Guest Grant Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Hi all, I'm a UK user looking to start up in geocaching and am trying to work out wheter to go for a Garim III+ or an eMap. The eMap seems to be cheaper with potential to take 32Mb of map data but the III+ although more expensive and referred to as the 'cadilac' of gps's seems to be lower spec'ed with only 1.4 Mb of data space...am I missing something here??? thanks Grant Quote Link to comment
Guest peter Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 The III+ is an older model and still has some features lacking on the eMap such as the detachable antenna, 'Highway' display page, fuel management feature, and vert/horiz orientation. However, the memory constraint is a problem and I wouldn't recommend this model anymore. I use an eMap and have been happy with it. In addition to the larger memory, it also has an audible beeper that the III+ lacks. You may also want to look at the new models that Garmin is introducing - the eTrex Legend, eTrex Vista, and GPSMap76. I'm not sure what the schedule is for availability of these with a European basemap. Quote Link to comment
Guest bubba232 Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 A buddy also made a point to me that I'll pass on. The III+ is more waterproof than the emap. Keep in mind that UK weather. Battery life is a little longer also. Quote Link to comment
Guest bubba232 Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 A buddy also made a point to me that I'll pass on. The III+ is more waterproof than the emap. Keep in mind that UK weather. Battery life is a little longer also. Quote Link to comment
Guest Grant Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Thanks for the comments, I just had a look at the eTrex Vista and it's a cool bit of kit, looks more like what I'm after actually...thanks for the pointers! Quote Link to comment
Guest Zar Posted March 23, 2001 Share Posted March 23, 2001 > The III+ is an older model and still has > some features lacking on the eMap such as > the detachable antenna, 'Highway' display > page, fuel management feature, and > vert/horiz orientation. Sorry, you are quite wrong. The III+ has all of those features except the fuel management function. I routinely remove the antenna and attach the external antenna, and I change from vert/horiz all the time. Perhaps you are thinking of the II or III? thanks, zar Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted March 23, 2001 Share Posted March 23, 2001 I think what Peter meant to say was: The III+ is an older model and still has some features which are lacking on the eMap... The III+ has those features and the eMap does not. Bob Quote Link to comment
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