole needed to come up a couple years ago with all the finicky crap happening with the LR units. It's Garmin's time to shine. I'm giving Garmin my loyalty. My LR has left the rangeToo little too late IMO.