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sreigle · 08-21-2007, 05:40 AM

In my opinion, which GPS model depends mostly on what you want to do with it and how you want to use it. Which brand is a separate issue. I found the Garmin to be superior to other brands in quickness of reaction and in intellingence. This is just my opinion and not everyone will agree. I also found Garmin's customer service to be superb. And quick, even when by email. I had a lot of questions and apologized for having so many. The response was "if you don't ask questions, I don't have a job." I made a suggestion. They asked if I have any more suggestions and encouraged me to send to them any I think of.

I tried several brands and several models within them. Some are basic models where you tell it where you want to go and then you follow its route. That's fine for many folks but doesn't suit me. I want to be able to tell it to take me on this particular road and then that particular road even though those are not the quickest or shortest. I want to plan several routes and load them all into the gps so I can select them at will or when ready for that leg of our trip. I want to be able to do all this on a laptop and then upload multiple routes and multiple waypoints to the gps directly from the laptop.

The model I found that does all this and does it very well is the Garmin 2720. That model is now superceded by, I believe, the 2820. Garmin lists it at something around $1200 but I bought it online at pc connections for $499. Someone reported buying this model on ebay for less than that. I have been using this gps since January and am still very pleased with it. Prior to that I used a gps tub with a laptop mounted in the truck. It also did a good job but I like having the portable directly in front of me on the dash. The 2720 will hold 2500 waypoints and 50 routes at one time. When we finish a route I delete it and its waypoints. I currently am loading waypoints for sightseeing trips at our next destination.

The 2720 would not work for geocaching or any use as a handheld unit. It has no battery. It runs off 12v or the 110v adapter. It has persistent memory so it remembers everything loaded to it. It even picks up where you left off if you are navigating a route and shut it off for some reason. But it won't work as a handheld.

There are many good gps units out there but which is best for you depends entirely upon what you want to do with it.

08-21-2007, 05:40 AM	#22
sreigle Montana Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oceanside Posts: 20,028 M.O.C. #20	In my opinion, which GPS model depends mostly on what you want to do with it and how you want to use it. Which brand is a separate issue. I found the Garmin to be superior to other brands in quickness of reaction and in intellingence. This is just my opinion and not everyone will agree. I also found Garmin's customer service to be superb. And quick, even when by email. I had a lot of questions and apologized for having so many. The response was "if you don't ask questions, I don't have a job." I made a suggestion. They asked if I have any more suggestions and encouraged me to send to them any I think of. I tried several brands and several models within them. Some are basic models where you tell it where you want to go and then you follow its route. That's fine for many folks but doesn't suit me. I want to be able to tell it to take me on this particular road and then that particular road even though those are not the quickest or shortest. I want to plan several routes and load them all into the gps so I can select them at will or when ready for that leg of our trip. I want to be able to do all this on a laptop and then upload multiple routes and multiple waypoints to the gps directly from the laptop. The model I found that does all this and does it very well is the Garmin 2720. That model is now superceded by, I believe, the 2820. Garmin lists it at something around $1200 but I bought it online at pc connections for $499. Someone reported buying this model on ebay for less than that. I have been using this gps since January and am still very pleased with it. Prior to that I used a gps tub with a laptop mounted in the truck. It also did a good job but I like having the portable directly in front of me on the dash. The 2720 will hold 2500 waypoints and 50 routes at one time. When we finish a route I delete it and its waypoints. I currently am loading waypoints for sightseeing trips at our next destination. The 2720 would not work for geocaching or any use as a handheld unit. It has no battery. It runs off 12v or the 110v adapter. It has persistent memory so it remembers everything loaded to it. It even picks up where you left off if you are navigating a route and shut it off for some reason. But it won't work as a handheld. There are many good gps units out there but which is best for you depends entirely upon what you want to do with it.