Garmin eTrex Legend Cx

Pros: Compact, good battery life, good display.

Cons: No voice directions; joystick handling requires precision. Included data card is small.

The Bottom Line: Good value if you need a hiking AND driving GPS unit all in one.

Review: I originally was looking for a GPS tool to aid in trail hiking, but the eTrex offered both trail and driving (turn by turn) capabilities. So now, I can consolidate the two into one gadget. Value: As a hiker's tool, it's a good value. As a driver's ...

Pros: Color! Ease of use!

Cons: Only thing I think is it comes with a small SD card (64mb)

Review: I received this GPS unit as a Christmas gift, and had to try it out yesterday. It is very easy to use and understand the functions and how to move around the different screens. It picks up satellites quickly and they are reliable (as I found the ...

Pros: Small, sturdy and very usable.

Cons: Tiny memory card. Unlock code: tiny piece of paper. Calculated routes sometimes border on bizarre.

The Bottom Line: Although this device has some quirks and limitations (see review) I feel that it is highly usable and has worked out great so far.

Review: Ok, so I got this one for Christmas from the in-laws. I usually research my little tinkertoys religiously, but while I had ogled GPS devices before, I had never looked into them seriously before because of cost. So here are my thoughts. First off, it ...

Pros: Screen looks nice. Auto-color scheme change is cool.

Cons: Joystick tricky, some unnecessary features.

The Bottom Line: Does everything it says it will do. Excellent for portability and as a navigation system.

Review: I recently became hooked on geo-caching, and really wanted a mapping feature. Turn-by-turn directions was a huge bonus and now I'm glad I have that feature because I can use it for navigating in my car. I had never used a GPS in a car before so to test ...

Pros: Price, Size, Color display, Removable memory card

Cons: Need to use expensive Garmin mapping software, Cumbersome to use for trip routing

The Bottom Line: The Garmin eTrex Legend Cx is a great all-around portable GPS unit. If you are looking for a GPS for trip planning, you might want to look at another product.

Review: Company Overview Garmin is one of the top three GPS satellite systems for public use. Garmin is the company that revolutionized the consumer GPS market by introducing the first consumer units in the early 1990's and continues to be the market leader. ...

Pros: usb interface, software ideas are good, memory chip easily accessible

Cons: horrible product communication to public. horrible QC of products (mostly software probably).

The Bottom Line: extremely poor software

Review: Things must have changed since 2006 (when the reviews above were written). Maybe Garmin had a round of layoffs or has new management, or is just has too many top priorities to continue making quality GPS units. Anyway, here's my experience: I bought ...

Pros: Easy setup, AA battery powered, standard USB connector, easy menu navigation, bright screen.

Cons: Totally inaccurate at any distance. Unit actually increases distance as you stand still.

Review: OK, I have been a faithful Magellan handheld user for a couple of years. My last Explorist 500 recently died so I picked up the Legend CX. I'd never used Garmin before, but I figured I'd see what they were all about. What a mistake. Setup is reasonably ...