GARMIN 64 MB GPSMAP? (60CSX WITH BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER & COMPASS)

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 4 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001CQ4W6E
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,240 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

HIGH-SENSITIVITY GPS RECEIVER; COLOR-HANDHELD MAPPING IDEAL FOR BOTH MARINE & OUTDOOR USE; BRIGHT, SUNLIGHT-READABLE COLOR TFT DISPLAY;ÿ64 MB MICRO SECURE DIGITAL CARD? FOR STORAGE OF OPTIONAL MAP DETAIL ;ÿFAST USB CONNECTIVITY MAKES LOADING CHARTS & MAPS Weight: 1.7 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for travelers and essential for explorers., December 8, 2010

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Mosh (Mumbai INDIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GARMIN 64 MB GPSMAP? (60CSX WITH BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER & COMPASS) (Electronics)

I took this unit to Galapagos and Amazon forest, it was amazingly fast in South America (10 seconds after power up to get the location; while it takes more than a minute in California to find locations). It kept a useful record of the places we visited along with time and our labels, since there are no detailed maps of the points in the jungle.

Even though I could not find detailed maps for the Amazon forest anywhere, the unit was helpful in tracking my paths and showing how to get back from treks in the dense jungle. It did have all the South American cities and large rivers in its default database, though the Amazon river tends move with the seasons.

Once we got lost in Guayaquil city in Ecuador at night, I just had to turn on the unit to see the direction I had to walk to get back to the hotel.
It is useful even when traveling in a taxi to make sure you are heading approximately towards your destination or not.

Tip: Use Sanyo Eneloop AA batteries, which keep their charge for months, and power the unit for 10s of hours of continuous use.
Tip: To conserve power turn the unit 'on' only once in a while to mark important locations (like your hotel, lodge, and tracking hikes), this way, a single charge may be enough for a week of traveling.
Tip: Back home, download the data to your computer and view the locations/hikes in the map-source software, and right click on it to view the points in Google maps.

Cons: The accompanying software Mapsource is functional but not easy to use.
It is not easy to export/import scanned maps as overlays, since sometimes that is all you have.
I wish it was integrated with google maps and wikimapia.org for exporting/importing maps, paths and notes.

Caveat: I have just used the basic functionality of the unit so far. It has a lot more features like
altitude, speed, sunrise, sunset, compass.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great product but one major limitation, June 15, 2010

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perrolovr (Stevens Point, WI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GARMIN 64 MB GPSMAP? (60CSX WITH BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER & COMPASS) (Electronics)

I fell in love with this GPS. I bought it for search and rescue work. It was fairly intuitive and I could easily plug it into my laptop to download tracks and waypoints to Google Earth and my USGS topo maps. But it has a fatal flaw. The software that comes with it does not support Macintosh. Come on Garmin. What were you thinking?? I am seriously disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short battery life, February 28, 2010

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hildis (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GARMIN 64 MB GPSMAP? (60CSX WITH BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER & COMPASS) (Electronics)

I bought my GPS about one year ago. Every time I used this GPS without any external power supply the batteries gave up after about 3 hours. The batteries I use are Energizer rechargeable NiMH, NH15, 1.2V, 2300mAh. So you cannot keep track of a hiking trip of more than 3 hours. I think that this is pretty limiting for a device in this price category.
I like all the other, very useful functions.
Besides I also have problems connecting to the PC with the USB. The device does not show up as a device despite having installed the latest USB drivers from Garmin!