Thread: Need a new GPS
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Old 08-03-2006, 18:04   #10
O'Doyle
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Mothership, NC
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Garmin 60Csx

I recently purchased the Garmin 60Csx and love it. I had a foretrex before that although that is comparing apples to oranges. I also have used a e-trex and although that is a good compact GPS I am impartial to my 60Csx. I used the e-trex and the 60Csx side by side setting up a land nav course and what I noticed was that the e-trex would lose the satellite signal sometimes when the woods would get thick. The 60Csx on the other hand with its external antennea always maintained a strong signal. The memory on the 60Csx is also excellant at 256mb. Enough I believe to hold topo for the whole western half of the US. Also the oversized screen and the multiple buttons were easier to see and use vs. the single toggle and smaller screen on the e-trex. The color screen is a nice addition too although purely for asthetics and has no real advantage over black and white....but it does look cool. Anyway hope that helps, again I do not have a ton of experience with a large variety of GPS units but for the money the 60Csx seems to me to be a great GPS.
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