But what do you need updates for? If it’s not internet connected then security isn’t a huge concern. So long as it can still do all the stuff it did when you bought it I don’t see a problem
AFAIK they are still fully functional with all features at time of sale still available to them. It’s not like they bricked the devices or stopped supporting them in the app or the Garmin ecosystem.
I’m still using an FR630 and have an old etrex legend as a backup on my boat. I’ve never seen Garmin take anything away featurewise. Battery life or charge ports have typically be the end of life or repair decision for the Garmin devices I’ve had over the years. The ones that take AAs are all still good to go.
I still have an old FR235 that’s about a decade old now as a backup, aside from the battery life being very poor (it lasts just long enough for a 1h run on a full charge) it works fine.
I mean, even if it was released end of 2023, that’s two years now, not just one…
The point being, they abandoned updating it last year after roughly only a year and a half since its release.
People who still own one now have had it for two years and possibly some change. That doesn’t have anything to do with how quickly Garmin dropped it.
I am still getting monthly updates on my Fenix 7X, with bugfixes and sometimes new features - 23.48 was released on 12/5
My Fenix 5 got last updated in 2022, but still works fine despite being almost 9 years old, still on the original battery too.
But what do you need updates for? If it’s not internet connected then security isn’t a huge concern. So long as it can still do all the stuff it did when you bought it I don’t see a problem
AFAIK they are still fully functional with all features at time of sale still available to them. It’s not like they bricked the devices or stopped supporting them in the app or the Garmin ecosystem.
I’m still using an FR630 and have an old etrex legend as a backup on my boat. I’ve never seen Garmin take anything away featurewise. Battery life or charge ports have typically be the end of life or repair decision for the Garmin devices I’ve had over the years. The ones that take AAs are all still good to go.
I still have an old FR235 that’s about a decade old now as a backup, aside from the battery life being very poor (it lasts just long enough for a 1h run on a full charge) it works fine.