RednekF350

Thank you for the response. You confirmed my fears. I should have poked around a little before I bought the preloaded micro. It was $70.00 shipped. I started thinking about it as soon as I put the card in the slot. I wondered how I would put in the Bluechart info and then still have the Topo without having to change chips each time. Live and learn. Thanks again. Scott

I just bought a new Garmin 60CSX and I ordered the Mapsource Micro SD NE US Topo with it. Everything works great. I want to eventually get the Bluechart Micro Sd but now I am thinking I would be better off buying a CD instead and loading it on to a micro SD in the unit so that I can have other maps loaded without having to change a chip each time I want to go to different map bases. Was buying the NE Topo on the micro sd a mistake? Should I have bought the cd and downloaded what I needed into the unit? I should have thought about this before I bought it but I am a techno-dunce to begin with. Any help will be appreciated. Scott

Thanks everyone for their prompt replys! I think I will order the Mapsource Topo Micro Sd and check out the thread on making the maps as well. Thanks again. Scott

Can anyone give me their thoughts on the best topo software for this unit? I just ordered the unit and I am going to order the Bluechart for the water but I need good land topo mapping software. Ideally, as close as possible to a USGS 7.5 minute quad type background. Are there many choices? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Scott

Thanks, but I think you have a UK version of the product. The agencies for our navigational would be National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Essentially, I am looking for a comparison of Garmins software product and Magellan's product.

Not exactly made for geocaching but can some one tell me how the Bluechart by Garmin and the Bluenav by Magellan stack up? Magellan says their info is based on Navionics Gold charts which I know are very good electronic charts. Has any one used either or both? Any input will be appreciated.