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- Thread starter FMRAM
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I own the 60Cx, which takes the much larger micro SD cards and had a few other good features. i like it a lot, use it for both driving and hiking. The auto navigation feature isn't that great, but it is very handy in the city if you want to locate something or just figure out where you are (which I never need to know, I always know where I am). The screen is great and the accuracy is really good, even on steep slopes in narrow valleys under lots of trees.
The garmin map software is not great, though the street maps are handy to have. I wouldn’t buy the outdoor mapping software, just carry a good map (which you should anyhow). I didn’t get the baro altimeter or mag compass feature, since I carry a separate compass anyhow and you have to know your local altimeter setting before you can use the baro and it’s hard to pick up ATIS w/o a radio J
I recommend it. Bought mine of Ebay for about $375.
The garmin map software is not great, though the street maps are handy to have. I wouldn’t buy the outdoor mapping software, just carry a good map (which you should anyhow). I didn’t get the baro altimeter or mag compass feature, since I carry a separate compass anyhow and you have to know your local altimeter setting before you can use the baro and it’s hard to pick up ATIS w/o a radio J
I recommend it. Bought mine of Ebay for about $375.
So it's a green light then. The package comes with the city mapping software. Thanks.
I've owned the 60C for about 3 years and have really enjoyed it. I know that more recent versions have more memory and let you use SD cards. If you're going a really long distance (especially through heavily populated areas), you'll have to reload your map w/ only 56MB of memory. The road navigation feature is really good IMO, and although it's a little cumbersome to punch in a street address w/o a real keyboard, the 60C is a good compromise between some of the larger (read non-portable) models. When I would go on long road trips, I would bring my laptop along so I could load stuff as required. I have the maps for "National Parks West" which have more detailed info as well as marginally useful topo maps. I would buy one again, no regrets. Hope that helps.
Brett
pdx
HSM Pilot
It's a good time (assuming you like hiking and being out in nature).
Which model did you settle on? The 60C? I'm not into any of that geo-caching non-sense, but I do like to take it hiking/sailing/4-wheeling. I recommend investing in some good map software too like National Geographic's Topo, or Delorme's Topo USA.
You can do some pretty neat stuff with both like upload/download your GPS waypoints and routes, plus it's nice to have the ability to print out high quality maps at home.
Brett
I went with the 60c. Im looking at picking up some topo software at the moment.