Garmin GPS 72

Pros: Simple, inexpensive, tough as nails

Cons: lack of even a rudimentary base map

The Bottom Line: With this unit you can have 3 of them, backups!, for the price of 1 fancy unit. www.sailingfreespirit.com

Review: In 4 years of sailing this is the only unit I used with marine maps by Nobletech on a laptop. This is a GPS to use with other maps, the base maps are useless. Simple to use and enter waypoints. I was very impressed by the toughness of this unit. ...

Pros: Easy to learn. Easy to use. Water-resistant. Nice Display.

Cons: No Mapping Features. Somewhat large, barely fits in shirt pocket.

The Bottom Line: For a non-mapping GPS Receiver that you can purchase for under $150.00 I believe it is a winner!

Review: I was looking to purchase a non-mapping GPS Receiver. After doing a few hours of web-research I kep ...

Pros: Large Display, easy to learn, good backlighting

Cons: 1MB onboard memory, large size, seperate computer cable needed

The Bottom Line: Good starter GPS, easy to learn and use. Has a couple drawbacks, but is something to learn and grow from.

Review: I had been thinking about buying a GPS for awhile and being in a foreign country with no english maps that made sense, to someone who gets lost a lot, a GPS seems right up my alley. I didn't really do much research into them prior to getting this unit ...