fizzmahon Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Hey all, just starting geocaching. in school so not too much money to spend, but my local store has the GARMIN ETREX® LEGEND CX GPS RECEIVER on sale for $150 CAD. Do you think this is a good price? How is the unit? Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment
+Scaber Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'm not sure it that is a good price Canadian but I'm sure you can check online to see the running price. The unit itself is a great unit period. I found about 1000 caches using the older ETrex legend C. The x denotes an micro SD slot which you can use to store maps or points of interest. The unit is smaller than some others like the 60c series which allows you to be a little more inconspicuious in urban areas. It will store 500 caches or waypoints. It is water resistent. About a month ago I dropped mine into the refecting pool in Washington DC and it came through fine. If the price is good, go for it. Quote Link to comment
+GrateBear Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 If that's for a new unit, with all accessories, I'd say it's an outstanding price. The cheapest I could find looking around on-line today was $180 US. I have the same unit and love it. Nice size and very accurate. Quote Link to comment
passdump Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 If you can, try get a price for the etrex Venture Cx. It is identical to the Legend Cx except you don't get the USB cable or the microSD card that comes with the LegendCx. But you can buy those items far cheaper as separate items later. Quote Link to comment
GreatCanadian Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 $150 Canadian is a super deal. GET IT !! The Legend C without the X (expandable memory) is still fetching that price even when NOT new. And let me know where you came across this deal!!! Quote Link to comment
fizzmahon Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 its on clearance at THE SOURCE! go now, go! Quote Link to comment
GreatCanadian Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 its on clearance at THE SOURCE! go now, go! The boy is correct!! They are there for $150 !!! Quote Link to comment
GreatCanadian Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Thanks for that little notice. I have enough GPS's as it is, but I couldn't pass up that deal. According to the website there was ONE left in St. John's, so I went and picked it up last night. $149.99 Canadian plus tax. That's a good deal on a Legend CX. Explaining that purchase to the wife ain't gonna be easy!!! Quote Link to comment
fizzmahon Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 Got mine yesterday =) Having fun already Quote Link to comment
GreatCanadian Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 (edited) Atta boy Fizz...i believe that you got the best deal on a gps that anyone here has had in quite awhile. I checked our local walmart here last night and they are selling for $275 plus tax. A local Canadian Tire store is selling them for $320 plus tax. Yes, some people really pay that much for the etrex legend cx. People who don't shop ebay, or some other online source don't usually get the deals that others do. And yours is one heckuva deal!! P.S. check the software version on the GPS. If it's lower than 2.6, the firmware needs to be updated. If it's version 2.7 you should revert back to 2.6 in my opinion. If read some other posts here you'll see why. Here's a link to the Garmin firmware versions: MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE!! Don't update from the Garmin website or you get version 2.7 http://www.gpsinformation.org/perry/etrex/legend/ Edited August 17, 2007 by GreatCanadian Quote Link to comment
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