Recommendations for Handheld GPS

Hey guys,

Just after some recommendatons on what type of handheld GPS to get or any that I should steer clear of?

Cheers,

Kieran

G'day Keiran,

Few questions first.
How much are you willing to pay ?
How often will you use it ?
And what do you want it to do ?
And how accurate do you want it to be ?

There's a lot of good units on the market now. If you just need a basic GPS, the Garmin Etrex will do you fine. If you want something with a colour touch screen, check out the Garmin or Magellan range and do some research on google. There's lots of reviews and they all have Pro's and Con's.

Me, I got the Garmin 550T. Colour touch screen, coz I hate buttons. It does what I want but not exactly cheap in Australia but ya can get it online from the US imported here for about half the Oz price.

It comes down to personal choice and usage. That's not much help to you is it

Cheers
Cliff

Hey Cliff,

Well id like to get something around $300 but will spend more if it is justified cos id rather do it now rather than upgrade later.

At this stage im not too sure how often it will get used, that will depend on how bad the fever gets me and also the missus!!

I dont need anything super accurate atm I pretty much just want something that I can plot an area or claim with to make sure that I am on the right ground and that has a tracking feature. And most importantly will stop me getting lost

Ive been checking out the Magellan 510,610 and 710 and want opinions on whether Magellan is the right way to go and whether or not I should just get the 510 or spend the extra bucks to go for the 6 or 7?

Are you happy with your Garmin 550T?

Thanks,

Kieran

First, don't buy a second hand unit from anywhere. I'm not saying it would be stuffed, but technology is growing fast. My personal advice, buy new and get something that can be connected to your computer for updates to internal software and you can make a map from your tracks. If it can't do it, don't get it.
I'm happy with my 550T but I can't help with the Magellan units. The 550 can track you according to available maps without marking waypoints, it surprised me.
Accuracy ? 550T is fairly spot on (couple of metres out from tests but it was in the Perth Metro Area). Old Garmin 60s I had was at least 10 metres out and that was tested against tengraph. But you have the added problem, DMP admit that Tengraph coords are only a guidline, not necessarily accurate.
Garmin or Magellan ? Personal choice and the biggest problem is price and what it can do.
Now I got a headache just thinking about it And I still haven't helped you any have I
There's just too many variables and you have to ask ya self, "what do I need?". They fairly all do the same thing.

Cheers
Cliff

Hey Kieran i have a gps for sale in the for sale section if your interested.

K town.

Does it come with all your secret spots marked in it?

Hey Kieran for the right price mate a deal could be done so i don't delete the waypoints.

K town.