Got it! My Index BPM arrived today, straight from Garmin. I was pleasantly surprised that it shipped ahead of Garmin's estimated schedule. I'm amazed that I'm the first to post here about actually having it, and that I haven't seen any reviews anywhere yet! I seem to be the first!
First impressions:
- Normal Garmin gray box
- Made in China, like the Index S2 smart scale, but unlike most of Garmin's products which are made in Taiwan
- Included Duracell batteries are also made in China
- Cuff is somewhat heavy and feels sturdy and durable
- I'm a thin guy but not tiny. I was toward the smaller side of using the cuff, with a lot of fabric left over. You'd have to have huge biceps/triceps for the cuff to be too small.
- Pairing with Garmin Connect via Bluetooth was quick and easy, as was setting up Wifi.
- It was easy to take a measurement, but my very first measurement did not sync with GCM and is missing. The second measurement, a few minutes later, synced to GCM.
- Like the Index S2, it syncs via Wifi. Unlike the Index S2, you can also reconnect to Bluetooth to sync and to change settings. (On the Index S2, after initial setup, sync is exclusively via Wifi.)
- Settings in GCM include Appearance (just your name or initials), User settings (Gender, weight, height, birthdate), General (just Wifi), and Manage Users.
- There's nothing on the device or in GCM about firmware version or firmware updates, and I wasn't prompted to do an update. GC Web says software version is 1.05.
- In GCM, the blood pressure card showed in my My Day after the second, successfully synced measurement, at the bottom of the list. You can then rearrange the cards as usual.
- Blood pressure is also available in the Health section of GCM, and in the Daily Summary of Garmin Connect Web.
- I'm not using multiple users so I can't comment on that.
Honestly, I wasn't in the market for a blood pressure monitor - I got this because I always like putting more health data in Garmin Connect!
I'll add more later if I have more to add. Add your own thoughts or questions!
