Garmin GPS - Whats the difference

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Whats the difference

Falcon

2007-04-20, 3:33 pm

Hi all
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Garmin MAP76CS and the
CSx appart from the obvious memory chip what else is new and worth making
the change for ?

Thanks

Brian
Edinburgh - Scotland

Kent Friis

2007-04-20, 3:33 pm

Den Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:21:06 GMT skrev Falcon:
> Hi all
> Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Garmin MAP76CS and the
> CSx appart from the obvious memory chip what else is new and worth making
> the change for ?

The memory card (not chip in the x) is replacable with a bigger one, up
to at least 2 GB. And you get the newer SIRFstar 3 chipset, with much
better reception.

/Kent
--
"So there I was surrounded by all these scary creatures
They were even scarier than what Microsoft call features"
- C64Mafia: Forbidden Forest (Don't Go Walking Slow).

Falcon

2007-04-20, 3:33 pm

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> Den Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:21:06 GMT skrev Falcon:
>
> The memory card (not chip in the x) is replacable with a bigger one, up
> to at least 2 GB. And you get the newer SIRFstar 3 chipset, with much
> better reception.
>
> /Kent
> --
> "So there I was surrounded by all these scary creatures
> They were even scarier than what Microsoft call features"
> - C64Mafia: Forbidden Forest (Don't Go Walking Slow).

Thanks very much for that Kent.
So in your opinion it would be worth upgrading to the 'x' model?

Regards

Brian

Kent Friis

2007-04-20, 10:33 pm

Den Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:16:32 GMT skrev Falcon:
> "Kent Friis" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks very much for that Kent.
> So in your opinion it would be worth upgrading to the 'x' model?

Only if you find yourself lacking one or both of the new features. Like
if you spend lot of times uploading different maps, a bigger memory
card with all of Europe or North America might be worth the money. Or
if you often find yourself lost in forests with reception problems
(not sure how big the SIRFstar 3 improvements is for skyscraper
"shadows").

In short, it depends on your needs vs. available money.

/Kent
--
"So there I was surrounded by all these scary creatures
They were even scarier than what Microsoft call features"
- C64Mafia: Forbidden Forest (Don't Go Walking Slow).

Falcon

2007-04-20, 10:33 pm

"Kent Friis" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Den Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:16:32 GMT skrev Falcon:
>
> Only if you find yourself lacking one or both of the new features. Like
> if you spend lot of times uploading different maps, a bigger memory
> card with all of Europe or North America might be worth the money. Or
> if you often find yourself lost in forests with reception problems
> (not sure how big the SIRFstar 3 improvements is for skyscraper
> "shadows").
>
> In short, it depends on your needs vs. available money.
>
> /Kent
> --
> "So there I was surrounded by all these scary creatures
> They were even scarier than what Microsoft call features"
> - C64Mafia: Forbidden Forest (Don't Go Walking Slow).

Thankfully money is not a problem (to an extent) but I would like better
coverage in wooded areas (Scotland has a lot of woods !)
I'm going to sell my (new) MAP76cs on Amazon for £245 British Pounds as it
si fully boxed and actually looks brand new (I tend to be REALLY careful
with all my 'toys' knowing that one day I will want to sell them, So in all
when the 76 is sold I'll get the CSX.
Thanks again for your guidance which has proved very useful.

Regards

Brian

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