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| Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx Handheld GPS | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $535.99
Buy New: $204.00
You Save: $331.99 (62%)
New (70) Used (1) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1939
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
MOB (Man Overboard):
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00468-00
Model: 010-00468-00
UPC: 753759051631
EAN: 0753759051631
ASIN: B000CSP000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 BOATERS DO NOT BUY!! July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To say this thing is designed for boaters is as big a joke as a lie!! The included database does not even include the basic outline of local lakes smaller than the Great Lakes. Minnesota - the "land of 10,000 lakes" has been reduced to the land of 2 or 3 lakes. The map that came with it is from 2001. Perhaps the glaciers had not done their work by then. Truthfully, the Garmin 430 that we use for our car has a far, far better database. This unit was designed for one purpose - to make you buy additional databases. The picture on the 76Cx page shows an image of a lake with depths and navigation aids. Nowhere does it say the image requires optional addons to get that kind of detail (or even see the lake) although on the box (once you've shelled out the money and it arrives) you find that in very small print on the back. The only claim that may be realistic is that it is supposed to float and I am sorely tempted to put that to the test. To get maps of two popular lakes in MN, Rainy Lake and Lake Superior, I need to buy two addon charts at over $200. If I want to see a handful of the other lakes I can pay another $89 for the Lakemaster addon (which conveniently doesn't include the other two lakes). Grand total - over $500 including buying the initial piece of junk which feels like a 80's vintage cell phone. Large color display? Maybe for geocaching but not nearly big enough to be mounted in the cockpit of a boat and the resolution is very poor. Save your money and buy a better unit - preferably not a Garmin as their business practices are suspect at best. If you do buy it, good luck with support. I couldn't even get on the web site and I gave up on the phone after 30 minutes. I'm a pretty easy consumer usually but this is a major rip off!
Very good GPS device June 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This GPS device is my first device and has everything that I want for my job. It detects multiple satellites in heavy wooded areas and has very good accuracy. Its ease of use with my laptop computer was very important plus Minnesota DNR has a very good program for uploading and downloading waypoints and tracks to the GARMIN units. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a good value (which is not equal to best price or necessarily the best GPS unit).
Good little GPS handheld March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The 76cx is a great little GPS. I can't believe how well it stays locked on even when in the car below the dash panel. I use it between boat and car and did understand before purchasing that two software packages were needed before it would guide me either street by street or navigate the waterways.
The screen is quite small, but readable. The rubber cover that goes over the USB port on the back came off. It is held in place with a tiny phillips head screw. When I took out the screw to reattach the cover, it fell on the floor and was impossible to find again. That is my only complaint so far.
 very nice... September 2, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
...but there are two things that annoy me:
The color display is significantly smaller than the one on the older monochrome gpsmap 76.
The screws on the back of the unit quickly get rusty when exposed to saltwater.
If you don't need a device that floats, I'd recommend buying its prettier sister, the 60csx for the following reasons: it is smaller (but its display is the same size), it looks nicer and it has the keys in the right place (below the display).
A good buy January 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wanted a hand held device that would work well in a car and this does both very well. No external antennae needed in the car either. However, an external power cable is needed because batteries do not last long. Accuracy is excellent.
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