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 - Mapsource Topo CanadaGreat piece of kit your hand held GPS. I use it on my etrex Legend C, it has more detail than the City Navigator for my area. If you're thinking of buying a City Nav. from Mapsource take a look at the "actual view" feature on the Mapsource web site and compare the two before you buy... you might be surprised at how much better the Topo is. It's easy to download the area's you want to view, save yourself some time and read the instructions. It actually does exactly what it says in the user's manual!! I'm a MAC user and had to do it all on an old beaten up PC, and it was very straightforward. (Just wish Garmin made MAC compatible stuff... come on guys get with MAC!!) Rating:  - Garmin Topo CanadaGood topo maps but this product lacks key things. Mountain huts,shelters and hiking trails are not marked. Furthermore many well known passes, lakes and creeks are not named. Rating:  - Mapsource Topo CanadaI found this product very helpful and sufficiently detailed to be useful with my Garmin GPS. I do wish there was a bit more detail on the maps such as campsites (some are listed but no all) canoe portage trails, rapids, etc. Overall I am quite pleased with this product and would recommend it. Rating:  - Their software is very bad. Difficult to use, expensive, full of errors and gives a lot of problems (a package costs over $100 aTheir software is very bad. Difficult to use, expensive, full of errors and gives a lot of problems (a package costs over $100 and it doesn't even work). Rating: - Garmin - Still the LeaderHaving owned or used Trimble, Rockwell, Magellen and Garmin...Garmin is the most user friendly. That said, the Canada topo is very good. It downloaded into my 60CS with no blips, bumps or other issues. When I travel from the US to Canada (and vice-versa) it transitions right at the border line. The maps are accurate - roads, rivers and trails are right on. Garmin Customer Service is superb. They recently performed warranty work on a 7 year old 12CX - no charge and very rapid turnaround (no, I do not work for Garmin - they really are this good).
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