Garmin eTrex Vista HCx

Pros: compact, easy to use, great price, durable.

Cons: small black and white screen can be difficult to read.

Review: I bought this gps originally for my motorcycle and have used ti in my car as well. It has great mapping features and is compact enough to fit in your pocket. It requires Mapsource software by Garmin which is very user friendly. I would recommend...

Pros: Great size and easy to use.

Cons: No external antenna. No programmable buttons.

Review: I have used this gps in just about every environment and the gps continues to work after all the abuse I put it through. The size is perfect and the Vista is easy to use. I am very happy with this product. Two things I would have liked to have with...

Pros: small

Cons: display malfunctions, screen scrolling slow, loss of contact in trees

The Bottom Line: don't buy it.

Review: DON'T BUY IT

screen has started to malfunction putting lines across it making it hard to read. is getting worse. haven't abused it. another owner said he was having the same problem


ETREX VISTA
Cost: $450 cdn and $75...

Pros: Ease of use, good battery life, lightweight and easy to carry in you pocket.

Cons: Uses a serial cable....Hello is this the 80's?

Review: Recently purchased the Etrex Vista and have been very happy with its performance and ease of use. For the most part it's quite intuitive and easy to use. It does a good job of picking up satellite signals and is usually accurate to around 20 feet in...

Pros: Versatile unit, great accuracy.

Cons: Very small memory. Need to buy the expensive map sets.

The Bottom Line: A product design for the outdoors consumer. Give it a try and you won?t be disappointed.

Review: I ve always felt that a GPS will be an unnecessary luxury when hiking. I mean, I was always able to find my way using maps, so what could a GPS bring new. In spite of this, two years ago when Garmin came out with a promotion offering this model for...