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 - Garmin map 60csx gps unitI am a member of a major Search and Rescue team. I teach the use of GPS for our members and obvioulsly use one too. I had a Magelin 400, but had lousy customer service. I contacted Garmin Customer service (Dwight O.) and got great service then ordered the unit. It works as described and when I had problems with the unit (I could have read the instructions, but Oh well) the customer service person was fantastic! I have tried the various screens and it appears to be very accurate and easy to use, even on horse back and on Quad. I love the altimeter and trip stat screens. I strongly recommend the garmin line for my friends and students. Be safe! Rating:  - Garmin GPS Map 60CSxVery nice instrument! I used a Garmin E-trex first and liked it then, saw this one. I like the features it has, especially the electronic compass, find screens and geocaching features. I was a little disappointed in the accuracy (not up to date)of the built-in descriptions. The info about my local exit was out of date, many of the businesses are gone. The flexibility is great. I'd recommend it! Rating: - Great ProductThis handheld is a very good buy. It is quick to start up and quick to obtain satellites. It seems to operate in the +- 12ft range most of the time. It never drops signal and even works in the house, truck, or deep tree cover. Great product. Rating:  - not as bad as the Colorado, but still terribleI got a Garmin Colorado, which was horrible, with buggy software, so I returned that and got this based on the quality of the reviews. I should have known better -- this unit is buggy as well. I loaded map data into it and off I went for a family trip to Vermont. Well, when the unit figured out I was in Vermont, it forgot all the map data! I had luckily brought the data with me, so I reloaded it. Then the same thing happened again when I returned home to Oregon -- no more map data. The hardware seems sound, but Garmin needs to ship products with software that works. I tried calling customer support and was told to expect a 15-20 minute wait. Their phone support gets one star out of five from www.gethuman.com, and I understand why. Rating:  - Good but dont' try the online upgradePurchased the unit for a vacation trip. It worked well and was fun to have along. Fortunately, I didn't try the suggested online software upgrade until after I returned. The unit died right after the upgrade completed. After a 45 minute phone wait, a Garmin service tech recommended I return the unit for replacement. The was two weeks ago and I still haven't received the replacement. Garmin is doing who knows what with it? If some one had told me this story prior to the purchase, I might have reconsidered. Maybe my star rating will change if I only had the unit to play with.
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