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| Garmin eTrex Legend CX Color Mapping Handheld GPS | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $321.49
Buy New: $139.88
You Save: $181.61 (56%)
New (7) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $114.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 2051
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 176 x 220
Display Size: 2.1
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 4.2 x 1.2
MPN: 010-00440-00
Model: 010-00440-00
UPC: 753759049140
EAN: 0753759049140
ASIN: B000CSSHG4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Saved my life January 2, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought this item before setting off on a two week, solo hike in late autumn through England's Pennine Way - 268 miles over some pretty rugged and desolate country - the high moors of Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
Within one hour of starting out on Day 1 I was in trouble, the victim of notoriously changing weather conditions. Just as I reached the plateau of the 2000 foot Kinder Low, 40 knot winds, driving sheets of rain, and heavy mist cut my visibility to less than thirty feet. Map and compass were useless. Fortunately, I had brought the Garmin along, with the base map for the UK, and had preloaded coordinates for various waypoints into it before starting out. I am convinced that without the Garmin I would have been lost for hours, and given the weather and isolation, in serious trouble.
The Garmin performed well whenever I used it on the trail, in some pretty wet and severe conditions. Batteries lasted over 24 hours if the unit was turned on continuously, and for days if used intermittently.
Drawbacks - will not work if you are standing under trees, and often will not work in cities. Forget about using it in an auto - impossible unless it is a convertible. City navigation is set up for drivers (even though you cannot use it in a car) which means if you are walking through a city you cannot utilize shortcuts and pedestrian passageways when using the follow roads mode. If you try to use the bearing mode, frequent loss of signal due to tall buildings are an aggravating complication. And the small screen size prevents you from getting a wide area view without minimizing detais and readability - a no win situation, since you can't tell which way to deviate from the bearing in some situations, leading to backtracking and more aggravation.
Also, in addition to the price, you have to buy a base map, about $300, for each geographical area.
I took this unit around the world with me. Worked well in the North Atlantic, often pinpointing location within feet of where our 17,000 ton freighter's computer navigation system said we were. UK coverage excellent, even in remote areas. Useless in Shanghai and Nanjing, China - never picked up a single satellite. Spotty coverage in Australia's Outback. Seems to work well in the USA but I don't have the basemap to go along with it.
Waypoints can be added manually on the unit, or via a USB hookup to your PC. You might have to pay for the waypoint info, though.
Phone support was excellent. I called on the toll number and wait was minimal. The person who helped me was extremely competent, polite, quick, and very knowledgeable - a real plus when I needed to get this unit up and running - it was ready to go within hours of coming out of the box.
 My 1st GPS December 29, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
After reading countles reviews, I found the Legend Cx was the best entry level low cost solution. I am able to use every function on the device flawlessly after about 20 hours of reading the manual and testing it out. Do not expect to pick it up and simply navigate where you want to go.
eTrex= 1st basic model
eTrex C= color
eTrex Cx= Color + eXpandable memory
You will need to buy additional items that require expandable memory. The basemap is pointless and the Garmin mapsource is not accurate. I purchased City Navigator V8,$110, trust me, for any onroad use, it is not optional. Expandable memory to store the entire united states, $20, much needed for additional maps. External power cord for your car,$20, saves batteries, as you need the backlight on in the car. Garmin windshield mount, $25, works better than expected and is much better than holding it in your hand.
Great GPS, with excellent reception. I am younger and do not find the small screen a problem whatsoever. Look at the GPS in the store to see the actual size, and make sure you can read the screen. I am very happy with the Legend Cx, but be prepared to spend $200 more on accessories wich allow you to actually use the device.
Bang for the Buck December 28, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the third handheld I've owned, and overall the best. I bought this primarily as a backup to my StreetPilot, which we've been passing from car-to-car and I sometimes find myself without--so the Legend Cx is constantly in my coat pocket, ready to go when needed. The ability to use the same set of maps that came with the StreetPilot (Garmin allows installs on two devices) drove my decision to buy this specific unit.
For street navigation, the Legend doesn't offer a lot of the bells and whistles of a full-featured auto GPS (such as voice, detours and inserting via points) and doesn't have the pure computing power to quickly look up things or re-calculate when you go off-route, but the basic navigation and audible turn alerts are spot-on in synch with the StreetPilot when I run them side-by-side. The maps have the same appearance, albeit on a much smaller screen. Plus, you have the same POI database at your fingertips. I have the entire northeast US covered with about 200mb of memory.
Some of the best things about this unit:
*Outstanding battery life, seems to run forever on 2-AA's, even using the backlight often. And it uses the backlight efficiently when you're operating on battery power, darkening the display until it prompts you to make a turn.
*Color display very visible in bright sunlight.
*USB connectivity--very quick to load maps and transfer data between handheld and PC.
*Rubberized shell--not only tough, but holds itself in place nicely when wedged between the dashboard and windshield without an additional accessory mount.
And the not so great:
*Consistently longer satellite acquisition time at start-up, even with no obstructions, than any hand-held I've owned.
*Doesn't always recognize the "enter" command when you push in the joystick.
*Automatic switchover to "night display" (light lettering on black background) at sunset makes it difficult to read display for the 20 minutes or so that there's still some natural light left.
*Gets sluggish as you fill up the memory--you'll hit a key twice thinking it didn't recognize your request the first time, then it will react and enact the entered command twice, putting you somewhere in the menu chain you didn't want to be.
*For offroad applications, my marked waypoints tend to be drift further away on future visits when compared to other units I've owned, often as much as 25 feet. I've never experienced a deviation of more than 12 feet with any of the other handhelds I've owned. I planned on using this for geocaching, and may have to rely on my old unit for consistency.
Incidentally, the unit works just fine with a cheap (<$10) no-name car power adapter.
Check Model Accessories! December 16, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Do NOT trust the accessories that Amazon offers after putting your GPS in your cart. I chose my GPS and several accessories from the ones that Amazon recommended with out looking into it fully. I guess I assumed that Amazon would offer accessories that fit the product I just put in my cart, but they were the wrong ones. Luckily I know alot of people who own GPS's and they became perfect Christmas gifts.
I am also having trouble figuring everything out on my Legend but I think that is due to my stubborn inability to pick up and follow the manual. Its pretty nice besides that stuff. I wish it came with better maps installed but what ever.
Garmin Legend Cx 12 volt power December 16, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Don't buy part 010-10085-00 for the etrex Legend Cx, does not fit, the other one might, not sure. Amzazon will take it back and even cover shipping as they should not have recommended it.
Very happy with GPS unit and just loading metroguide maps into it. 64MB is good but you will need larger memory if you want to cover a region and all of its points of interest and city streets.
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