Anyone else have a 60cs

[doobie doo3]

Hi

Just asking all those 60CS owners if they have any pros or cons about the 60cs.

 

Thanks

[gallet]

The obvious 'con' is that it doesn't have the ability to add more memory. As it is a discontinued model and the new ones are discounted it's hard to see what the 'pros' might be. It doesn't even have a better chipset than the basic Yellow eTrexH

[+Chuy!]

I have two.

 

Pro:

Relative large screen for a handheld.

Easy pressing the buttons with one hand.

Good reception.

Lots of features, e.g. alarm, calculator, stopwatch, calendar, yada yada yada.

 

Con:

Kinda bulky and heavy; it has popped out twice from the cradle on my bike when I hit medium terrain.

Relative to my Vista HCx, screen is not bright in sunlight.

Missing external card, aka only 56mb memory.

Buttons are not recessed; mine are starting to wear out from usage and from rubbing against the gps cover.

 

Overall, it's a good backup unit to my HCx .

[GreatCanadian]

Unless you're the kind of person that wants the latest and greatest of anything, the 60 CS is a great gps. Does more than you'll ever need.

[+alanfreed]

The two biggest differences (and the two reasons I upgraded from a 60CS to a 60csx) are the expandable memory, and the high-sensitivity chip. The difference in the chip is night and day, I must say. The 60CS served me very well, but I am very glad to have upgraded.

[Glenn W]

I have used both the 60CS and the 60CSx.

 

Pros of the 60CS:

 

Lower price

 

Cons:

 

Limited map memory means you will have to carry a computer with you if you travel too far out of your home turf. Especially if you want both street and topo maps.

 

Garmin has discontinued the 60CS and is only partially supporting it. The newer CityNav street mapping software is optomized for expandable memory units, and is becomming less friendly for the older units.

 

Marginal reception in tree cover and in canyons.

Edited October 4, 2007 by Glenn W

[+Sputnik 57]

For some tips on using the 60CS gleaned from this forum, see the FAQ in my signature line. It is a little dated, but there is still lots of good stuff in there.

[+kwvers!]

I have a garmin 60cs. The "Memory full" icon has appeared and I don't know how to get rid of it..Any ideas?

 

Problem solved...Mrs kwver called Garmin and they taught us how to reset the Garmin to the original factory settings. This solved our problem..

Edited October 9, 2007 by kwver