garmin 60 CX question

[Lostby7]

@Auntienae wrote:

– I thought the base memory in the 76 was twice the size of the 60.
AuntieNae

Memory really shouldn’t be the sellig point though, as if there is an expandable card for the unit it costs next to nothing to get a 1gig microSD card.

[Vegas Gamblers]

I thought that there was this post in the GC forums about the two side by side. I found it http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=139022&hl=comparison.

[hogrod]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

I thought that there was this post in the GC forums about the two side by side. I found it http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=139022&hl=comparison.

I also saw this comparison before and it was really nice to see them side by side. The only real advantage of the 76csx is it floats, but if you use energizer E2 lithiums, the 60csx floats too(I tested it).
only problem with using the lithium battery’s is they hold more charge than normal AA’s, so you have to initially run them down a bit to use them in your garmin gps, if you don’t your gps may work for a few minutes before to screen fades out(unit shuts down). garmin knows about this issue and actually tells you to run the batteries down before use.

The funny part is the old 60cs,60c,76c,76cs work great with lithiums, it’s just the new X models that can’t handle the initial voltage. I use lithiums in the winter in my legendC, I get almost 50hrs of battery life.

[AuntieNae]

DJwini
If you would like to try my 76csx side by side with yours just give me a call .. I usually have it with me at Park & Rec ..
Renee

[Cheesehead Dave]

@Lostby7 wrote:

@Auntienae wrote:

– I thought the base memory in the 76 was twice the size of the 60.
AuntieNae

Memory really shouldn’t be the sellig point though, as if there is an expandable card for the unit it costs next to nothing to get a 1gig microSD card.

There’s a functional difference between the built-in memory and the memory card. The built-in memory can hold only what most GPSrs hold: waypoints, routes, and tracks.

The memory card holds “Custom Points of Interest” (POIs) which are different from waypoints in that they can only be created on your PC and uploaded to the unit. They also cannot be edited on the unit. The memory card is also where the maps are stored and can also be used to store tracks.

The waypoints vs. POI thing was a little confusing at first, but now it makes a lot more sense and I’ve figured out how to take advantage of it.

Bottom line though… The built-in memory for both is the same and holds 1000 waypoints. The extra size for the included memory card for the 76 means you can just hold twice as many POIs or load up a few extra maps. Personally, I bought the 60CSx because I liked the form factor (and I’d rather have a GPSr that sinks to the bottom of the stream I’m crossing rather than floats away) and a 2GB SD card at the same time.

[Team Deejay]

@Cheesehead Dave wrote:

(and I’d rather have a GPSr that sinks to the bottom of the stream I’m crossing rather than floats away)

I suppose it depends, but I seem to spend a lot more time crossing marshes and still (lake and pond) water than deep, moving water. I don’t think you want your GPS to sink in a swamp. Do you spend a lot of time fording the Root and the Pike, Dave? They have these new inventions now called bridges…

[Cheesehead Dave]

@Team Deejay wrote:

@Cheesehead Dave wrote:

(and I’d rather have a GPSr that sinks to the bottom of the stream I’m crossing rather than floats away)

I suppose it depends, but I seem to spend a lot more time crossing marshes and still (lake and pond) water than deep, moving water. I don’t think you want your GPS to sink in a swamp. Do you spend a lot of time fording the Root and the Pike, Dave? They have these new inventions now called bridges…

The only water crossings I do is hopping over streams, or balance beaming it on fallen trees. A friend of mine had a Magellan that fell out of his pocket while crossing a shallow stream. He didn’t notice until five minutes later, but that’s all it took for his GPSr to float away. He never saw it again. If it would have sunk, he could have found it right where he had crossed.

Generally though, I keep mine attached to a lanyard around my neck, so I’m probably not going to lose it either way.

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