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Garmin Colorado 400t Reviews
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Da military Frenchie
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
December 29, 2009
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BEST USE INDOORS ONLY
Some of the boys I work with (military ones) bought some of these and they aren't too pleased with this unit. It has a BIG screen indeed, but that feature alone chews batteries in no time. Plus, you just can't see anything from it in broad day light. The screen is dark compared to some other units we've owned and tested in the field.
And just so you all know, if you ever clip the thumb wheel out of its socket and you get any grit, sand, water or anything else in there, your GPS is toast!! We've seen it twice already. The poorly design allows you to pop the thumb wheel way too easy (if you own one, try it and you'll see), allowing anything contaminants to enter the GPS and turning it into a very cool expensive door stopper or a rear view mirror bling-bling.
If you want the best of the best from Garmin, for outdoor use, in any terrain and weather, with the best features and military worthy, go with the GPSMAP 60Cx or 60CSx.
You won't be disappointed!
Pros: looks cool and that's it!
Cons: thumbwheel falls off, dark screen, battery burner
Recommend: NO
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smomofo
Creston, BC
October 19, 2009
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DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
I bought a Colorado 400t to replace my Legend HCx so that I could do paperless caching and save money on ink for my printer. Aside from paperless caching, the Legend HCx is a better unit. The Legend has a much better user interface, and is much better with indicating direction to a waypoint. And with the way Colorado goes through batteries, I'm spending any money it saved on printer ink. All in all, not worth the money.
Pros: paperless geocaching
Cons: poor user interface, eats batteries too fast.
Recommend: NO
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William
September 11, 2008
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Purchased the 400t. The wheel fell off during my first day rendering it useless. Earlier in the day the unit froze up and I could not backtrack. Gramin replaced the unit but now the topo maps do not work and the unit still freezes up. This unit is a piece of crap.
Recommend: YES
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Jerry Brown
February 29, 2008
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I received one of these units about two weeks ago and have had a chance to check it out. The unit has Mapsource topographical maps pre-installed. That product is not, and never has been a road navigation system. I also purchased the Mapsource North America roads on SD card, and that works perfectly in the unit for navigating with a car. I haven't had any problems with this GPS at all. It is super-sensitive and receives a signal in very obstructed terrain. The thumbwheel selector takes a bit of getting used to, but it works great and greatly reduces the number of buttons required. The unit seems more rugged than a 60, and the case design will probably prove to be very waterproof.
My only negative would be that it seems to be fairly power hungry and won't go as long as a 60 series on a set of batteries.
Recommend: YES
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Bert Berry
February 11, 2008
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DON'T GIVE UP YOUR GARMIN 60CSX!!! I ran out and bought one of these new Colorado 400t's and now I am so sorry. I had to replace it 3 days after I received it because the wheel on the front stopped working and I had to use both hands to turn the dial. The details at street level don't exist. If you want to see the street names on the map, you have to move the cursor over that street. So it is worthless for driving in town. If the batteries go dead, you all of your trip history is gone. I have spoken to Garmin several times about software updates, but none so far. So if your thinking about trading your 60CSX in for the 400 series, DON'T DO IT.
Recommend: YES
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