VentureHC or eXplorist™ 500 for newbie

[ziggybagofdonuts]

I am asking a question that I am sure has been posted before, but..... which would you prefer? The Venture HC or the 500?

[+Miragee]

Because I have friends who have owned Magellan and have had negative experiences with their GPS units and Magellan's "Customer Service," I would recommend getting a Garmin unit. The Garmin GPSrs I have owned have been reliable, and when I needed Garmin Customer Service, it was excellent.

[gallet]

Do not buy the Venture HC, Garmin are messing with your mind.

 

Notice how they sell the Venture Cx and the Venture HC why do they do this?

 

You can choose the high sensitivity reciever OR the removable memory and better battery life. But not both.

 

Don't play Garmin's silly model games, bypass the VentureHC and get either the LegendHCx or VistaHCx

 

The Venture HC is listed as 14 hours battery life, that's a joke.

 

You can get the Legend HCx for just $30 more than the VentureHC and look what you get for your $30, unlimited microSD card memory and almost double the battery life, double the stored waypoints and routes, plus full auto routing if you want to put detailed maps in.

[+Team Cotati]

Venture HC