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| Garmin Geko 201 Handheld GPS | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $88.00
You Save: $61.99 (41%)
New (36) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 6421
Color: Green
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Tracks: 10
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Battery: 2 AAA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00318-40
Model: 010-00318-40
UPC: 753759042066
EAN: 0753759042066
ASIN: B00007MMNS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: we have a 7 day no questions asked return policy. Returns are charged a 10% restocking fee and shipping costs-both directions. Thank you
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| Customer Reviews:
 Short battery life July 7, 2005
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
Using Rechargeable AAA batteries, with the Battery Saver feature turned on, about two hours. Sometimes I get more using alkalines, but not much more. Honestly, this unit is worthless, because I can't trust the batteries.
Order a Garmin Etrex Legend instead. It isn't much more expensive, larger or heavier, and it includes a base map of roads, towns, and shorelines. The Legend comes with a cable to transfer data from your computer. The Legend's screen is a bit larger, but shows much more detail. And - the batteries last hours and hours.
 Small, accurate, very user friendly January 13, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Many years ago when I lived in Utah I used a Garmin 12XL for exploring the desert areas. I sold that when I moved to Illinois as what little public land space there is has well marked trails.
A few months ago however, I decided to purchase a Geko 201 to work as trip odometer for my main exercise which is walking around our small town or on country roads. I was very surprised to see how well this GPS worked in comparision to the 12XL. It seems much faster at acquiring satellites and is more accurate. It does as well, if not better, under trees. The trip odo feature is easy to use and all the info you need to check your workout; such as distance, avg speed, and time moving is on one screen.
I also tried it on a business trip to find my way back to my motel from a location across a good-sized town. Instead of backtracking the indirect route I used following freeways to get to the location, I wanted the GPS to show me the shortest way back on city streets. It has no map feature but just using the arrow to judge which way to turn got my right to the front door with no problems at all. I also found it even worked sitting on the console of my car!
Two small downsides: The track feature that shows a breadcrumb trail of where you have been is so small it is pretty much useless. However, that is a trade off I will take for the small size of the GPS. If there is a way to manually plug in coordinates for a place you want the GPS to guide you to I have not found it.
I highly recommend this GPS, as for its intended use, it is close to perfect.
I would recommend this for its size and performance December 17, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have owned this GPS for about a year now, I love it for it's size and detail it provides on the track log or "breadcrumbs", it can remember ten thousand points, which is great for downloading your last trip. It pulls in signals very well. I se this to find my car in the parking lot at the shopping center or after a sporting event. There is just one flaw I found and I wish garmin would issue a fix via software update. If you put in a jean pocket or in tight quarters. I have on several occasions had my batteries go dead cause the unit powered on, it takes just a very quick touch of the power button to turn it on and a longer hold to shut it off. I recommend this night and day over the Garmin 101, this unit adds WAAS and computer interface. Use the interface its great with Expert GPS to view your data or easily add waypoints.
Excellent value for money October 31, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Geko 201 is a great GPS. I've had it for almost a year and never had any complaints. Sure, it doesn't come with mapping features, altimeter, etc. But if you are only going to use it for light hiking and geocaching, this is the best in the market. It's lightweight and compact and can take quite a few knocks! I've dropped it on rocks and into the water a few times and it still managed to survive with just a few scratches. Like other GPS units, it doesn't work very well if you are walking in an area closed in by trees or buildings.
WAAS overhyped September 30, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have been using my 201 for several months. Compared to the only other GPS I have used, a $10k Trimble, it is a bargain.
On its Website Garmin claims, "A WAAS-capable receiver can give you a position accuracy of better than three meters 95 percent of the time." I have yet to see that accuracy. I get 5-6m accuracy 95% of the time. New buyers should be aware that you must use the menu system to put the 201 into WAAS mode for the first time.
In my work, the lack of pan capability in waypoints is a serious limitation.
A reviewer complained about short names for waypoints. Be aware that you enter names by scrolling through the alphabet for each letter: I make do with short names.
I have had no problems with the on/off switch.
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