Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 at 19:09
finally I'v got the 60cx and I am compleate satisfied !
It does excellent autorouting (sooms automaticly in for turns, and out, after for the overview) and takes tracks or POIs, so I use it in the car with autorouting, and for 4x4 with the free tracks, for hiking and the bike, or even for marine with marine cards.
Its has a direct key for "man over board" with simple backrouting, and a mark key, to set quick a waypoint.
Ît costs more, but for me, as it does such an excellent job, it will be used dayly for the next 10 years or so, its worth the price.
points for my decision were:
60's are more solid than the etrex, less SW bugs, just longer on the maked, yet, it is more compatible to marine equipment, easyer to use the keys, higher display and I thing display is as wide as the etrex one. So more space for opt. fields above the map.
I thing developed for professional use, less for geocouching or hiking, but does an excellen job here, too.
- has no compleat compass, but still a basic one if you move a meter forward, its very sensitive on the meter, if you turn one step right, pointer on the map does the same!
So its not a compass for standing still, but it does its job.
- cx has no barometer, that would be something nice for hikers, but notice, the csx does not collect barometer logs when switched off, and the optional compass and barometer sucks out your akku, so I heart csx users switch them off when not used.
I would recommend Mignon Sanyo Eneloope akkus, because of their low self unloading , you get them in a 4-pack incl. loader for fix 220mA for 10h, speedloading is not good for the akku.
The cx even shows the altetude, but does not right it to a log.
Its a point to think about, if you like to use thei altetude log to show in probably 3D tracks on PC. Don't know if the works.
so thats for the overview
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