I'm planning my first GPS purchase after mucking about with my nephew's eTrex yellow for a week. I was vacilating between the Vista and the Meridian Platinum, but now I'm starting to think that the plain Jane Meridian seems to make the most sense for a Canuck. Here's my thoughts.
The Vista and Platinum both provide the compass/barometer... but do I really need these?
The Vista has a better Canadian basemap, but is it really going to be satisfying? Will I end up paying for the Canadian map CDROMs?
The Gold and Platinum have large US basemaps and no Canadian basemaps, but I can buy the plain Jane Meridian with the (soon-to-be-released) Canadian maps CDROM with an SD chip.
Then when it comes time to drive from Vancouver to Mexico, I'll be able to buy the Meridian extended map for the US.
I think I've got this figured out, but am I missing something?
Ernie Gorrie
The Tropical Dream Maker
http://www.dreaminmexico.com