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xsBusiness - Garmin Etrex Legend GPS Receiver
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List Price: $199.99
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Manufacturer: Garmin
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Batteries Included: 0
Batteries: 2
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Garmin
Display Size: 2.1
EAN: 0753759030186
Feature: WAAS-Enabled
Format: CD
Includes Mp3 Player: 1
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Garmin
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Garmin
Model: 010-00256-05
Native Resolution: 160x288
Number Of Tracks: 10
Publisher: Garmin
Size: Legend
Special Features: Bearing
Studio: Garmin
Variation Description: Legend
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Features
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WAAS-Enabled
Smallest GPS On Market With North & South America Basemap
Perfect For Outdoor Person & Adaptable To Be Fully-Functional For Vehicle Use
Download From Metroguide Usa Cd-Rom (Not Included), Detailed Street Map Info, Addresses & Points Of Interest With Phone Info
8 Mb Of Available Flash Memory
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Garmin Etrex Legend is a Hands Down Winner
Comment: Being a boater/explorer I've seen,tried,owned,reviewed,researched & studied about every handheld gps unit there is. I bought the Garmin Etrex Mariner when it first came out.At that time I also found the Garmin MapSource Points of Interest (POI) CD on sale (~2001) for ~ $[...]. I paid $[...] for the Mariner and used it for several years just fine. The Mariner only has 1mb memory, so one is limited in how much detail can be installed, and there is no mapping. The etrex Legend has 8mb onboard memory (no ssd card) and can do selective mapping, but I have found that to be quite adequate. With the POI CD (now costs > $[...] and maps are at least as much) I have downloaded on the Legend complete data (Points of Interests, Businesses, Marine databas with lights, ramps, lakes, rivers,& landmarks and still have ~ 40% memory left for recording tracks, routes and waypoints. The secret here is to use the POI CD on your computer and select only the map areas you will use. You don't want the whole world,just where you are going. To fully utilize the Legend you have to study and practice with it for at least 8hrs, then use it frequently to stay tuned up on it--there are many layers of resources in this little unit. Its not a turn by turn deal, but a true navigational poi database guide. Pocket sized, long battery life (controllable power consumption), attractive, really easy to use once learned. I find the grey scale (adjustable contast/brightness) easy to read in any light == why pay another $200 for color?
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good handheld but long of tooth
Comment: Have used this unit since Oct 2003 for hiking and in my genealogy research on my family and for others. The unit will loose satellite reception in dense woods but most of the time it will work. The go to feature is good for finding your car you left on the side of the road or a lost cemetery you entered as a waypoint from a USGS map. The built in base maps are fun to play with, but I find useless in the field for me. I set the zoom feature to AUTO and don't see any map features most of the time. As the Legend is an older model unit, I would recommend you spend a few additional dollars and get one of the newer Garmin handhelds. If you want to use the unit in conjunction with your computer, get a model with a USB port (mac users need the USB interface). And if you want to have some fun shopping on amazon.com, look at amazon's UK website and read the recommendations there. The British reviews are helpful, polite, and witty once you get the hang of their jargon.
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Summary: Garmin Etrex Legend 2008
Comment: This is our second one of the Etrex Legend, after years of use in saltwater swamps, etc. it finally died and we wanted another just like it. It works great and you can save many waypoints as desired. We loved it because it doesn't autosave the waypoints you don't really need saved.
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Summary: Nearly worthless
Comment: This is a nice compact unit with pretty blue plastic and a lanyard so you can hand it on your neck. That's the end of the positives.
The big, really big, negative is that this thing has such poor sensitivity that unless you live in the desert and no bird or plane ever fles over you, you will have problems getting it to work because it will not find satellite signals.
OK, mild exageration. I live in mid-Michigan and it actually has found enough satelites to work if there was nothing above it. However, the moment you go under a tree, any tree, you will lose your signal and you will not get it back until you move out from under the tree. I think that if you put your hand over the Etrex Legend you will lose your signal.
This thing is well named because a legend is often a myth and not based on fact. It is certainly a myth that the Etrex Legend is a useable GPS.
Garmin should be deeply ashamed for selling such junk.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not good under tree cover
Comment: I bought this unit for Geocaching. I have grown tired and frustrated of losing satellite signal under any sort of tree cover. We are finally decided to sell it for a better unit.
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Editorial Reviews:
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With the eTrex Legend, Garmin has loaded a full base map of North and South America into one small unit. The Legend is also designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This product will provide position accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections.The base map contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines. The eTrex Legend is also equipped with additional memory totaling eight megabytes. The added memory allows the eTrex Legend to accept downloaded map data from Garmin's entire line of MapSource CD-ROMs, including Fishing Hot Spots. The eTrex Legend comes in a brightly colored translucent blue case that really makes the unit stand out. New to the product design, Garmin will include marine aids to navigation in addition to the base map. These navigational aids will be pre-loaded into each unit from the factory.It is compatible with most Garmin MapSource products including MapSource BlueChart marine cartography, MetroGuide, and Fishing Hot Spots. Accepts up to 8 megabytes of downloaded map detail.
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