Great to see Garmin have announced a new version of the Foretrex. I was worried that it had been scrapped in favour of the Fenix.
I like my old Foretrex 401, I think it is a rather underrated model. Its a nice size, handy to strap to a rucksack, or on your handlebars, a lot neater than an Etrex etc.
New one claims 48 hours battery life, from 2 AAAs. Or 1 week in UltraTrac mode. So plenty for most audax, or even a week touring.
It can use GPS, Glonass, and Galileo - the first Garmin with Galileo support?
Plus the usual Bluetooth stuff for uploading to Garmin Connect and phone notifications. And it seems better support for bike speed or cadence sensors - an annoyance with the 401.
Only thing I'm not sure about is the memory for tracks. It says '10,000 points', which seems a bit limiting for longer trips, or recording 1 point per second. Don't know if there is any option for more saved / archived tracks.
There's also a Foretrex 701, seems the only difference is some sort of 'ballistics' calculations, designed for long-range shooting at stuff, it costs £300 more.
I think I will be buying a 601 shortly.