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| Garmin 010-00422-00 GPSMAP 60CSx 2.6-Inch Mapping Handheld GPS | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $535.99
Buy New: $294.00
You Save: $241.99 (45%)
New (90) Used (2) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 76
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 160x240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 1.5 x 2.2 x 2.6
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00422-00
Model: 010-00422-00
UPC: 753759049126
EAN: 0753759049126
ASIN: B000CSOXTO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent features, but doubtful accuracy November 14, 2006
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been using this GPS for about a month and I have come to some conclusions you may find useful.
I bought this model to use for both adventure touring on motorcycles and as a back up GPS when I go sailing. It has worked well on my motorcycle up to a point and it has proven unreliable for navigation inside harbors.
On my motorcycle it rides on the bike mount, which does manage to hold it securely (but I still tie a lanyard from the GPS to the handle bar) and it is reasonably viewable during most daylight hours. The sun can wash out the screen when low over your shoulder. The audio prompts are useless over the ambient noise and the visual turn alerts are often missed, requiring frequent glances down at the screen in unfamiliar routes.
I also bought the street map software to help me find my way around urban areas. Finding new addresses is slow and inconvenient. The interface is clumsy and time consuming. The accuracy of the street map is dubious and I often found that the exact addresses I entered were not found by the software. The database search often required me to enter a less accurate address and scroll through a sometimes long list of possible destinations. Not confidence inspiring when looking for places I have never visited before.
If you travel slow enough or stop for a few seconds, the location indicator starts to wonder all over the screen. I had stopped to have lunch for about thirty minutes while on a trip and discovered that the location marker had wondered almost a mile from my true location. Worse still, the auto tracking function had recorded the wondering position marker as though I was moving and added almost three miles to my trip log when in the real world I was stationary. This is not acceptable. I use distance on a trip to find trailheads, turns, and points of interest. With this kind of error the GPS becomes a liability rather than an asset.
The location variance is even more appalling on the water. I wanted to have a handheld GPS on the helm while making night time and low visibility approaches to docks and while entering harbors. But the wondering location marker makes this undoable.
On the plus side, the unit is very durable and I have had several occasions to validate the water proofing. The buttons are easy to access and the menus are workable, if not overly intuitive. Battery life is above par and the screen lighting is bright and easily adjustable.
 Awesome GPS November 13, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my second GPS (I upgraded from a eTrex Legend) and I Love it! It does an excellent job keeping a signal when in the woods where my old one wouldn't have had a signal at all. I also like the digital compass and altimeter even though I thought they would just be another toy feature when I bought it. I have some maps loaded on it now too and with a 1GB card I can hold most all of the US. You can also save the tracks to the memory card. The navigation features don't seem to work well for me though but I think that may be because I am using an old version of Mapsource (v7). Overall I would highly recommend this.
 Awsome Handheld GPS November 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This Garmin handheld GPS is right on most of the time, even under dense forest cover. However, it does not work in an area of urban skyscrapers. It is perfect for non urban "geocaching" or even for driving directions on trips. The downside is that if you want street level and or topographic map software, you have to purchase them separately. Also the micro memory card that comes with the device is not really large enough to cover a whole state like New York. That said, considering the cost, I still believe this is the best portable, handheld GPS on the market today.
Garmin GPS 60csx November 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is my third Garmin GPS, they always get it right. Being able to down load LARGE areas of both Topo and Street maps is a great utility. I recently used the street map to find my way through SJ Ca. It was extremely helpful. I use the Topo section All the time for keeping track of my position in the woods either GEO caching or hunting. Worth every $$$
Garmin GPS Map 60CSx November 10, 2006
I could not be more satisfied with this unit. As an experienced GPS user, I considered this an upgrade and has far surpassed my expectations. I have found the MapSource product to have worked great in my region. While there might be some problems with errors as has been reported, I have been very happy with the accuracy and detail thus far.
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