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Other Resources => Component Deals & Selection => Topic started by: raisinberry777 on May 15, 2025, 06:35:01 AM
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Replacing the P505. Same price:
https://www.magene.com/en/pes/217-pes-p515-power-meter-set.html
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So what are the improvements? It looks a bit lighter (~25g or so) and accuracy change from 1.5 to 1%? Am I missing something?
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Was asking myself the same question. Here are the specs side-by-side. Not really any "real" changes, just some minor improvements. But then again, the price is the same. If performance is the same or even slightly better, I'm okay with a minor product refresh. Better than all the "silent updates" some other Chinese companies do (ehem Ltwoo). Would be a different story if they increased the price by 50 or even 100 USD.
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Agree. No desire to replace my p505, but improved battery life, weight and accuracy are good iterations. I also think they've made the back of it a little lower profile as the incompatibility warning for BB386 and T47I is gone and replaced with
*Compatible with 68mm-86.5mm standard road bike bottom brackets.
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Agree. No desire to replace my p505, but improved battery life, weight and accuracy are good iterations. I also think they've made the back of it a little lower profile as the incompatibility warning for BB386 and T47I is gone and replaced with
Ah yes, that's great news. I was looking for this info but couldn't see it anywhere.
I probably phrased my original post poorly - I did not mean to suggest that I was disappointes. I was just wondering what's different in the new version.