Hi all, getting back into geocaching after some time away from it. I'm looking to upgrade my current GPS (Magellan Meridan Color) and have narrowed down to 3 choices:
Delorme PN-20: Pluses....the included maps would be awesome, not having to pay extra for them, tho if I got the unit, I would likely use the included credit for either the color sat photos of my state or the 7.5 quads for my state.
Garmin Vista HCX: small, lightweight, seems to do all I would need.
Garmin 60CSX: a step up but is it really that better for the money than the Vista.
Using it for the highway is not a concern as I am using a Garmin Nuvi 200 for that.
What are your experiences: pros and cons about the 3 units? I'm planning on getting 2 of my nephews interested in geocaching and they seem exited about it. The way I have the three listed is the current order of preferablity for me, but depending on what I find out, any of the three may be the one.
Other concerns:
Battery life...the Magellan I use is a battery hog, would like something with more reasonable.
Electronic compass-Altimeter...options I really do want in my unit
Ease of transfering maps, info from the computer to the unit
Thanks for any information you can offer
Ellery