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Marco
Victoriaville, Qc.
Mar 8, 2011
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EXCELLENT PURCHASE!!!
This is my first GPS. I used to do geocaching. Easy to use and very accurate. Thank you gpscity.ca
Recommend? YES
54 viewers found this helpful.
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GITANO DE CORAZON
TERLINGUA, TX
Jan 25, 2011
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BEST ALL AROUND GPS FOR A MOTORCYCLE
Pros: bullet proof
Cons: small screen
With approx. . 200,000 miles with these units on my moto I rate this the best. I have used it along with my zumos, 756, 2730 and it has never let my down. central america with the base map alaska haul road dempster hwy all with out trouble. and best of all I can place it in my pocket to explore off the bike.
Recommend? NO
67 viewers found this helpful.
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Tom
Lion's Head, Ontario
Jan 21, 2011
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GREAT DEVICE
Pros: high quality
We have found this Garmin product to perform very well and beyond our expectations
Recommend? YES
61 viewers found this helpful.
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fyman
Southampton , va
Dec 20, 2010
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TO D HUNT
Pros: user friendly, compact , easy read
I use this unit primarily for hunting in heavy tree canopy. so far it works great. i need to study further and expand on it's many features, i bought this to transfer outdoor sites onto maps for referance.
Recommend? YES
61 viewers found this helpful.
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robert
iraq
Apr 27, 2010
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GPS
excellent purchase
Recommend? YES
70 viewers found this helpful.
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Texagander
Texas & Michigan
Dec 18, 2009
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OUTSTANDING DEVICE
Pros: great battery life
Mainly use for Geocaching. Works great under heavy cover, aquires satalites fast. As good as it gets in my opinion if you don't care about going paper less, which I don't
Recommend? YES
99 viewers found this helpful.
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speckledhen
pembroke
Dec 18, 2009
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A GREAT HUNTING/HIKING GPS
Cons: lock for the digital memory card came loose
I used this GPS unit for hunting this year. It was great . The only problem is the lock for the digital memory card came loose. The unit still worked though!
Recommend? YES
106 viewers found this helpful.
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Ditch Pickle
Dufresne Manitoba
Oct 29, 2009
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AWESOME OUTDOOR GPS UNIT - GET THIS ONE !!!!!
I had a few of the cheaper ones... this is so worth the money and to get a 2 gb card with it too for this price is awesome. Most stores are 419.99 just for the unit itself...
Shipping was fast as well. I ordered it tuesday at midnight and it was at my door by courier by friday morning 10am. ( alberta to manitoba)
Recommend? YES
112 viewers found this helpful.
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WaySouthDave
sparwood B.C.
Oct 13, 2009
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WORKS REALLY WELL
I mounted this on my off road motorcycle... it took me to my destination with no confusion.
Recommend? YES
115 viewers found this helpful.
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Smytty1
Ingleside, Ontario
Sep 15, 2009
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HARD TO BEAT!
Pros: versatility to customize features, simple controls
Cons: must take up sky-diving to fully benefit
Bought 2 of these a few months back for my self and a hunting partner who is absolutely tech-useless. I set his up for him with topo maps, re-ordered some pages and showed him how to track and back-track, save tracks & routes. He loved it and promptly placed it on the fender of his jeep to run in the house to get someting for his wife. Returned, and left in the jeep to go boating. Yep! left it on the fender and lost it. This one is a re-order as he has now been spoiled by the 60CSx. A bit of time required to customize setup and familiarize oneself with functions, but beautiful and powerful little machine.
Recommend? YES
118 viewers found this helpful.
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I-B
Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 10, 2009
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EXCELLENT MAPPING GPS
I just purchased the 60csx a few weeks ago and am still in a learning mode. I went on a week long wilderness canoe trip involving travel on a very complex and confusing lake and river system. The 60csx together with Topo Canada cd maps were instrumental in keeping me on track. Two minor issues that were resolved on the trip:
1) Topo Canada maps kept "disappearing" from the gps memory, leaving only the built-in basemap. Turns out that the micro SD card had come loose and was not being read by the GPS. Was a huge relief to diagnose and correct this problem. 2) Compass became messsed up somehow with direction of travel no longer showing as the "up" direction on the display. Solution was to recalibrate the compass in the field. Everything appeared and worked fine following this procedure.
All in all I am very pleased with this GPS and would not hesitate to recommend it to others.
Recommend? YES
119 viewers found this helpful.
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pronto 9er tac
Kandahar Afghanistan
Aug 6, 2009
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GREAT GPS BUT MISSING A FEW THINGS.
Pros: antenna very strong.
Cons: no lock button
This GPS is great, For an infanteer serving in the Canadian Army overseas in Afghanistan its priceless. The quick start up time and the powerful antenna will continue to track even inside heavily armoured vehicles. It is easy to navigate and is still small enough to fit in a pouch. The 2 biggest cons of this GPS is there is no "lock" Button. While doing dismounted patrols the GPS is on and in a pouch, during a 5 hour patrol I check my LOCSTAT on my GPS and find I have registered about 300 waypoints. This occurs just from lying on your stomach or leaning against a wall. This happens almost everyday and its a pain in the butt to delete all the useless way points after the patrol. A simple LOCK button would solve this problem. The 2nd con is that I have not found out if the compass is capable of displaying in MILLS. I can change the heading to mills but have yet to find if I can have the compass in MILLS. Besides those to problems it is a great product!
Recommend? YES
131 viewers found this helpful.
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Bravo 20
Oshawa, On. Ca
Jul 19, 2009
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JUST AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
Pros: easy to use.
Cons: the cost of topo maps sold separately.
If your a hunter, fisher(person) or just an out-door enthusiest, this piece of equipment ranks right up there with your Guns, Fishing rods/Reels or Hiking boots. It WILL get you there and back safe and sound. It's fast accurate and easy to use. I did have an "Eagle Accunav" a few years ago and could lose the satellites just standing next to a tree, they have come a long way.
Recommend? YES
125 viewers found this helpful.
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oldwolfcub
Calgary Ab
Jul 18, 2009
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COLORADO UPGRADE
Pros: accuracy, reliability, durability and battery life
Cons: small screen
I upgraded from the Colorado to the 60CSX. the 60CSX is quite possibly the best machine available today
Recommend? YES
149 viewers found this helpful.
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Dave
Prince George
Jul 13, 2009
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MOTORCYCLE GPS
Pros: altimeter, compass
Bought the 60CSx as a navigation tool for my motorcycle trip to the Yukon and Alaska. Maps were easy to see and accurate landmarks were easily identified making this a very useful tool. Plenty of rain during this ride it performed flawlessly wet. Will try to get it out fishing very soon.
Recommend? YES
126 viewers found this helpful.
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Vinn
Maple, ON
Jun 29, 2009
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A HANDY COMPANION
Pros: accuracy
My husband uses the unit (which I bought him for his birthday) all the time. The maps are clear, the screens are easy to see and it's size makes the portability feature excellent. Currently used for geocaching but he can't wait to use it in the bush in the fall.
Recommend? YES
131 viewers found this helpful.
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Kurat
Toronto, ON
Jun 25, 2009
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EXCELLENT RECREATIONAL GPS
Cons: do not float
Small, lightweight, fast, and accurate. This is the perfect GPS for recreational use: routing, basic mapping, geocaching, navigation, and compass work. In my opinion, this is the best bang for your buck - I have 3 of them.
Recommend? YES
128 viewers found this helpful.
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Tony Roy
Québec, Canada
Jun 23, 2009
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60 CSX
Cons: address searching complex with arrow and enter key
Very acurate and easy to read while driving even if it is full sunshine. Many tools inside. Tuff connector and waterproof.
Recommend? YES
118 viewers found this helpful.
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dannyboy
carleton place
Jun 22, 2009
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GARMIN GPSMAP 60CSX WITH 2G
Wife uses all the time. Loves it to death. Too much technical stuff for me but perfect for her geo catching,etc. Good company too. They were quick with the delivery and it was effortless!!!!
Recommend? YES
133 viewers found this helpful.
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thecowboy
Winnipeg, MB
Jun 11, 2009
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VERY POWERFUL GPS
Pros: nice small size!
Versatile GPS, can use it in the car, on the trail or in the city. Having the MicroSD is very handy. Filled it up with all sorts of useful POI's.
Recommend? YES
162 viewers found this helpful.
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PA
Windsor, ON
Jun 5, 2009
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EXCELLENT HANDHELD GPS
Pros: fast satellite acquisition and many more
Cons: poor basemap, firmware corrupted after 1 week
Overall this unit is excellent.
Recommend? YES
138 viewers found this helpful.
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GDR
Balmoral N,B,
Jun 4, 2009
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THE BEST
Pros: excellent in any sitituation i've been in.
I have had 5 GPS's and this is the best. I'm an avid outdoorsman and this GPS never ceases to amaze me. I would recommend it to anyone.
Recommend? YES
128 viewers found this helpful.
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JB
Québec, QC
May 7, 2009
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EXTREMELY ACCURATE
Pros: easy use and speed of satellite aquisition
Cons: small screen
I have never before used a field GPS. I find it easy to use, of course some hours of practice are required as with any multi-function electronic piece of kit. It brought me within feet of the geocaches I searched for. The military issues the same GPS to its liason officers who are on standby for civil defense/support.
Recommend? YES
126 viewers found this helpful.
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Mike
Coquitlam, BC
May 4, 2009
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GPS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE
Pros: reception, can upload custom maps
Our Search and Rescue Team (Coquitlam Search and Rescue from British Columbia) has purchased 20 of these units over the past three years. In addition, several members have purchased their own for personal use. In that time we have had to return one unit which was dead on arrival (screen was bad). This was replaced with no hassle by the dealer.
In our experience, these units are easy to use, work well in all conditions (winter, summer, and in the rain) and offer exceptional reception in very difficult terrain and weather (torrential rain, blizzard, tree canopy, deep ravines and canyons).
One notable exception was a fall hike during downpour when reception was very bad. the signal from the satellite is attenuated by water, and my friend's GPS units did not fare any better than the 60Csx.
The battery life is very good. We turn off the electronic compass and use a manual compass instead.
Finally, through the use of open source software the team has managed to produce our own maps of or service area to upload trails, waypoints and other details of the local area. This has made these units invaluable to us when we are searching for lost subjects.
Recommend? YES
130 viewers found this helpful.
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BGrate
Northern Ontario
May 1, 2009
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60CSX
Pros: even the kids can use it. and it is very accurate
The speed of this unit is incredible. Great Outdoor unit.
Recommend? YES
131 viewers found this helpful.
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AER
Toronto
Apr 20, 2009
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SUPER HIGH-SENSITIVITY OUTDOOR GPS
Pros: waterproof, sensitivity, rapid readings, price
Cons: no map of borneo on board :)
I've used this model before in the woods, in Borneo, and am very impressed by it's ability to get readings quickly even under a 40 m canopy-- enough impressed to by another unit. The unit reports accuracies within 3 m, even in dense forest for us, this is outstanding. Comes with software for downloading waypoints, which is a major help. Waterproof is invaluable
Recommend? YES
128 viewers found this helpful.
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Colin
B.C.
Apr 13, 2009
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GARMIN 60CSX
Cons: cd manuel would be nice
The unit is great, just wish the basic preloaded map had a little more detail, it kind of forces you to purchase the north America nt map for increased detail for street use. On a recent trip the unit locked up on me and had to remove the batteries and reinstall them to get the unit too restart after that no problems.
Recommend? YES
136 viewers found this helpful.
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Gunny
Utah
Apr 10, 2009
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GREAT GPS
Pros: color screen
Cons: if i have one, it is i'd like a larger screen.
The Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx GPS is great. This is my fourth GPS & it is by far, the best one so far. The color screen is a real plus & easy to read in sunlight. I enjoy the Altimeter screen to view my travels elevation changes. This GPS acquires the satellites very fast. Great GPS.
Recommend? YES
129 viewers found this helpful.
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Hugh
North Carolina
Mar 30, 2009
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A REAL WORKHORSE FOR THE OUTDOORS
Pros: great satellite reception even in heavy forest.
Cons: 1:24,000 maps not available for the east yet.
Great satellite reception, rugged, and versatile. Taking waypooints and recoding tracks is straightforward. Screen interface improves over earlier Garmin units. Accepts Garmin Topo maps (about 1:100,000 scale)- these are very useful in the field. Anxiously awaiting 1:24,000 scale topos.
Recommend? YES
127 viewers found this helpful.
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Burnzy
Lively, Ontario
Mar 20, 2009
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THIS IS A LIFESAVER!
Pros: i catch fish now
Cons: lost a friend (erick)
I used to get lost in the bush all the time and relied on my buddy Erick for successful hunting and fishing. Now I have waypoints for all of Erick's hotspots. Now I can bring all my other buddies to these exact locations and reap the benefits.
Recommend? YES
132 viewers found this helpful.
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Wish
Nl
Mar 19, 2009
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BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK
Both of my friends have this GPS, I had a Magellan and this is a much better unit
Recommend? YES
137 viewers found this helpful.
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D. Chase
High Level, AB
Mar 19, 2009
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MANY FEATURES
This receiver is so sensitive that it can pick up sats in the bedroom. Wife says she needs gps to find "things", I disagree. Wife makes me crazy, help. Buy this gps.
Recommend? YES
115 viewers found this helpful.
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Steve
Vancouver Island
Mar 18, 2009
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60CSX REVIEW
Very Happy so far with the unit. It is my 4th Garmin Gps. Seems to aquire satellites very quickly and keeps the signal locked very steadily. Great backup for navigation.Very reasonably priced especially with the 4GB card. GPS city was very easy and trouble free to deal with.
Recommend? YES
124 viewers found this helpful.
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Smytty1
Ingleside (near Cornwall), Ontario
Mar 6, 2009
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BEST PRODUCT, BEST PRICE
Pros: great unit, great price, great sevice
The 60CSx sells itself. Excellent features and very easy to configure with user-friendly menus. Expected display to be a bit small but is very nice size. This unit was selling for the same price here as the 60CS elsewhere and they throw in the 2GB sd card. Hard to beat it. The unit came with a 256mb sd in it and the 2GB aside.
Recommend? YES
128 viewers found this helpful.
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Tony
Rocklin, CA
Mar 4, 2009
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EASY TO USE
Purchased the Garmin 60 CSx after looking at several other Garmin models. This is my fourth Garmin GPS. Very easy to use. Really like the feature that allows you to change the background color to something other than the default. This unit locates satelites very quickly and stays locked in longer. Very happy with the purchase.
Recommend? YES
126 viewers found this helpful.
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Dennis
B.C.
Feb 9, 2009
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GREAT GPS
Cons: no alarm clock
This is a great GPS. I had a 60cs before. The 60csx acquires satellites a lot quicker, and stays locked on even inside. The 2gig allows me to put on all of my city nav and half of my topo Can. The only disappointment is that it does not have an alarm clock like the 60cs did. Dealing with GPS City was a good experience.
Recommend? YES
139 viewers found this helpful.
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Edd
Quebec, Canada
Jan 30, 2009
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GREAT GPS
This Garmin is one of a kind. Some1 in my family already had a Garmin GPSMAP 60CS with 512Megs. I had the chance to work with some GPS in my life but this one was the best. That's why I bought this one but the CSx version. It's awesome! Excellent GPS signal acquisition time much faster then the CS version. Good for road and Highway as well. And the 2 gigs can hold a lot of maps also, a great purchase.
Recommend? YES
187 viewers found this helpful.
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Rob
Kamloops, BC
Jan 26, 2009
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GPS60CSX
Pros: great value, easy to use.
Cons: eta calcualtions are never accurate.
Excellent GPS signal acquisition time. Very good display. I have owned a Vista CX as well and find the features and operation of this unit to be very similar. Almost too may features packed in and it takes a while to get it set-up the way I like. Compass feature is very handy but you must remember to hold the unit level for it to work proper.
Recommend? YES
140 viewers found this helpful.
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Teal
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Jan 13, 2009
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GARMIN 60CSX
Excellent GPS works well in thick cover, would recommend to anyone for hunting and fishing.
Recommend? YES
140 viewers found this helpful.
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Darlene Anderson
Dec 12, 2008
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DARNSOCKS REVIEW
I have had my 60CSx for a few months now and generally find it a good unit. Like with every Garmin unit there are the good and the not so good features. My husband and I have three different GPSrs and appreciate all of them and know their limitations. I find the manufacturers frustrating in that instead of continually improving their units, they put out another model with completely different features, not necessarily taking the good of the past making the ultimate unit.
Recommend? YES
159 viewers found this helpful.
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Gordon Martin
Nov 26, 2008
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GPSMAP 60CSX
Love the unit except I have not yet been able to combine it with my computer because I have a Mac. I am leaning towards telling people who have Macs not to buy this product.
Recommend? YES
154 viewers found this helpful.
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Stinkybob
Nov 25, 2008
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EXCELLENT UNIT - DELIVERS AS PROMISED
I bought the 60CSx with the 2GB card (City Navigator 2009) and am quite satisfied with my purchase. GPS City was easy to deal with and cheaper than Walmart!
I bought the unit primarily for mapping local XC ski, snowshoe, mountain biking & hiking trails. I also use it for cyclocross rides and as a vehicle GPS. This unit has excellent satellite reception. I've carried in a backpack in heavy rain through shallow (50 ft) tree covered canyons and it maintained reception. A friend has the Etrex and she loses signal or has 2-3 sats when I have 6-8 sats. If you want a GPS for use in heavy coverage this one works great.
I also use this as a navigation GPS in my cars. Reception is great. Screen is obviously a bit smaller than dedicated car GPS's but is legible and large enough to read while driving. Typing in POI's is a bit of a PITA compared with a touchscreen, but I also wanted a more rugged, waterproof unit that I can use on a bike, car, boat, etc. The 60CSx does all that.
I recommend this unit and am looking forward to getting the TOPO and Water maps for it.
Cheers,
Recommend? YES
160 viewers found this helpful.
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Craig
Nov 24, 2008
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GARMIN GPSMAP 60CSX
This GPS is easy to use. It also provides good accuracy and is fairly quick aquiring satelites. I use this unit for work and it is build solid and have not had any problems with it.
Recommend? YES
138 viewers found this helpful.
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Leroy
Nov 13, 2008
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GARMIN 60CSX
I find this gps easy to use once you read the book.The accuracy is great and I use it in the helicopter for work.I also use it on the quad and when you purchase this gps you need to replace the memory card with a 2gb card if you want quality topo maps.
Recommend? YES
145 viewers found this helpful.
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Steve Beson
Nov 13, 2008
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I currently own a Garmin 376 C, GPS 12, map76s and have recently purchased a 60Cxs. The 60Cxs lives up to the reputation I come to expect in a GPS. I use these units in my truck , mounted on my quad and in my pack on forest fires, and scouting northern Alberta for the oil and gas sector. The 60Csx seems a little more rugged and uses natural light to help view the display (saves battery).I would recommend this unit.
Recommend? YES
161 viewers found this helpful.
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Peter
Nov 12, 2008
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The unit is fantastic. I am disappointed that I couldn't use the software that came with the unit since I own a Mac. I would appreciate receiving the software that is compatible with the Mac OS system to appreciate the full benefits of the GPS>
Recommend? YES
158 viewers found this helpful.
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Barry
Oct 22, 2008
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I have a Garmin 276C/Garmin 60cs/Garmin60csx all these gps's are awesome. I use them all for search and rescue. They all interface with my Oziexplorer/MemoryMap/ and of course Mapsource. These are invaluable tools for both work and play, I hook them into my ham radio system for atomatic position reporting system. Thanks Garmin for your continuing support, Barry.
Recommend? YES
143 viewers found this helpful.
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Jason
Aug 30, 2008
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The Cx has helped me out in Europe and in Canada. It doesn't tqalk to you and only has tone and visual cues but can hide in your pocket and come to your rescue in an instant. Overseas it was a godsend. It would help us find the closest hotels and then we could navigate quickly to the sites we wanted to see. And it really made the cabbies mad.. They couldn't rip us off..
Recommend? YES
154 viewers found this helpful.
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victor lanteigne
Apr 1, 2008
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BATTERY COVER
The gps works fine and very accurate,but the battery cover breakes easily and I cannot even get a replacement.Its not avaible.I had to fix it myself with a piece of aluminum.Good thing I am handy at this kind of work.I find GARMIN has a low commitment to the customer.If you want a picture of the repaired part I can send it to you
Recommend? YES
151 viewers found this helpful.
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Mitch
BC
May 16, 2007
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BLOWS THE OLDER VERSIONS AWAY.
I've been working with a colleague who has a new CSx. She acquires 6-9 satellites, marks her location and is on the move before my regular GPS60 has even acquire 3 satellites. If speed, crown closure or atmospherics are a concern to you...Go 60CS. The barometer, altimeter functionality is great for me (Forester). Casual users can do without this feature.
Recommend? YES
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