torritorri Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 What's a cheap, good, basic GPS unit? Quote Link to comment
+Team DEMP Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 The most basic GPS will work with geocaching. No fancy features are required. I'd suggest getting one that can be hooked up to your computer so you can download free software and then download waypoints from this site without having to enter them into the unit by hand. Quote Link to comment
ScrubJ Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Not so much as a reply as an add to. Anything specific to avoid? This pertaining to finding used ones in the classifieds and such. Us newbies can stand all the help we can get. Maybe, just once, someone will call me "sir" without adding, "you're making a scene" Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 While a cheap, basic unit like the yellow eTrex will help get you to the caches and help you find your way around on a hike, consider spending a little more for one of the more advanced models. A Legend comes with a PC data cable. You would pay an extra $25 - $30 if you wanted to buy the cable for the yellow eTrex. The Legend also contains a pretty good basic basemap already installed. You can also upload more detailed maps into the Legend's 8MB of memory. The yellow eTrex's map page is blank! Your tracks and waypoints are all that will show on the yellow map page. The Legend also has much better graphic resolution, stores more tracks and waypoints. In short, consider spending a little more money and getting a lot more GPS in return, instead of wishing you had this or that later. Buying a yellow eTrex would be kind of like buying a computer with no sound and no modem. You could still run basic programs like MS Word and Excel, but you couldn't access the Internet and you would be missing some serious bells & whistles! On a computer, you could simply add them on, but once you buy an eTrex - that's all you'll have until you buy another unit! Quote Link to comment
+Team DEMP Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Really, the minimum is what's required and as I posted, if you could get the cable to connect it to the computer (and obviously a unit that supports that), you'd be all set. The rest is bells and whistles. I'm assuming it's just for geocaching... so if it's for more then that, you need to specify your needs. Quote Link to comment
RaiderXJ Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I'm a nOOb, (only 1 cache so far) and I got the Etrex legend at Circuit City for $200. I researced a lot on this forum for about a week deciding what I wanted. Pretty good deal considering you get the pc cable, and a decent base map in it. Can also download maps onto it with the mapsource software. I also hear you can download using the National Geographic TOPO! software. HTH Quote Link to comment
The Falcon Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I recomend the Legend too. It's a liitle more than the Yellow, but I think it's worth it. ===== It is the tale, not he who tells it." Quote Link to comment
+Rubberhead Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Trust someone who has spent $300 too much becuase I started with a Venture, then when to a Legend, finally a Vista. Get the Vista now (they're only $250) and don't look back. Ducks - Flying, great tasting, geocaches of meat Quote Link to comment
+Rubberhead Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Trust someone who has spent $300 too much becuase I started with a Venture, then when to a Legend, finally a Vista. Get the Vista now (they're only $250) and don't look back. Ducks - Flying, great tasting, geocaches of meat Quote Link to comment
+Rubberhead Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Echo... Echo... Ducks - Flying, great tasting, geocaches of meat Quote Link to comment
+Team Trout Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 As mentioned in this topic, right now you can get a Magellon SporTrak Map for $99 or a Sportrak Pro for $129 at this website. Plus you can get a $30 rebate from Magellan on either unit! Quote Link to comment
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