triehl27 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Ok, I passed on getting a mounted unit this year for my boat, I figured that I would wait and see if the CX/CsX series dropped in price. They have and HOW! 76CX - $299.99 76 CsX- $349.99 OF course now comes along the vista which I wasn't even looking at before. Vista HCX - $299.99 (no one has one I can look at though) I will be loading charts for boating on it. So what do I want? I don't know, I thought til last night that the 76CSX was the way to go, now I am debating. It will be used both for Geocaching and hiking and most definetly as a nav aid on the boat. I can have the 76 in hand immeadiatly as opposed to having to order the HCX. the HCX can be $80 to $100 less then the 76 CSX though. Right now I am using a non mapping magellan that is dying fast. Is the 2 oz difference in hiking a big deal? Is the vista's button setup gonna be that much of a hinderence compard to the 76's? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Welcome to the Forums! I have the Vista C and like it for hiking. However, the size of the screen might make a difference to you for use on your boat. I know someone who uses the 76CS and really likes it. It would be great if you could go to a store, like REI, and handle each unit to see which one "fits" you best. Quote Link to comment
+media601 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) If I were making this decision for myself, I would prefer the 76Csx on the boat and the etrex Legend HCx on the trail. I generally feel the electronic compass of the 76CSx is an unnecessary expense, but a boat may be one place where it would handy to have. (Hard to do the bee dance in a boat). The buttons of the 76 series are much easier to use when the unit is mounted. I prefer the size and weight of the etrex series on the trail. So, I would be faced with which way I wanted to compromise. I would probably buy the 76Csx now and then buy a Legend HCx when they become available, but that's me. Edited July 18, 2007 by media601 Quote Link to comment
Rhialto Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Please see http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=168605 it is exactly the same question. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
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