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 Jan 31 2008, 05:04 PM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-October 07 Member No.: 1,062  |
Hi,
I have a budget of around £200 and I'm looking for a good, rugged hand held GPS that has a colour screen and maps. Can anyone recommend a model? Adam |
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Mar 13 2008, 12:08 PM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 22-January 08 Member No.: 2,330 |
Hi Adam... The best on the market is the Garmin Colorado 300 Garmin Colorado 300 Handheld Sat Nav Please see http://www.mynewcheap.co.uk for full range of Sat Nav
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Mar 14 2008, 10:31 AM
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I would suggest something like the Garmin eTrex Venture® HC which retails for about £150.
Details from the Garmin website: eTrex Venture HC is an essential for any outdoor excursion. It features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for peak performance in any environment and includes 24 megabytes (MB) of internal memory, a detailed basemap and crisp color screen. Enjoy Clear Reception With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, eTrex Venture HC locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear — whether you’re in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Venture HC to help you find your way when you need it the most. Add More Detail eTrex Venture HC’s basemap contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines. Venture HC also includes 24 MB of internal memory, so you can load waypoints and routes from the included MapSource® Trip & Waypoint Manager software and add map detail from Garmin's entire line of optional MapSource® mapping products. Its 256-color, sunlight-readable display makes it easy to distinguish map details — even in bright sunlight. |
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Mar 17 2008, 04:09 PM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-March 08 Member No.: 2,369 |
Hi Adam. Did you manage to find something within your budget and if so is it any good?
Tiggy |
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Mar 17 2008, 05:37 PM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-October 07 Member No.: 1,062 |
Hi,
I've had a play with a few different devices but still haven't bought one. My friend has a Garmin eTrex Vista HCx which I'm impressed with. The high sensitivity antenna really improves the performance. However, I'm also keeping an eye out for reviews of the new Garmin Colorado 300, it's their top of the range model but is realistically a bit outside my budget. The wild card option is the Satmap Active 10 which uses actual Ordinance Survey maps, and looks perfect for UK hill walkers. However, a lot of users have reported bugs with it, but a new software version is supposed to fix things. More details here. One last thing - don't forget to factor in the cost of maps too, they are far from cheap. |
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Apr 3 2008, 10:39 PM
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Beginner Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 7-March 08 Member No.: 2,420 |
Hi Adam , eTrex Vista HCx is a good buy , Global Gizmos selling one at £190 quid , cheapest around at the moment. The Visa HCx is the top of the range in the HC series. As a UK/Euro Basemap pre-loaded.
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Jun 16 2008, 09:05 AM
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Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 9-June 08 Member No.: 581 |
the best on is the Garmin Gpsmap 60CSx GPS Unit. i just got one for my brother on:
http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/pl/288-569656...-Compare-Prices |
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