GPSMAP 60CSx Questions

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Just acquired an old school GPSMAP 60CSx, and am wondering if anyone knows how to determine which GPS chip is used, SiRF or MediaTek?

Also, my units diagnostic screen shows current firmware version as 4.10, although I only find 4.00 as final version from Garmin (unless there were different versions for different chips).

 

Any GPSMAP 60 experts that can chime in?

 

Thank You!

[_Art_ 0]

From memory, the way to tell was the GPS module software version was prefixed with an “m”,

and just reading a bit more now, it looks like device firmware 4.10 was shipped with these.

 

http://forums.gpsreview.net/discussion/14007/60csx-no-longer-uses-sirf-chips

 

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Thank you ART, my google-fu was not that productive earlier....

 

8^)

[+Viajero Perdido 311]

I remember being worried there was a quality difference between the two, but in the end, it didn't seem like it mattered.  Both were pretty darn excellent.

 

Anecdotal, but that's my recollection. 

[_Art_ 0]

It’s still my favourite handheld of all time, taking into consideration the time it came out.

 

I never recall it turning off any other way than flat batteries, or pressing the off button

Edited January 20 by _Art_

[jimlarkey 2]

Some resource material:

http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/4666-gpsmap-60csx-chipsets

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1 hour ago, jimlarkey said:

Some resource material:

http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/4666-gpsmap-60csx-chipsets

 

Excellent! Thank  You!