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This is my third GPS. My first GPS, a Magellan GPS Tracker, still works ok but is about 4 times the size of the eTrex H and very slow to lock. My second GPS was a Garmin Geko 201. It worked fine but the case fell apart. Hopefully my eTrex H won't do that. I am very impressed with the higher sensitivity of my new GPS. I can put it inside my car propped up inside the instrument cluster and it retains lock. The other 2 units only worked if laying on my dashboard. On a "warm start" the eTrex H is up and locked in a few seconds. Many times I had to wait in my car for over a minute before I could get lock. Now I just turn it on and go. All of the cables I have from my Geko work on the eTrex H (this was a basic requirement of mine). I have a Delorme moving map display on my Palm Pilot Zire 72 PDA and am able to use a power/Bluetooth cable to interface with the GPS. I therefore have no need for maps on the GPS. I also like that the eTrex H uses AA batteries. The Geko uses AAA and do not last more than 5 hours. The claim is that the eTrex H will run up to 17 hours. I'm still on my first set of batteries after a week of playing and still have about 80% left. I may be a long time user of GPS but still am happy with this "entry level" unit. My favorite use: traveling to other countries and not getting lost! |
