[Talk-ca] GPS Suggestions

[Russell P]

I just got an Oregon 450 which works very very well compared to my old
Magellan unit. It isn't cheap though. I would just say don't buy a Magellan
gps, they have terrible support, and their gps unit firmware is buggy and
you get bad battery life. Bottom line: stay away from Magellan!!

Russell

On 2010-06-14, at 13:28, Gregory <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com> wrote:

A lot of OSM-ers love the Garmin Etrex Legend HCx. It's got everything you
want for a good price. Cheaper and you tend to start losing a lot for not
that much money saving, more expensive and your jumping up to things like
touch screen and latest/fashionable plastic case. The Legend is also so
durable for the odd accidental drop.
I generally agree with what is said in this review, and it breaks down
Garmin's naming convention
http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/gps-recommendations/

<http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/gps-recommendations/>You tend to save
by buying online, somewhere like amazon, than buying in the shop (although
that might not be so much in North America).

On 14 June 2010 19:46, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 2:38 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I run a Garmin etrex legend HCx which gives 3 meter accuracy which I
> think
> > is reasonable for a GPS unit.  Mine came from MEC they have a web site at
> > www.mec.ca and are reasonably priced.
>
> Hmm.  Their site is down now.  Must be all the OSMers going for GPSes.
>
> They have a store in Toronto on King Street, near Peter Street.
>
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