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| Garmin GPSMAP 60CS 56MB Handheld GPS | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $535.99
Buy Refurbished: $153.95
You Save: $382.04 (71%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 3278
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Tracks: 20
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 240 x 160
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 3.5
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MPN: 010-00322-30
Model: 010-00322-30
UPC: 753759044060
EAN: 0753759044060
ASIN: B000189W8M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Couldn't have done better if I'd picked it out myself! August 9, 2005
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
My wife research and purchased this unite. Many more features than if I'd shopped myself. I am VERY VERY happy with this. The best birthday present she every gave me. I am stunned that it can do so much in such a little package. The screen is big enough but I sure wouldn't want it any smaller. It has locked up three times. Garmin Customer Support told me I was the first to report that. They walked me through a Version 4 system update and it has worked flawlessly since. Garmin has been great to work with. The manual leaves something to be desired. It assumes that this isn't your first venture into GPS. For example, it doesn't detail why you may wish to change a field from A to B, it just shows you how. It is a battery hog (fourth set in four weeks .. but I'm playing with it all the time!). I went back and tried to second guess her choice in unites and I would have picked the same thing. She spent more money on me than I would have on myself. On near the 45 parallel and Garmin suggests not to bother with WASS (it uses additional power and I'm too far north) I didn't notice one foot difference in accuracy between the two (it's generally +/- 20ft.) I am patiencly waiting for mapping CD.
Pat
Good enough but not perfect! August 1, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had this unit for about a few months now and I must say it is a very handy and versatile unit. It picks up satellite signal in matter of seconds and finds POI very quickly. I am currently using the Garmin-City Select software that is sold separately. My guess is the software not the unit has some quirks, it has a tendency not providing exits while on freeways.
I would have given it 5 stars if POI provided phone numbers.
Recommended!
 Great, especially with external Glisson antennae August 1, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
With the Glisson external antennae, the reception is great, even under thick forest canopy of tropical rainforest. I use it for scientific research, and have no problems mapping my route. Even to use and nice display.
Car to bike to handheld with ease July 16, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased the Garmin GPSMap 60CS a month ago for use on my business trips between California and Arizona and have found it to be a great tool. I also started using it to Geocache as I had some down time while in Arizona. The fact that it can easily slip in and out of the car was one of the biggest selling points for me as I did not want to just leave it hanging in the car for all to see. I like the fact that it automatically changes from daytime viewing to night time mode and that if it does loose a signal it recovers very quickly. The color screen is easy to read and the size of the letters can be changed if the unit is going to be mounted far away from you like on a dash board.
I too would have likes a little more memory, say 128 Mb. With all of the USB memory sticks out there I would think there could be a way to upload from one. It would also be nice if the mounting base that had the power plug built into it so it is not a 3 step process to mount the unit. A simple trickle charge to the rechargeable batteries would also be nice.
PROS:
So easy to use.
Light to carry.
Can move from Car to bike to handheld with ease.
The auto-navigation of this unit works well for me out in the South-West USA.
Ability to change audio tones
This is great for Geocaching
CONS:
Window suction mount is a bit shaky at times to read.
Attaching external power supply doesn't recharge NiMH batteries.
Have to hit "find" to view Waypoints list.
Poor coverage when clipped to your waist.
All in all, for what this unit will do and how portable it is I found it to be the best in class on the market and I am sure I will find more good and bad things as time goes on but it is, for now, the right tool for the job at the right price.
Great GPS for Off Road, Horrible for Street Routing June 17, 2005
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have owned my Garmin 60CS for about 1 yr. I have been impressed with the hardware, durability, fix time, accuracy etc. I have also been impressed with the off-road uses, (auto-track feature that allows you to return via the route that you took) altimeter etc. These are all great and if they were the only uses that I had for the GPS I would give it 5/5 stars.
However, I also got this GPS with the expectation of using it for road navigation. Having gotten spoiled on the Hertz Neverlost system, I thought this unit would function at somewhere close to the accuracy of routing of the Hertz system (which I think is made by Magellen). I have been incredibily disappointed on the street routing of the system. Using the Mapsource MetroGuide software (purchased seperately) I have had this system send me 60 miles out of the way on routes. It has sent me to the location of businesses where they were 5 yrs ago, and seems to be completely incapable of selecting the closest route between cities without using a US Route or Interstate even if the route it selects is 60-100 miles longer than a perfectly good secondary road. I was once near Salt Lake City, UT and programmed in the Brighton Ski Resort. The system routed me to Park City, Utah (about 30 miles away) and then instructed me to turn onto a road that didn't exist. In reality I was about 5 miles from the resort when I started (thus I traveled an extra 60 miles). This isn't an isolated incident, and I could share many other examples. The unit is great for finding out exactly where you are, but as far as routing... you are going to have to have a map to double check what it tells you.
The other problem that I have is that the database seems to be very dated making the business and point of interest function useless for any hotel or business that was built or moved in the last 5-7 yrs.
When driving along on a highway trip the system automatically zooms out so that you don't see smaller roads and have to continually press the zoom in button to see the smaller streets.
When instructed to turn onto interstates etc, the system will simply show a left turn and not take into account the entrance to the expressway that was 1/2 mile back (oops a little late now). If you get off track or sometimes when you start a route, the system seems to pick a location on a major road that may be miles from your location. The only guidance that it tells you to get started on the route is something like "NW to I-20" rather than step by step specific instructions on how to get to I-20.
In summary. An excellent piece of hardware to tell you very accurately where you are within a few feet, but if you asked it to calculate a route to the corner - it might send you across town and back to get there. My advice - if you need off-road (martime, aviation, hiking etc) - it is the best on the market. For road guidance - there are plenty of other options that have got to be better (including a good old fashioned map!).
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