ucmike Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 magellan 320. use for caches and work. never had a prob. i also have a magellan 2000 that has only locked onto satellites 2-3 times in the 6 months i tried to use it. i thought gps's were for holding down curled up topo maps before i got the 320 for xmas Quote Link to comment
+rickrich Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 I use a Magellan GPS Companion plugged into a Handspring Visor springboard slot. But I never bother to load any software, waypoints, or maps into the PDA. I just use the GPS Companion with the basic lat/lon display that comes in its ROM. I got this a couple years ago before I knew what geocaching was. Even though this setup is capable of handling maps, cache description pages, etc, I don't use it that way because I have a superior solution (IMHO)... I have a Toshiba laptop with 15" display that I picked up new from Best Buy for $650 last XMAS. I added a Deluo USB GPSr ($80) to it. I run Redhat Linux and the free GpsDrive software on the laptop. Thats what I use in the car for maps, waypoints, the cache description pages, and navigating between caches. The display is large enough that I can read it easily while I'm driving, and my kids like to run it as well. It also doubles as a game machine and car DVD player to entertain the kids. :-) Quote Link to comment
+GeoZeus Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Magellan© Meridian Gold, MapSend® Topo for the US, and MapSend® Streets and Destinations Canada. Also, two 64 mb scandisks and a scandisk reader. Just got my $50 check from Magellan© so the unit ended up costing $165. Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 I chose the Magellan Meridian Platinum for nothing more than all the bells and whistles . Magnetic compass is a big plus as well as being fully waterproof. I use Mapsend Streets and Destinations to navigate around the city and it works great. I also use a 128mb Scandisk for additional memory. Despite them only recommending up to a 64mb disc I have experienced no problems using a larger memory. However on the cheaper end (price wise) I cache with a friend that use the Garmin Etrex and I am very impressed with what Garmin has to offer for the price you are paying. When I got started I knew nothing about GPS's. I think it is really important to decide how much you want to spend and shop in your price range. Quote Link to comment
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