Batteries Included: 1 Batteries: 2 Binding: Electronics Brand: Garmin EAN: 0753759044060 Feature: All-purpose handheld 12-parallel-channel GPS+WAAS receiver with electronic compass and barometric altimeter Includes Mp3 Player: 0 Label: Garmin Manufacturer: Garmin Model: 010-00322-30 Native Resolution: 240 x 160 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Tracks: 20 Publisher: Garmin Special Features: Electronic compass Studio: Garmin
Features
All-purpose handheld 12-parallel-channel GPS+WAAS receiver with electronic compass and barometric altimeter Sunlight-readable, 256-color, 2.6-inch-diagonal transflective TFT display; rapid automatic route calculation 56 MB internal memory for storing map detail; supports both USB and serial port PC interfaces Includes geolocation games such as Virtual Maze, Nibbons, Geko Smak, Memory Race, and Gekoids Runs for 20 hours on 2 AA batteries; measures 2.4 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
The GPSMAP 60CS is an all-purpose unit - packed with exciting new features and delivering the kind of color that consumers want in their handheld GPS's. This lightweight, rugged, waterproof unit raises the bar to offer a 256-color, highly reflective display that provides easy viewing in almost any lighting condition. This transreflective TFT technology provides excellent viewing while maximizing your battery life (30 hours, typical use).The GPSMAP 60CS is packed with extra features, including rapid automatic route calculation, an integrated outdoor calendar, a dedicated geocaching mode, and indoor/outdoor GPS games that turn the outdoors into a giant gameboard. The GPSMAP 60CS also offers an electronic compass and barometric altimeter for highland adventures. These sensors, when combined with GPS technology, provide enhanced bearing and elevation readings.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Great Product Almost Bomb Proof! (literally) Comment: I upgraded to the 60CS after my M4 cracked the screen on my Etrex while out marking UXO (unexploded ordnance). This is a great little GPS that is easy to use and highly accurate. A few of us had and used them all over Iraq while escorting convoys and running patrols. Choose your own icons to mark checkpoints, the latest IEDs you encounter, small arms fire, etc. Then when you get back to base, share your points with your buddies by just uploading them onto your computer. It is much easier to use than the crap the Army gives you. Its nice to have something that works when your life depends on it.
One down side is that you cannot get a signal through the ballistic glass on a Humvee. You have to buy the external antenna. If you're out on a foot patrol it works just fine though. (I know, not an issue for 99.9% of people).
If you use it all the time at night like we did either carry a lot of batteries or use a flashlight to look at the screen. I couldn't get through one convoy without changing batteries. I finally wired in cigarette plug in my humvee and bought the car adapter for my Garmin. Problem solved!
More storage space would be nice for tracking routes. You can only store a few routes before its full and you need to delete something. Granted, we were using it on convoy runs over 100 miles long. If you just use it for hunting, hiking, or fishing, you're going to be just fine.
This thing is very durable. Wile escorting a convoy through Baghdad my humvee was hit by an IED that blew everything inside to bits. Every piece of electronics (radios, Army GPS, etc) was blown up and quit working. Everything except my Garmin that is. Other than a small nick in the screen from a piece of shrapnel, it works just fine. Even the external antenna survived, and that was outside the humvee. I am definitely sold on Garmin, and this GPS. Customer Rating: Summary: Does what it should do! Comment: Good product. Updates now available for Mac users also online. I like this one, better battery life than some of the newer ones. No SD card slot. Customer Rating: Summary: The Best GPS Unit Comment: This GPS is great. A color screen is a must and we have need no problems viewing the screening in direct sunlight. This unit is very durable too with a sporty look. The best part you can take it everywhere (hiking, biking,walking, running, even on trips). Money Well Spent!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Great for Geo Cashing Comment: A very accurate GPS and works everywhere, also a great tool for Geo Cashing Customer Rating: Summary: Just don't trust it on the road Comment: Nice enough for the trail when you're on foot and not depending on it to tell you how to get somewhere. But it has turned me the wrong way on the road more times than not, one time it told me to turn right when the route it was displaying turned right.
Also its plug locations are just plain stupid. You may want to pop for a bracket if you do use it in the car.
Otherwise the software is quirky and the maps quite expensive.
