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| GARMIN GPS Map 64 MB 60Cx Without Barometric Altimeter & Compass | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 1406
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 160x240
Display Size: 2.6
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 1.5 x 2.2 x 2.6
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00421-00
Model: 010-00421-00
UPC: 753759049096
EAN: 0753759049096
ASIN: B000CSWHCY
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 It's essential that you understand the limitations of this device before buying. March 23, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
There's no doubt that GPS technology has come a long way during the last decade. I bought this to replace my old Garmin etrex -- the 60Cx is vastly better at tracking under trees, in mountain valleys, and has a much faster processor. I use it primarily for hiking, and it is virtually impossible to become lost. Even under trees, in a valley, with the unit inside my backpack, it never lost satellite track and was never off by more than about 50 feet, comparing the hike in with the hike back.
So what's the problem? Surprisingly, the achilles heel of this mapping GPS is that there simply are no good maps for hiking/backpacking. Garmin sells a topo map set, which is completely unacceptable for any kind of in-the-field use. It lacks any kind of detail (for one thing, vertical countour lines are 150 feet, and it includes very few trails or national forest roads), and although it is nice to upload your journey to a map once you get back home and see where you went, the map itself is next to useless while hiking. Garmin makes a high-resolution topographic map set, but it covers ONLY the national parks (not even the national forests). I live in Oregon, with thousands of miles of trails, and only 1 place -- Crater Lake -- is available in high resoultion topo from Garmin. National Geographic makes a nice high-resolution map set, but it is expensive and the maps can only be loaded to a Magellan GPS, not any of the Garmins. Ditto with a GPS/topo map set from DeLorme. There is a company that has made high-resolution maps of 2 states -- Washington and Colorado -- but they require the Garmin Mapsource CD, and then they cost another hundred bucks per state on top of that.
The lack of good, high-resoultion topo maps is completely baffling, and -- at least for hiking -- makes the mapping function of this GPS completely superfluous. If I had it to do over, I think I would buy one of the newer but less expensive GPS units, like maybe a newer extrex. The extra money that you pay for the mapping capability with this unit is wasted, IMO, at least until good topo maps become available (if they every do).
 Great for Iraq March 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an awsome product. What I like most about the product is that it will gather a signal inside. The signal may not be strong but it works. BUT it definately works while in a vehicle. This is especially useful for the HMMWV. I recomment this product for anyone who will be deployed. I also like the mapping feature. I only wish I could install military grade maps.
Impressions after a Year March 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had the Garmin GPSMap 60Cx for a year now. Because I had no use for an electronic compass and a barometric pressure sensor I stayed away from the 60CSx unit, saving a few bucks. The 60Cx is only lacking those features; otherwise they are the same GPS with the same great reception. The high sensitivity has enabled me to get a great signal in the house, in the car, dense urban areas, in desert terrain, deep canyons, and heavily-wooded areas. A definite must is a larger memory card (I went for 1GB) and a mapping software package from Garmin (I went for Topo maps). That's my only nitpick about the GPS -- the included basemap on the unit is basically just city locations and major highways. It would be nice if Garmin at least included a discount coupon towards the purchase of their proprietary mapping software.
 Garmin GPSMap 60Cx and TOPO 2008 February 11, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received a Magellan Triton 300 as a Christmas gift and was truly disappointed. Complaints: unable to maintain a lock on the satellites, image appears to be inaccurate when comparing waypoints to current locations, there was virtually no user manual and general erratic behavior. Overall, I had a very frustrating experience with Magellan.
I returned the Magellan to EMS last week and was informed by the store manager that the Tritons have been coming back to the store with a steady stream of returns. He indicated that most units were returned with complaints similar to mine.
After shopping around a bit I decided to buy the Garmin GPSMaps 60Cx, TOPO 2008 and a GPS cover from Amazon (best price by far.) I received these items last week and used them for some extensive tracking over the weekend. I had no problems connecting the GPS to my laptop and loading-up routes I worked out on TOPO 2008. Normally, I would hold off on commenting on technology like this until I've had a chance to use it over a period of time. However, this thing is so easy to use and works so flawlessly that I decided to get the review out of the way immediately. It seems to always have a strong link to 4 or 5 satellites, even when inside may house. I could not find any tree cover that caused problems for the satellite link (and I tried.) The interface is intuitive and easy to use. The base map that comes with the GPS is basically useless but I was expecting that after reading about it in other reviews.
I'm a new GPS'er and I'm planning on using this for hiking and Geocaching with my kids. This thing is so easy to use that my 8 year old son is already proficient at basic GPS operations after one weekend (the pre installed games go a long way to teaching him to orient himself in relation to the GPS.)
Memory: I found I could fit the TOPO map of northern New England (MA and north) on the 128MB card that was include with the GPS. I'm going to pick-up a 2GB micro-SD card and load the entire TOPO 2008 onto the GPS. Memory is so cheap, why not? Hopefully this will not impact performance.
Compared to my experience with the Magellan Triton, THIS THING ROCKS. I must admit, I did like the higher resolution screen on the Magellan. However, I'll gladly trade a little resolution for something that actually works.
He says it serves all his GPS needs! February 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this GPS for my husband who wanted it for hunting and fishing, but also for finding remote jobsites (he is a road mechanic for a bridge building company). After buying optional City Navigator NT and Inland Lakes I was able to download unlocked maps using our computers DVD drawer to his new GPSMAP 60CX. We have not had the opportunity to go fishing yet and I must say that I am a little disappointed that the Inland Lakes software does not include detailed maps of some of our local lakes, but the ones it does include are fantastic. The City Navigator allows him to plug in coordinates or destinations of jobsites he has never been to and find them easily just as if he bought a GPS for use in an automobile. The only difference is that it beeps to let the driver know of upcoming turns and he must look at the unit for instructions instead of them being spoken. The unit is easy to use. It is portable and semidisaster-proof as my husband is prone to destroying handheld items like cell phones-he has not damaged this unit yet! And with the optional software and equipment (we also purchased a RAM mount and a cigarette lighter adapter) that we clearly knew we would need to purchase by reading all the reviews, it does all of the things he wanted it to do. We are very happy with our purchase.
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