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Sent you a Private Message about this...am interested in the PN-40...

A main reason I wanted to use Amazon is because you can get their credit card and pay off the balance no interest for 6 months. I'd prefer to pay off the GPS a little at a time instead of a huge chunk at once. Does REI have that option?

So Amazon prices go up and down and REI sounds complicated. Haha. I've never purchased anything from REI before so I'm not already signed up with them. I see that there's a $20 membership fee for REI. So where do you all think is the best place to purchase? REI sounds good cuz of the return policy. But I don't really want to pay them twenty bucks for one purchase. I doubt I'd buy from them again anytime soon.

I was going to say the exact same thing. I would've never known about the archiving if this thread hadn't been created.

Amazon's price seems to change rather dramatically from day to day. I've seen it as low as $275. I think today's price is $340. Who knows what it will be after Christmas. I'd say, however, that if you see it down around $275 again, you might want to consider snagging it. --Marky Thank you. I've never seen it at the $275 price. Only at the $340. And though that's more expensive than the 275, it's still cheaper than anywhere else I was looking. I will try to pay more attention, though, in case it does go down again.

It's my first post! Yay! I read this whole thread the other day using my roommate's username/login. I am in the market for a GPS. I have never owned a handheld. My roomie has a ghetto eTrex Legend that uh....well...we don't find all the caches we look for, haha. But that may be our fault since we're the "search engine." Anyway, I was pretty much sold on the 60csx. Then I was sold on the Colorado. But those Garmin's are expensive! And then I'd still have to spend more money on maps. That was a real turn off for me. While I was reading reviews on the Garmin GPSr's I kept seeing ads for DeLorme. Being a new geocacher, I'd never heard of DeLorme. So, I started researching that brand. People in the GPS community reference this forum a lot. I figured all of you geocaching veterans would have good info for what I needed. And...as I was checking out this forum I saw this thread and it was addressing exactly what I was wondering about. Garmin vs. DeLorme. All that to say...I think I'm totally convinced I want the PN-40. It comes with maps at no extra charge! I love that. And I equally love the map subscription. Beyond using my roommate's eTrex sparingly, I have no handheld experience. Do you think I'll be able to pick up the PN-40 quickly? Is that a worthy investment to make? I'm kind of a tech geek. And I'm familiar with computers. I'm totally confident I could eventually figure any GPS out. I just don't want to buy something that I'm going to despise later. And...in regard to those who were hassling the DeLorme fans for drinking the company kool aid, no one badgers you for sticking with Garmins when they don't work. It only makes sense to support a product that DOES work. And one last thing...if I do order one of these, it'll be off Amazon. Will the package/offer change after Christmas? I know DeLorme's site offers two extra things after purchasing (like getting two different maps). Will I lose out on great deals if I way to buy till after Christmas?