+BrianAndAmanda Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 Hey one of my friends is about to buy a gps and asked for my help. He will be using the gps for geocaching and maby to grab a waypoing fishing. the only gps that i have ever used is my etrex legend and i would not trade it for the world. He wants to max at $130. I am torn between either the yellow etrex or the magellion 200. please give me you input maby even a pro con list. Also i would love any suggestions of a gps taht falls into the <$130 range Quote
+Night Stalker Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 The Legend is the way to go. It has the cable to connect to your PC. The yellow does not and will cost about $30 to get one from Garmin making it about as expensive as your legend. I also believe you have enough memory in your legend to be able to load TOPO maps. This makes finding caches easier because you will get to see some of the trails and contour lines. It is not as detailed as a printed map but can keep you out of trouble on hikes. Quote
QuigleyJones Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 Heres a Legend for your fellow if he doesnt mind that its used. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=120842 Quote
+briansnat Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) A biiiig con of the Magellan 200 is that it doesn't have a port to hook up to a PC. If you get semi serious about geocaching this is a crucial feature. The yellow eTrex does have this. BTW the Legend can be found for $120 if you shop around. Moving this to the appropriate forum. Edited January 22, 2006 by briansnat Quote
+The Cheese Eaters Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 I still look at people with maps and say " Wow, they really need a GPS " Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Another GPS to look at would be the Lowrance I finder. I think I have seem them for 120-130, THey are newer technology thant the old Yellow e-trex and venture. The I finder will support a detailed map display and offers expandable memory. For the price it would be hard to find a GPS from Garmin of Magellan that offer as many features. I Finder Edited January 22, 2006 by JohnnyVegas Quote
cheetoden Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 I was just at the Circuit City website and saw the Magellan® Explorist 210 Handheld GPS for $149 with free shipping. Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 THat is a much better GPS than the old e-trex legend. As a matter of fact it is better than any old e-trex, Yellow, Venture, Legend, Summit or the Vista. A better price also. Quote
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