Garmin V Vs 60c Routing Speed

[edge77]

Is there a very notable difference in routing speeds between a Garmin V and one of the new 60c's?

 

The V was nice and did an ok job but was slow. I am eagerly looking at a 60c but am looking to hear about real world experiences first.

 

Thanks,

Eric

[+SteveOr]

I cant compare the Garmin V with the 60C but I can with the Legend. All I can say is HOLY COW! The same maps that took about an hour to load with the serial cable to the Legend took about 20 seconds with the USB to the 60C.

[+sbukosky]

I have both models and the 60c is notably faster in that regard. I'm slowly getting used to not having it plopped on a ledge on my dashboard and since the recent software upgrade, some missing features have been added. It takes a little getting used to by the V owners but soon the V will be gathering dust, or in my case, sit in the holder on my Gold Wing.

[edge77]

Thanks for your reply's.

I picked up a 60c last night. It does seem faster so far but until I get city select v.5 I wont have a apples to apples comparison.

The usb transfer is fantastic, I think I am really going to like this unit.

 

Eric

[+elsinga]

The route calculation is about 3 times faster on the 60C than on the V. I trialed the 60C for my favorit GPS shop and had it sitting next to my GPS V, same Euro CS5 maps loaded, same route, same everything. Screen updates are also a bit faster. And (what else did you expect!): uploading maps via USB is also faster... 56Mb in 10 minutes, compared to 19Mb in 45 minutes.