Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps
Digital camera Review: Great tool for crossing our borders at night
Summary: 1 Stars
The perfect instrument for anyone seriously interested in sneaking into our country and being able to save and share the route with your buddies via the exchangeable card.Digital camera Review: Great unit overall
Summary: 4 Stars
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. So if precision is important, this is great. The position fix is also the fastest I've seen. I can easily get a position lock at home.
-Brightness of the screen is acceptable.
Cons:
-While I like the wheel interface, but the unit size is slightly larger than what I feel comfortable. Thus, people with small palm may not be able to operate it with one hand comfortably. But this point is not exactly very important once you're use to it.
-The backcover does not seem to be able to close tightly. Leaving a small noticeable gab which I'm not comfortable with as dust might enter. Worst, water may enter too.
I gave it 4 stars as it has served my purpose of having a multi-function GPS gadget. The profile is great as we can customise settings for Car & Recreational usage. The 1 star reduction was due to the battery cover issue that I am concern.
Digital camera Review: Love it, but am on my third one
Summary: 4 Stars
This replaced my 60csx. The detail on the screen is a big improvement. NIMH battery performance has improved with recent firmware upgrades. The back cover is extremely hard to get on and off. After a couple of weeks of daily use, the back battery seal tore. Garmin support via email (3 day response time) said I had to return it for warranty repair. Instead I took it back to REI and they exchanged it no problem. This happened again and am now on my third one. Now, I never fully close the back cover unless I am in a situation where it could be submersed in water. This has prevented the seal from tearing, and makes the back cover much easier to get on and off. Also you do not have to remove the carabiner to get the cover off with this method. TOPO and City Navigator work great! I recommend this unit but be careful with the back cover!Digital camera Review: New generation of Garmin GPSs
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used two other Garmin outdoor GPS before and I was expecting this new device. After a month of using, I'm almost decided to switch back to Garmin 60 CSx.
Colorado +:
- display
- gc listings
- holders (car, bike)
- wig
Colorado -:
- battery consumption
- gc listings (listing is sometimes bad formated)
- roller, buttons, menus (60 CSx is much more powerful and faster to control, search...)
So if you need listings/wig then buy Colorado. In case having PDA or smartphone, take 60 CSx...
Digital camera Review: Not as good as Expected
Summary: 2 Stars
Product i received had problem staying up. It abruptly shutdown without warning fewminutes after power up. Amazon sent me a replacement. The replacement fared better But after a couple of days wouldn't work saying "Cannot find system software" OR "Missing system software". I am trying to work it out with the customer support.