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| Garmin Map 64 MB 60Csx With Barometric Altimeter & Compass | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $535.99
Buy New: $281.92
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New (89) Used (3) Refurbished (6)
Avg. Customer Rating:  398 reviews
Sales Rank: 295
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 160x240
Display Size: 2.6
Includes MP3 Player: 1
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:
 Typical Garmin product -- Spectacular January 3, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been a Garmin user since the Garmin 45 back when GPS was starting to become popular with the general public (little did anyone know that GPS would be so popular and so depended on by various communities today). That unit never failed me. The Garmin 12XL came out many years later, being their first popular 12 channel receiver. It too has never failed me.
For Christmas I decided to gather up the 60CSx because of its mapping capabilities, data storage, sensitive receiver and other features. Judging from my old 45 and 12XL, I don't expect the 60CSx to let me down for as long as I own it.
It is extremely sensitive, packed with many relevant features (except for the goofy games, stopwatch and perhaps the calculator), and is rather user friendly. I've not needed to consult the manual once, and I'm sure other users who have owned other Garmin products can agree. A newcomer wouldn't need much time to become proficient with it either.
Garmin is a wonderful brand for GPS receivers and I stand by their product as one who uses a GPS receiver to putter around town, to geocache, during Scouting campouts/backpacking trips, and for use within certain ham radio applications.
 Lot's of bells and whistles, but Magellan's Explorist series tracks better... December 29, 2006
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
About 9 months ago, I discovered the sport of Geocaching. I started out with a Magellan Explorist 200, and was amazed at how well a small device could track your position and find remote locations.
Soon I was ready to move up to a more sophisticated GPSr with connectivity to my computer to load the waypoints, etc. A fellow geocacher recommended the Garmin GPSMap 60CSx as one of the best available - so I ordered one in April 2006.
From the start I was not impressed with the tracking stability. As "Coaster" mentions in his review, the display "walks" while you are standing still. Sure, most GPSr's will do this to some extent, but the 60CSx goes nuts. I upgraded my firmware a couple times, the last time as recently as Dec 2006 - with no improvement. It does work, but you will get a bit more exercise finding a cache when you are chasing around and around trying to zero in on your target.
On the good side, Garmin's customer service is the best around. Whereas Magellan's customer service could use a lot of improvement. The mapping software from Garmin is top notch and some of the best. The battery life in the 60CSx is also top notch! I can cache for a couple days on the battery life from one set of alkaline AA batteries! The 60CSx also has just about everything that you could ever want in a portable GPSr! It even has games!
So, why didn't I keep mine? Simple: the basic functionality. I need a handheld GPSr to find caches, and I occasionally it use to find an address. I tried my 60CSx and a Magellan Explorist 500 side by side caching. I tried it in the open and under a thick, dense canopy of trees. Both picked up a good signal under these conditions and led me to within 30 feet of the target cache, but the 60CSx started dancing me around the cache - while the Explorist 500 pointed me straight at the cache and was accurate within 4 feet!! The Explorist was consistent and didn't "walk" very much- and was much more stable. The result was spending a lot less time shrub hunting and more time finding caches.
Garmin can brag about the sensitivity of the 60CSx, but Magellan has had the same or better sensitivity for several years. Garmin just has a much better marketing department - another lesson that Magellan could learn.
So before you buy, do the same test that I did. Borrow a 60CSx and an Explorist model 400, 500, or 600 and see for yourself.
GPS that does everything I WANT December 20, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought my Garmin GPS 60 CSx for Hiking, Geocaching, and Road Trips.
Let's me modify "data fields" of display, and provides all the info I NEED.
"Nuff Said" 105pg owner manual and all. I liked it so much I bought
the GARMIN CD US TOPO EAST and NAT'L PARKS.
Great but needs extras. December 19, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Remember to buy a 2GB microSD (NOT Ultra II) card and get the auto nav kit with it. This thing does not ship with any mounts and you need the cig lighter adapter. Has a very low volume speaker but is an excellent unit. I rate this top of the line with the only problem being the lack of a gas mileage calculator. These units should ship with a 2GB card by default and a auto nav kit by default since everyone needs one anyway. gpsinformation net forums are very useful for finding all the hidden features in this unit for example pushing the up right left down in the trip computer will bring up the debug log which is not mentioned in the manual. Other than that im very happy with the unit. also has a rebate for now which gives you some money back. all accessories are compatible with my GPS V which i owned, so i didnt need the autonav kit. the 76CSX is the exact same unit other than the larger case which floats while this doesnt.
Top of the line! December 15, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
My wife and I are just getting into geocaching and want to buy a GPS that we could use for that, plus ordinary hiking as well as in the car.
We had originally tried a Magellan GPS, but it lacked many of the features we needed and didn't have particularly good sensitivity.
The Garmin 60CSx is a very sensitive, well-engineered GPS with a well thought out interface and many accessories available.
The battery life of the 60CSx is about 20 hours. If you use the back-lighted display a lot, battery life will be shorter. Supposedly, you can get marginally better life if you disable the build-in compass.
The screen is visible in sunshine (not washed-out), but glare can be a problem if the sun is at the wrong angle.
I'm very happy with the sensitivity. When I tested the Magellan from my office window, I was unable to get a fix. I was able to receive 6 satellites with the Garmin and had pretty good signal strength. Inside my homes second floor, I'm able to get good signal strength. We had extremely good strength under fairly heavy tree cover as well. I had purchased an external antenna for use in our car, but it looks like I'll never have to use it because we get very good reception in the car.
The base maps that come with the 60CSx are adequate for gross navigation (highways only), but if you plan on using it for travel, you'll want to get the North America maps (assuming you live there).
The search and routing functions work well and I find that the auto-recalculate feature is quite helpful.
I'm very happy with the 60CSx and recommend it for others.
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