+oldshue Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I can get the Explorist for about $140 and the Legend HCx for about $190...why should I pick the higher priced one ? Are the elctronic compass and the Barometer worth going for the Vista HCx at $230 ? Quote Link to comment
+Vodor and Scorsby Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I can get the Explorist for about $140 and the Legend HCx for about $190...why should I pick the higher priced one ? Are the elctronic compass and the Barometer worth going for the Vista HCx at $230 ? It depends what your looking for. I like the vista as I can tell which way I have to go when Im stopped, rather than having to pace along till I get a direction every time I stop for a breath. Quote Link to comment
+StealthFD Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 As an owner of a Magellen eXplorist 500 LE, I am sending it back and paying the difference for the Garmin eTrex Summit HC. I have owned the Magellen for less than a week and my 2 biggest complaints are: 1. Battery life is no where near what is advertised. 2. Takes FAR too long to get a fix. Is an electronic compass worth the extra $$$$??? If you are geocaching, YES. JM2C Quote Link to comment
+IVxIV Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've been using a Garmin Vista Cx for about a year & LOVE it! But when my girlfriend recently wanted to get a GPS of her own I searched around for best prices & found what seemed to be a great deal on a Magellan Explorist 500LE. I didn't know much about the Explorist but assumed it would be as-good-if-not-better than my Vista Cx because it is a much newer model & the specs seem fairly comparable.. ..boy was I wrong! Wow the 500LE was a huge pain. Satellite aquisition took way longer, "new" batteries would be all used up in 5-6 hours, NO auto-rerouting drove us NUTS, and the thing would lock up constantly & wouldn't remember option settings.. We called Magellan a COUPLE of times to determine if this unit was defective, and got quite the runaround from them. Finally they agreed there might be a problem so we're sending it in. However, as SOON as it gets returned it's going straight to eBay! ..I'm suggesting she look into a Garmin Vista HCx or 60CSx as her next GPSr Quote Link to comment
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