Personally, I like the CED 7000 (got mine from
Speed Shooter Specialties).
It's small, lightweight, has a display that shows lots of information at once, and has plenty of options like microphone sensitivity, beep loudness, even a silent "listen" mode and a stopwatch mode.
Everything is menu-driven so it's very
easy to set up PAR times, delay times, etc. However, it does take a little longer since you have to dive into the menus to get there.
It's rechargeable, and in my experience holds plenty of charge for multiple days of training or matches. I've also got their AAA adapter (which can power the timer itself or just recharge it) and there is also a car charger available.
The original ones weren't particularly durable, and my first CED 7000 did in fact shut down permanently in the middle of a class earlier this year. Speed Shooter Specialties replaced it free of charge under CED's warranty, no fuss no muss. Now I've got two of the newer ones (with a "hard reset" button on the back) and they've worked great so far.
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