Which GPS to buy?

[slowzuki]

Magellan Meridian - Gold (Basic) Colour (self explaining) or Platinum (Compass and barometer) can't go wrong.

Uses SD/MMC cards to hold maps, can xfer with generic USB card reader.

I bought one in the spring and absolutly love it! My only with is for the higher resolution screen on the garmins.
Ken

 

[EarPlug]

Gary,

My mistake - Street Pilot 2610.

Jack

 

[_RaT_]

Murph, I upgraded the software version on my Etrex Vista to 3.60 and now it won't find a satelite. I may have to reload or perhaps, send it to Garmin to figure out. It is a very cool little device, especially with the map software used on the home computer, that is where it really comes alive. Mark

 

[GaryM]

The Garmin III and III+ units are discontinued, but still supported by Garmin. As mentioned the 2610 is now a top of the line unit.

I've been using my III+ for a number of years and it would be nice to have the color display and larger screen. I find my unit very difficult to view under certain conditions. The backlight is pretty much useless unless you have the unit in your hand. I have a mount made by Ram Mount www.ram-mount.com It consists of a large suction cup and cradles for the unit that are connected with a short arm and ball mount. This allows the unit to be positioned most any way you wish.

My unit also cannot do routing. Routing must be done on PC and downloaded, of use a tedious method of creating the route on the unit itself. Not a fun job I assure you.

Go for at least the V or the 2610 if possible.

 

[thcri]

Rat,

I have not loaded the 3.6 yet as mine is on loan to a friend and he is in California, somewhere by you I think. Anyway if you have your information backed up you can do clean and reset on it. That will take everything off your Vista. I have done this on mine and then was able to get things working. However make sure you have your data file backed up. I see 3.6 just came out so I will wait a bit.

You can still get the 3.5 if your worried about the 3.6 after your clean and reset.

murph

 

[thcri]

Kelvin,

Check out Garmins new GPSMap60C or 60CS. They are going to be available this 1st quarter of 2004 if you can wait. From the revues that I saw on www.geocaching.com it is going to be a pretty good unit. The CS is pre-selling at 428.00. I am seriously thinking of selling my E-trex Vista and getting the GPSMAP60CS.

It has been given the name "Jack of all Trades"

See this revue by a guy who knows a lot about GPS. In fact Garmin has given him a GPSMap60C to test out.

GPSMAP60C


murph

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Well, I just ordered the Garmin 2610 under the 12-31-03 deadline to get it on this year's business (nothing like waiting until the last three hours, right?). With shipping to my door, my total was just a few cents over $743. I'm not sure if that was the best I could have done, but I spent the better part of an hour online checking different places and it looked good to me. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I went with that one because it has a bigger screen and because of the fact it'll not only give me verbal directions as to turns, etc., but will also reroute me the "next best" way if I miss a directed turn like for a road closure or just what looks like a nicer road to ride on my bike. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It's primary use is as a business tool, of course. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[thcri]

Gary,

That is a good price. I checked some of the pages I have ordered from and you are within $2.00. Happy GPSn. If you want to get into Geo-Caching it is a great sport. Any questions on it just let me know or go to www.geocaching.com

murph

 

[GaryM]

Care to post a link to where you found it at tht price?

Thanks.

 

[thcri]

Gary,

I found mine on www.gpsnow.com or www.gpsdiscount.com. Both places show a higher price but if you click on "Add to My Cart" it will then show a lower price. Evidently Garmin has a minimum advertisment price so they can't actually show the true price until you add it to your cart.

murph