Wanthuyr Filho

I don´t do geocaching, but I have a SE W760i and I think it´s quite an interesting GPS device, even though way inferior to the Oregon 300 in many aspects. Drawback examples in my opinion: battery life, ease to scratch/damage, satellite acquirement time too long (sometimes it´s actually fast if aGPS is used), sensitivity not that good (I´d say it´s between the Oregon 300 and the old eTrex Euro), update rate so lazy (even configuring it to update every second, in one of the maps application that I installed in it). One thing that I like about it: versatility, such as the ability to install several applications (satellite imagery, fixed maps - or a mix of both, vector maps - either online (paying for Internet usage) or offline (putting everything into the memory card), record tracklogs, speed limit alerts (visual/aural) and a few others. Rgds, WF

Alright, actually I already have other maps in a couple of memory cards, I just asked for curiosity regarding the basemap, as it probably would be interesting if it could be updated from time to time adding some more details (and/or corrections). Still in this subject, does the basemap itself corresponds to the files within the Oregon root directory and only that? Or are there "hidden files" in the unit that we can not see in the mass storage mode? It seems to me that the file sizes are just too small for such a worldwide map (even being a basic map without further details). Regards, FE

Hello everyone, I´d like to know if anyone has ever tried to format the Oregon to, for example, FAT32, as originally it´s in the FAT format (if I´m not mistaken). Also, I´d like to ask if it´s possible to update the basemap that comes with it. Does Garmin sell a kind of updated basemap? Any other freeware options? Thanks. Regards, FE