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How long time is a Garmin meant to function?
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| On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:02:57 +0100, "Otto" <ottostiedl@gmail.com> wrote:
13 months
Geo
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| Evan Platt 2008-03-23, 10:33 am |
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:02:57 +0100, "Otto" <ottostiedl@gmail.com>
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42
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| Klatch 2008-03-23, 12:33 pm |
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"Evan Platt" <evan@theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote in message
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I would say it is somewhere between 13 and 42, but not 26.
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| emanon 2008-03-23, 3:33 pm |
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"Otto" <ottostiedl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I guess the real answer depends how you treat / mistreat your GPS and which
model you are talking about. So far, I've owned two. I had an eTrex Vista
for about a year, then traded it in for a 60CSx. The latter is now about a
year and a half old and working fine. Both seemed solid and meant to last
for a while.
If there's a major breakthrough in GPSr technology leading to greatly
improved sensitivity / accuracy, I may consider trading in again, but until
it finally falls apart, I'll keep using my 60CSx.
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| I am not impressed with their longevity. I wish they would make
a robust model for landlubbers. I've owned two, a basic etrex
and now an etrex legend. It's size and capability is okay, but
the rubber encasement and its rubber cement are a big problem.
I use them all the time, in the car, in the field, and the
rubber encasement falls loose in months. I have to keep adjusting
it to fit in the proper place so I can use the buttons. Then,
in a matter of a few more months, the rubber tears through, because
I am constantly switching from battery to external battery in
the car. Then I duct tape it, rubber band it, and then eventually
one of the buttons eventually stops working and renders it useless.
So mine spend most of their life with loose rubber and in duct
tape and rubber bands.
Can't Garmin design a model for those of us who don't care if it
sinks, but want it to really last? I consider this heavy use
and not abuse.
John
emanon wrote:
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> "Otto" <ottostiedl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I guess the real answer depends how you treat / mistreat your GPS and
> which model you are talking about. So far, I've owned two. I had an
> eTrex Vista for about a year, then traded it in for a 60CSx. The latter
> is now about a year and a half old and working fine. Both seemed solid
> and meant to last for a while.
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> If there's a major breakthrough in GPSr technology leading to greatly
> improved sensitivity / accuracy, I may consider trading in again, but
> until it finally falls apart, I'll keep using my 60CSx.
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| Dale Atkin 2008-03-23, 10:33 pm |
| > Can't Garmin design a model for those of us who don't care if it
> sinks, but want it to really last? I consider this heavy use
> and not abuse.
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> John
Many models don't have the rubber band around the outside. My 60CS is still
going strong after years of abuse...um I mean use.
Dale
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| Raoul Watson 2008-03-23, 10:33 pm |
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"Otto" <ottostiedl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I had a Street Pilot III color from 2001 and I gave it
to someone on this board who needed the LCD
screen last year -- It wasn't broke and I was still using it
when someone sold me a "steal" on a 2620.
The only "life" I can think of the fact that the
base map gets really "old" with no way of replacing.
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| On Mar 23, 11:34 am, John <jhy...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I am not impressed with their longevity. I wish they would make
> a robust model for landlubbers. I've owned two, a basic etrex
> and now an etrex legend.
No real complaints on the longevity of my Garmin eMap which is nearing
10 years of daily use. The lettering on all the buttons has worn off,
the screen is rather scratched, and there are assorted gouges in the
case, but it works fine. In fact much better now than when it was new
and we still had 'selective availability'.
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