Customer Reviews

Garmin Oregon 400i 3-Inch Touchscreen Handheld GPS Unit with U.S. Inland Lakes and a Worldwide Basemap

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Let me first start off by saying I love the Oregon series. But I returned my 400i to Amazon after less than a week. I ended up with the 400T and think it's wonderful. The touchscreen interface is much easier to use than my previous eTrex Legend HCX and my 60CSX. Yes, battery life leaves much to be appreciated as the screen at full brightness and use of the compass absolutely kill the battery. But what ruined it for me were the pathetic preloaded maps of inland lakes. Simply put, the maps are awful. Very few lakes here in the New England area have data, and the few that do have incomplete areas of the lake ... areas where most fishermen, like myself, tend to boat and kayak. Even Lake Cochituate in Natick, MA, a popular lake that has 3 large sections, only 1 of which Garmin decided to map, and that section has limited boating since it's the beach area for swimmers.

I find it unprofessional for Garmin to release such a product which is obviously not ready for the serious outdoorsman. The 400i needs to be advertised with a listing of all the lakes that are actually mapped. It's almost deceiving the way it's presented. Now, the 400T has its issues as well ... the topo basemap is only 100K, and there are no 24K maps for the Northeast, but that's a whole other review.

If you plan on using this for the lakes in your area, do yourself a favor and call Garmin first and ask if those lakes are mapped. Even if it's a big one that you've been going to since you were a kid, you might be surprised to find that Garmin has excluded it from the 400i.

The 400T is for T terrain 400i I inland lakes. The details on the lakes are sketchy but its covering the whole US. So a lot of lakes won't show the topo but living in MN i know it at least shows all the creeks ponds and lakes and has them named. But if you plan to troll the coast by using this unit as your guide. GOOD LUCK. I will say its tough extremely tough lithium batteries go for 2 days. and very simple to use. TOUCH SCREEN is a MUST

Purchased this unit for use in a sailboat, gave the unit a try in the car first. In the sunlight with sunglasses this unit is impossible to see, sunglasses off is not much better. I would not be able to see this unit in a bright sailboat! Sent the unit back, will stick to a gray scale screen.

EASY TO LEARN AND USE CLEAR PICTURE TONS OF OPTIONS ON THE THING. EASY TO SEE IN THE BLINDING SNOW USE IT FOR ICE FISHING IN MICHIGAN. TRACKS SHOW UP REAL CLEAR AND THEY ARE PIN POINT ACCURACT.SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY IF YOUR GOING TO BUY A NEW GPS AND YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED.BEST ON THE MARKET TODAY...

Sent back. Can only see with topo map activated. It does not have a plain map installed.

This is a great item, easy to use, great detail, just as good as my big Humming bird Gps.

I bought this for my husband for Xmas and we have been using it right out of the box. I showed Lakes, ponds, rivers, and creeks. I've lived in South Carolina for 24 years and there were creeks and ponds I didn't know about. My husband is a Bass Fisherman and he is going to use it for Tournaments. The only thing I would like Garmin to do is make it easier to register the Garmin. I had to download USB drivers and some other software to register and update the Garmin (it doesn't come with a install disc, a registation card, and you can't call Garmin to register only to ask questions). I bought this when Amazon had it for a low $354 (otherwise I probley wouldn't have bought it) So I wait until the price goes down.