I'm looking at these GPS' right now and am having a really hard time determing the best of the 3...they're all pretty comparable. The most important factors here are accuracy and strength of the antennae receiver. Anybody know about these specific models and have preference either way?
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Magellan eXplorist 500 LE vs. Garmin eTrex Vista Cx/Legend Cx
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Go with the Magellan. Easy to use with a PC and has an SD card slot allowing you to store maps and waypoints. You can also buy maps preloaded on SD cards from Magellan. The antenna picks up sats even under tree cover and I'm about 5 feet off at times due to terrain but it's spot on otherwise. I wouls also recommend that if you wear polarized sunglasses that you not get the color screen model. The screen gets washed out with a color rainbow. Go with the Magellan eXplorist 400 which has a B/W screen.
I got mine here.
I got mine here.
I just bought the Delorme PN-20. I have been using GPS's since 1980 and teach land navigation with both map and compass and GPS. I did it in the army as well as for my search and rescue group, fire department and other orginizations. I have had three Gamins so far. A Magellan Meridian which was my first and almost immediately brought it back and got the Garmin. Lots of things that I hated about the Magellan but that was a long time ago. I have had a Garmin 45 a Garmin 12XL and finally a Garmin Vista C. This Delorme is the fifth. Should be arriving on Wednesday.
Like I said I have been a faithful user of Garmin for most of that time. Still think they have some of the best GPS's, especially the mapping GPS's available but, this Delorme is probably the best yet. It has the ability to overlay satelite data as well as 7.5 minute topo information for all of the US. The only thing that it is missing is an open architechture for data transfer.
Looking forward to getting this Delorme. The "second best" in my opinion would be one of the Garmins. I have been using the GPS Vista C. Newer versions are out that have more memory and SD cards. I would not hesitate to buy one of these. Very good GPS with altimeter and flux gate type compass.
KR
Like I said I have been a faithful user of Garmin for most of that time. Still think they have some of the best GPS's, especially the mapping GPS's available but, this Delorme is probably the best yet. It has the ability to overlay satelite data as well as 7.5 minute topo information for all of the US. The only thing that it is missing is an open architechture for data transfer.
Looking forward to getting this Delorme. The "second best" in my opinion would be one of the Garmins. I have been using the GPS Vista C. Newer versions are out that have more memory and SD cards. I would not hesitate to buy one of these. Very good GPS with altimeter and flux gate type compass.
KR