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webscouter, are you talking about an electronic compass built into the GPS, or a standard stand-alone one? thanks for the comments people. dadgum, you're fast. keep 'em comin'

i'm hoping to buy a gps receiver shortly, but i still have some deciding to do. at this point, i'm mainly looking at the Magellan Sportrak Pro, but it does not have a built in electronic compass (something i would really like). my questions to you are: can i live without one? are they that usefull? i would also like to hear any opinions you may have on the unit or your suggestions for another one. i really can't make up my mind at this point to tell you the truth.. i don't even know if i should go with Magellan as opposed to Garmin. somebody help me.