altie&vertigo

I just posted a long winded response in one of these other posts, but I think that people over look the PDA/GPS CF card stance. I couldn't bear to part with $650 for a GPS unit, when I only spent $430 (although I had the PDA for a few months before I ever heard of geoCaching) and I have a setup that will do all the same stuff (auto navigation, caching, etc) as well as be used for a zillion other purposes. Plus, it's been easier to take notes of what I took/left straight into the pda so i don't have to carry pens/paper ! Just food for thought for those that would be hard-pressed to spend so much, since I know I'm broke! I have a Dell Axim Advanced that I bought on special for, like, $300 a couple of months ago... The Basic model is selling for $199... that with the $130 CF card, and you can do it all. Just another p.o.v.

If you want something that will be multi-functional, then I'd go for a low-cost PDA with a GPS Compact Flash Card. I have a Dell Axim (which right now the Basic edition is selling for only $199) and I bought an i.Trek CF GPS card from Semsons for $130. I know $330 isn't as low as the plain-jane handheld GPS models, but at least you can use the PDA for a million other things, the CF Card can be attached to an adapter and used in your laptop AND you get step by step directions when used in conjunction with Mapopolis, or a similar program. I already had my Advanced Axim before I heard of geocaching, now I'm hooked! I also love the fact that I can use the combo to get audio driving directions that will automatically re-calculate when I miss a turn... A stand-alone GPS unit won't do that at the entry level. You have to spend a bit of cash to get that functionality. Just my .02! It always easier to justify to the "boss" when it's multi-functional! Believe me, I've already been there!