Garmin Colorado 300 Color - Navigation - Gps-Handheld GPS Receiver Reviews

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What's great about it:?easy to use, geocaching capabilities, display, breadcrumb trail What's not so great:?a bit bulky, typing text is a pain "I've tried other brands. Lets face it... Garmin just plain makes the best GPS. There's no getting around it. from Bestbuy.com I tried the Garman Oregon with the topo maps and immediately returned it. The problem was, that unit in bright indirect light, the map was not visible. The Colorado, with the green shaded base map it came with was not much better, though better than the Topo map (less information than the Topo map). However, when I switched to the Cn North American NT map -- a detailed city map (an extra $100.00 list) and turned off the Autoroute DEM basemap I got a nice clean, visible, clear background with lines that were reasonably visible even in bright light. from Amazon.com First off let me preface this by saying i'm not a world class Geocacher. to date i've found about 57, about 9 of which are Micro size. i started off using a Garmin E-Trex Venture HC about a year ago and logged a good amount of caches. a few weeks ago i got my tax refund (who needs to pay off car loans when you can get more gadgets!) and did some research. from Amazon.com I think most of the 1, 2 and 3 star reviews on the Colorado 300 were written before Garmin released several software fixes. This unit may have been released for sale before all the bugs were corrected in the software. from Amazon.com "Doesn't work with MOST SD cards" "Will be obsolete in a year, like all 37 other Garmin models that are released every six months" from Amazon.com Using it for a few hours, this are the attributes I've observed: Pros: -I love the wheel interface as it makes the overall navigation very handly and can be operated with just one hand. -This gadget is one of the most precise and accurate GPS unit I have used thus far. from Amazon.com Has Garmin forgotten that some people use GPS units to determine where they are? This unit displays position coordinates in an extremely small font, making them almost impossible to read without smashing your face up against the glass (and I have perfect eyesight). from Amazon.com As expected, the included map is almost useless. Not only are there few roads, but the ones that are there are not very accurate. The software for loading maps is garbage, loading non Garmin maps requires 3rd party software and some dedication (fyi, garmin maps are pricey). Entering text with the wheel is cumbersome, although I still would not pay extra for an Oregon since I don't the gps every day. from Amazon.com We started out geocaching with a Garmin 60CX, and it was great...then my husband left it on top of our car, we drove off and there it went. We did find it but it no longer worked. from Amazon.com The 300 has a few nice features, like the compass and geocaching support. But the interface drives you crazy. from Amazon.com

Released	1 year ago
Form Factor	Handheld
Battery Life	15 Hours
Built in memory	384 MB
Expansion Slot Type	SD (Secure Digital) Card Slot
MPN	010-00622-31
PC Interface	USB, NMEA-0183
Resolutions	240 x 400
Special Features	Compass, Calender, Built-In Altimeter
UPC	718122541430
Waypoints	1000
Weight	0.46 lb.

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Garmin Colorado 300 Color - Navigation - Gps-Handheld GPS Receiver Reviews

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