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I need an eTrex to salvage the USB port for my Venture CX.

any luck?

If you get an extra usb port please let me know and I will buy it from you.

I have not had any luck either. I have found sites that sell mini usb ports but none of them look right. I tried calling Garmin again today and they refuse to send me the part. I can't believe they want me to spend something like $80 to replace a 50 cent part that takes a few minute to replace. I have also tried looking for someone selling a broken unit that I can salvage the part out of but not luck there either.

I need to replace the USB port on my eTrex. The port is attached to a tiny circuit board and I am trying to find the port/pcb assembly. Garmin won't sell me the part. I know I can get the port it self but it looks like it will be hard to solder it to the board because each pine needs to be soldered without touching the adjacent pine. So if anyone knows where I might find port/pcb please let me know.

I got one a few weeks ago from Garmin. They sent the rubber gasket and the double sided tape to stick it back on. It depends who you talk to. One rep told me they don't send these out but another rep sent one to me with no problems and it was free.

Would you say the venture is as good as or better than the 500 Le in other respects as well? Such as accuracy, ability to hold a signal, durability, etc.

Which is better the Garmin Venture CX or Magellan 500 Le? I just bought the Magellan 500 Le package from Costco (comes with mapsend 3D). I thought this unit could do auto routing with this software but it can't. I also thought the battery life was 18 hours but apparently with the 3 AAA batteries it's only 11 (even less if you use the back light). I am trying to decide if I should return it and get a Garmin Venture CX with mapsoure. It has more than double the battery life and from what I have read it has better auto routing features. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks.