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| MacArthur 2005-10-13, 11:48 pm |
| I am about to buy a new GPS.
I will use it for geocaching, hiking, stamping digital photography, and
possibly some driving.
I don't really need to map my driving patterns because I have lived in this
area forever.
I am considering GPSMap 76CS, iQue M5, and the GPSMap 60CS.
Aside from the photography, I may be collecting tracks for postprocessing on
my laptop.
Could I have some opinions from users of these models to help narrow my
choice?
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| richo@mcn.org 2005-10-13, 11:48 pm |
| I love my 60CS. The iQue will be more fragile and have a shorter
battery life.
HTH
Rich Owings
http://www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com/
http://www.GPStracklog.com/
"We were desert mystics, my friends and I, poring over our maps as
others do their holy books." - Edward Abbey
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| Holger Issle 2005-10-14, 5:48 am |
| On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:46:49 -0230, "MacArthur" wrote:
> I am considering GPSMap 76CS, iQue M5, and the GPSMap 60CS.
All 3 will fulfill what you may want. The M5 is not as robust as the
others but has additional features. In case you need these, go for it.
If not, 76 and 60 have a different housing. Go to a shop and try to
use them. I own the 76S and find it perfect for one hand use. Others
have different opinions.
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-14, 5:48 pm |
| richo@mcn.org wrote:
> I love my 60CS. The iQue will be more fragile and have a shorter
> battery life.
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> HTH
>
> Rich Owings
> http://www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com/
> http://www.GPStracklog.com/
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> "We were desert mystics, my friends and I, poring over our maps as
> others do their holy books." - Edward Abbey
>
Never had a 60CS but I love the 76CS. On road, off-road, and marine.
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Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| MacArthur 2005-10-15, 2:48 am |
| Thanks muchly.
I'll report back after Santa arrives :)
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"Steve Calvin" <calvins@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> richo@mcn.org wrote:
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> Never had a 60CS but I love the 76CS. On road, off-road, and marine.
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> --
> Steve
>
> Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| Daniel Kim 2005-10-17, 5:48 pm |
| If the issue isn't the price, but which unit will be the best for your
use...I'd go with the 76CS. It and the 60CS are very similar, but if
you're doing a lot of geocaching and hiking, the fact that the 76CS
will survive full immersion in water goes a long way to it surviving a
long time.
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| Jeff H 2005-10-17, 11:48 pm |
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"Daniel Kim" <sailingdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If the issue isn't the price, but which unit will be the best for your
> use...I'd go with the 76CS. It and the 60CS are very similar, but if
> you're doing a lot of geocaching and hiking, the fact that the 76CS will
> survive full immersion in water goes a long way to it surviving a long
> time.
Daniel,
I thought both were rated equal for submersion: one meter for 30 minutes.
The difference being the 76CS floats.
Jeff
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| On 2005-10-17 20:26:07 -0400, "Jeff H" <azjeffh@cox.net> said:
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> "Daniel Kim" <sailingdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:200510171232297
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> Daniel,
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> I thought both were rated equal for submersion: one meter for 30
> minutes. The difference being the 76CS floats.
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> Jeff
True...but have you ever tried to recover a GPS unit that sinks....and
if the water is deeper than a meter, the 60CS is dead...
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-17, 11:48 pm |
| Dan wrote:
> On 2005-10-17 20:26:07 -0400, "Jeff H" <azjeffh@cox.net> said:
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> True...but have you ever tried to recover a GPS unit that sinks....and
> if the water is deeper than a meter, the 60CS is dead...
The 76CS has 115M of storage as well and I think the 60CS has 50M if I
recall correctly. The 60 also has the function buttons on the bottom as
opposed to the top. Those are probably the two biggest differences that
I can recall.
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Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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