Garmin Etrex Legend GPS Receiver
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Customer Review: Excellent little unit.. Handy to have.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this unit now for about a week Unit offers alot in a little package. Only Highways and State Roads on it, but shareware software on the web really made mapping possible and fun (GPS Track Maker v12). Has lots of POIs (Points of Interests) loaded from the factory. Unit seems very accurate (usually displays 18 or 25 foot accuracy in clear view of the sky). Picks up a good signal on the dash of my car.
I wound up also buying the Mapsouce CD and loaded up all of CT. Fine details to all minor roads and points of interests.
It did wipe out the factory maps some (noticed that channel or river bouys no longer in the unit, but the factory map can be reloaded at any time from Garmin's website).
For the price ($130.00 thru Amazon) it's a fantastic unit. Don't bother with the Etrex Yellow and shoot for the Legend.
Mapsource was $74 on line..
Even though the unit comes with a comport cord, go with a dual 12v & com connection in one. I'm running it indoors plugged into a 12v power supply. Unit is also good on Battery life too.
Customer Review: Good Product for The Money
Summary: 5 Stars
After researching to death the various GPS's on the market I finally decieded on the eTrex Legend. I got the gps primarily for geocaching and for this purpose it does just fine. In fact I probaby could get by with the lower end eTrex model but for the few extra dollars I felt that it was worth having the ability to add maps etc to my gps if if choose to at a later time. If you want the gps for street navigation you may want to look into one that has more detailed maps or plan on buying the extra maps Garmin sells. That said the base maps are adequate for most needs.
The "click stick" is definetly a good feature. It makes entering data very easy. I have no problem reading the display in various lighting. I bought the case and that sometimes obstructs the entire display face but it does make it convienent to carry around. There are many features that are not really needed for geocaching, but then you have the features available if you want to use them.
All in all a good product and honestly I couldn't find a better deal at the time than Amazon.com.
Customer Review: Great for what it does
Summary: 5 Stars
I use my Etrex Legend in my kayaks. The display is sharp enough that with my sunglasses on I can read it even in bright sunlight. The buttons are large enough that I can operate the Legend wearing my paddling gloves. Once it locates its satellites on startup, it doesn't seem to lose them, even when stored in one of my kayak hatches. (By way of contrast, my Merax/Gisteq Phototrakr sometimes resets on a kayak trip.) The only real weakness is a somewhat cumbersome menu system that can be difficult to see in the sunshine. You also need two hands (usually) to operate it. I get about 17 hours from one set of AA alkaline batteries. I've been using it for two years, on the water, with no problems. I don't know how it compares to newer devices, but as long as you don't need maps and only want breadcrumb trails, navigation functions, and speed/time recording, this device does the job. It comes with only a serial cable, so you will probably need a serial to usb cable/adapter if you want to transfer its data to your PC. I like the accessory case for it, and advise buying it.Customer Review: Best bang for the buck of any GPS!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought the Garmin eTrex Legend GPS unit, and can't believe all the features that came packed in this tiny unit! It is simply amazing...
The ease of use is the best thing about it. Anyone can operate it! It is real simple and straight forward to use. A lot of the other features are nice but might be a little overwhelming to some at first.
It does take a while to come on once you get put in the batteries and power it on the for the first time (it has to initialize and get all the satellite locations and coordinants). But then once it's up - that's it. It's ready to go. Any time afterwards if you turn it off and power it back up, it comes right up in about 15 seconds.
The map feature is great, but you have to zoom WAY far in to see your street at first. But again, it's a great feature and extremely handy so you can instantly know where you are. The downside to the maps is that all the "extras" they talk about (USA Topographical CD-ROM's, USA full detailed CD-ROM maps, etc...) are ***EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE***
Customer Review: Garmin GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
My fiance and I play a lot of airsoft (like paintball, but with long military roleplayed scenarios) and at some of the games we have used GPS systems for fun. We tried this one a few times and it worked alright. It took a bit of time to figure it all out, but once we read over the manual it was easy to use.It appears to have a long battery life. We played with it for over 7 hours and the battery did not run out. It lost connection with the satellite a few times, but considering how long we used it I can't complain. We also used it in lightly wooded, clear sky conditions - I hear that when you are using it in heavy woods, or foul weather that it tends to lose the satellite quite a bit. That is pretty common with all GPS systems though - so until the technology is better, we have to make do!
Overall, this is a great product. Fun and fairly easy to use, reliable in the right conditions, and reasonably priced compared to others of similar quality! I highly recommend it.