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MAP WITH EMAP

Advantages: Basic mapping
Disadvantages: Not detailed enough

This unit is a really good compromise between something for the road and something for walking with. The reason for that is that the unit is nice a small so you can hold in your hand (much smaller than something like the Street Pilot range). Also with t ...

penguin1052 21.12.2003 ˇ Read full review
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Review of Garmin eMap

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Where do you want to go right now?

Advantages: Highly portable, lightweight, waterproof.
Disadvantages: Sufficient but limited, non-expandable memory.

Garmin are famed for their GPS products and narrowing down the criteria was the first step in a product that suited my needs. The product was not only half the cost of a colour, speaking model, but it was half the size and weight; crucial for what I need ...

MacUK 09.03.2004 ˇ Read full review
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Review of Garmin GPS V Deluxe

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My first GPS

Advantages: Well Built, Compact, screen resolution
Disadvantages: Complex if you are a tecnohphobe, designed for right handed use (see review)

Yes its one of those things that was on my gadget wish list and I eventually managed to convince my 'then girlfriend to let me get one. There's just something about having a little gadget in your hand that can pinpoint your location anywhere on the glo ...

m4tty 16.03.2004 ˇ Read full review
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Review of Garmin eTrex Venture

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GPS 3 Pilot and Plus

Advantages: Compact, Ease of readability
Disadvantages: Battery eater

Where do i start? Purchased the 3 Pilot in March 2000 to enable help with my navigation practice during my pilot training. I found the US Database amazingly accurate and very useful, this included all the radio frequencies that I would need while fyin ...

PK29 25.01.2005 ˇ Read full review
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Review of Garmin GPS III Plus

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Hiking fun! Till you're lost! Never with eTrex

Advantages: Lightweight, robust and easy to use
Disadvantages: No interface to the computer.

I was introduced to a fascinating new hobby, Geocaching, by a review written by scalywitch in Ciao Café. Geocaching is basically a modern version of treasure hunting combined with orienteering that employs advanced technology to locate the cache. Scalywit ...

MAFARRIMOND 12.03.2006 ˇ Read full review
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Review of Garmin eTrex Summit

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