Garmin Gps-12 Vs Garmin 76

[Fledermaus]

Q1. What differences are there between the Garmin GPS 12(no letters) and the Garmin 76(no letters).

 

Q2. Is a Garmin 76(no letter) worth $50 to $60? I own the GPS-12 and a friend wants to selling his spare 76?

 

Q3. Do the power and computers cable interchange?

[+Sputnik 57]

I'd start by clicking here and then clicking on "Product Comparison" Click on the 12 and the 76 and look at them side-by-side.

 

It looks like the 76 has 1 MB of memory for points of interest, and is WAAS enabled. Also, it has a 4 gray scale screen instead of B&W, and appears to have better screen resolution.

 

The 12 is a brick. It is probably the the sturdiest GPS Garmin makes. That also makes it a bit cluky. The 76 is more like a graphing pocket calculator. It is plenty durable for caching, and may be a bit easier to carry.

 

Just my $.02

[+EraSeek]

Q1. What differences are there between the Garmin GPS 12(no letters) and the Garmin 76(no letters).

 

Q2. Is a Garmin 76(no letter) worth $50 to $60? I own the GPS-12 and a friend wants to selling his spare 76?

 

Q3. Do the power and computers cable interchange?

I have a 12 and a (MAP)76.

The 12 is a great older unit. The car power cable is not interchangable but the data cable to the computer is.

The 76 has a great tide graphing capablity.

on the 12 and the standard 76, no maps.

Newer is usually better however I would just use the 12 till you can get a mapping unit.

[+PDOP's]

I started with the 12 and upgraded to the 76 and finally to the Map76C. Some of the advantages of the 76 over the 12 are:

• Two batteries instead of four
  
• Records altitude in tracklogs and waypoints
  
• Tracklog size doubles to 2048 points
  
• WAAS
  
• Better Display
  

[+Pasha]

I still have a GPS12 as well, and it has a special place in my heart. Never owned a 76 of any kind so I have nothing useful to add to the conversation. I just like my old 12.