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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
You Save: $254.07 (47%)
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:
 A very fine piece of equipment! July 30, 2006
54 out of 55 found this review helpful
I purchased my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx in June 2006 from Amazon, because they had the best price available ($100 less than any place else I could find). I also purchased and installed Garmin MapSource USA Topo software on my 60CSx. I recently returned from a 10 day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which is in northern Minnesota adjacent to the US-Canada border. I paddled and portaged over 100 miles, and used my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx throughout the trip. It performed flawlessly! Some particulars:
- I used the tracking feature to keep an exact record of where I went. I set the sampling frequency to "least often" so as to not fill up the unit's internal memory with track data. This unit begins overwriting the existing track data once memory is full, so I wanted to avoid this. Despite sample frequency being set to "least often" the unit still kept an incredibly detailed record of my track. What's more, at the end of the trip I had only used 45% on the unit's internal memory!
- I purchased a 1GB microSD card for my unit, so that I could load as many topo maps as possible. Interestingly, I found that Garmin's MapSource Topo software limits the number of maps you can load onto the unit's removable memory. As a result, I was up against the map limit number long before I was up against the 1 GB limit. I understand that Garmin may be working on a fix to correct this limitation. I'm sure this was no problem for Garmin until the recent arrival of 1 GB cards.
- My GPSmap 60CSx was water resistant as advertised. Mine got wet regularly as we paddled, and on a few days when it rained. I kept right on using it, with no ill effects at all.
- Advertised battery life is 20 hours on 2 AA batteries. I purchase a set of 8 Energizer 2500mA NiMH rechargable batteries for less than $10 at Wal Mart. I ensured that all 8 were fully charged before I left, so I had 2 fresh batteries in the unit and 6 spares. I returned home with one set of spare batteries completely unused! I found that a set of batteries lasted 3-4 days on the water, using the unit 8-10 hours each day. I guess Garmin's 20 hour battery life estimate assumes standard AA batteries. (Note: If you use rechargable NiMH batteries - and you should - be sure to go into the settings menu of your unit and set it for NiMH, because the factory default is Alkaline.)
- I recommend you purchase a Garmin carrying case to protect the screen from scratches while using it in a wilderness area.
- I found the SIRF chip in this unit to be very sensitive. It readily tracked several satellites - even under dense forest cover. When we were portaging I put my 60CSx inside a zipped up daypack, and it still maintained a solid track. Very impressive!
In summary, I found this unit to live up to all of Garmin's advertised capabilities, and in some cases (i.e., battery life) even exceed their advertised performance. I am very pleased with this purchase, and I highly recommend the 60CSx for hiking, camping, biking, canoeing, or boating.
Awesome for car navigation and geocaching July 13, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have had my GPXMap 60CSX for about 3 months now. It is an absolutely fantastic GPS. Reception is incredible (I pickup 12 satellite in the middle of my two story house). Routing is fantastic. The geocaching features are awesome. With the new WAAS satellites in position I am getting WAAS error correction 100% of the time (this was not the case previously, not the fault of the GPS like stated in previous reviews). Garmin has updated the firmware and software 3 times since purchase with great improvements. You can't go wrong with this unit. Maps are extra money, but the whole package is still worth it.
Good Job Garmin! June 30, 2006
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
As the owner of a GPSII+ who has used computer-or PDA-based GPS solutions exclusively for the past five years, I'm amazed with the progress that Garmin has made since way back when I last used their stuff. Not that their devices were ever substandard, but I just hadn't been paying attention to the developments, and I can't believe that this little gizmo can do everything I was doing on my laptop or PDA (albeit with a smaller screen), and then also do things my other software GPS' can't. Plus it's small and light, and waterproof. The expansion cards are a little expensive, but in my opinion very much worth it. The thing I find interesting is that I expected working all this technology with the limited buttons and small screen would make it harder to use, but in fact the designers of the unit have taken that into account (as they should), and optimized everything from the color scheme, to the layout, to the features, so that everything is very easy to get to. Quite a departure from computer systems, where everything often feels hashed together, and the designers don't have to worry about having enough buttons or screen space, so they don't put any effort into designing their interfaces efficiently. Overall I'm very impressed. I will be even *more* impressed when Garmin releases Mac versions of their software (since that's what I have, and which they have promised to do). Way to go Garmin!
Great device but no Map. June 30, 2006
10 out of 18 found this review helpful
The unit itself works great, I love it, but it does not come with any detailed base maps. Plan to spend extra money with the purchase and get the map(s) that fit your needs.
Have fun, and try GeoCashing when you get it.
For geocaching June 26, 2006
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I purchased this item specificaly for geocaching, and for that purpose it is excellent. I think that the dedicated "talk to you units" are better for driving directions, and I have no idea about marine use. For geocaching the unit starts up very quickly, has excellent error margins of typically 15 to 20 feet or so, and down loads the coordinates for the caches, keeping them separate from other way-points. It even lists the caches you have found separately from the ones you have yet to find. Note that you do NOT need to purchase the Map Source and Waypoint Manager, as this is included with the GPS unit.
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