"The definition of insanity is...

Me too

same here - just paid 500€ for some 'nice to haves'

us lot are crazy...

You are experiencing G.A.S. ! ...... Gear acquisition syndrome

#metoo-ifallowedtosayso

I'm hoping the firmware will be a lot better sorted out-of-the-box than the previous Edge units I've bought.  The 840 appears to be virtually identical to the 1040 software-wise so, the hope is, that it benefited from many of those teething problems being resolved.  One I'm still concerned about is the ability to turn off lock-on-road, which I don't think has been fixed yet on the 1040.  I want my indicated position and recorded track to reflect my actual position and track, not a fictional track on the nearest road.

>>>I wouldn't bet on it<<<

Yep.  That's crazy part, expecting it to be different this time.

Guilty.  I'm currently trying to decide to solar or not.  Solar would be cool, but I'm not sure it's more than that based on what I'm seeing in the reviews.  The flipside is that it does (invisible solar panel) reduce brightness and clarity on the screen.

I'm pretty sure I'm going 840, no solar.

That's same as dcrainmakers recommendation 

https://youtu.be/4p0OJ7caJsw

Are you sure this is not fixed? It's one of my pet peeves and I am able to switch that off. It's just that the lock on road option is difficult to find, i.e. if you tell me where it is, I cannot tell you off my head