+user13371 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) I'm in the market for a Garmin handheld and noticed an oddity on their model comparison page. The Legend HCX and the Venture HC look to be almost identical in specs, except for the memory configuration. Data card for the Legend, 24MB not expandable for the Venture. Battery life is a surprise though: 25hrs for the Legend, only 14 for the Venture? By comparison, the Summit HC has a similar configuration to the Venture HC but adds a barometer and compass. And also lists 14hr battery, even though I'd expect those extras to weigh against long battery life. Any idea why such a difference? There's either some seriously new/different electronics in the Legend HCx (in spite of every other spec looking the same), I don't understand it. Edited September 9, 2008 by lee_rimar Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 The electronic compass on the Summit (and on the other Etrex models) can be turned off; so, the max battery life is as you noted. Why 25 hrs v 17? That I have no idea. Quote Link to comment
SiliconFiend Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm in the market for a Garmin handheld and noticed an oddity on their model comparison page. The Legend HCX and the Venture HC look to be almost identical in specs, except for the memory configuration. Data card for the Legend, 24MB not expandable for the Venture. Battery life is a surprise though: 25hrs for the Legend, only 14 for the Venture? By comparison, the Summit HC has a similar configuration to the Venture HC but adds a barometer and compass. And also lists 14hr battery, even though I'd expect those extras to weigh against long battery life. Any idea why such a difference? There's either some seriously new/different electronics in the Legend HCx (in spite of every other spec looking the same), I don't understand it. It may be because the non-x models have 24 MB of internal memory. It's possible that memory causes a significant power draw. Not sure why older models weren't like that, though. Quote Link to comment
+Hrethgir Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I don't know why the difference, but I can vouch that the Legend HCx that I have will last, while turned on with fresh AA batteries, 24 hours straight. Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 ...t the Legend HCx... turned on with fresh AA batteries, 24 hours straight.NIMH rechargable, alkaline, lithium? Backlight usage? Quote Link to comment
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