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November 10, 2009
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GARMIN 76CSX
The base map detail is sadly lacking. Will require another purchase. Compatibility with Navigator maps concerns me. See reviews by Garmin 76CSX users.
Pros: it works
Cons: base map lacks detail
Recommend: YES
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Dave N. Robinson, The High Country Hunter
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada
October 29, 2009
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IT IS MY BEST OUTDOOR GPS!
I have had 5 GPS's, one Magellan and 4 Garmin, I love the ease of using this 76CSx, the function-ability of it and the accuracy of it.What more can I say? It is the best I have owned in every sense of the word
Pros: all of what it was designed to be!
Cons: i can think of none!
Recommend: YES
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Kevin
Burns Lake BC
October 16, 2009
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MAPPING FEATURES
Ability to upload maps and the way in which you can turn off the individual layers is great. Durability seems good. Quite user friendly.
Recommend: YES
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Le Vulcan
Ottawa, ON
October 2, 2009
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GREAT OUTDOORS GPS
Bought this GPS for a bit of geocaching, motorcycling, and boating so fare it's great no complaints. It is a rugged unit it already took a drop test on the kitchen floor. I have yet to install city maps on it, we'll see how that works. Great GPS for what I wanted to do.
Recommend: YES
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H Lee
New Westminster BC
September 22, 2009
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BROKEN RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX
I was very excited to receive my GPS but disappointed where the compass was not working directly out of the box. When I spoke to Garmin and GPS City it sounded like this wasn't a common issue but I am writing this review in case others have the same problem. Firmware upgrade didn't change anything. Looking forward to GPS City to send a working model.
Pros: was able to discover location quickly
Cons: compass not working
Recommend: NO OPINION
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Allen
Kelowna. BC
September 22, 2009
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BEST OUTDOOR GPS
Beautiful instrument--easy to use, easy to read Best prospecting tool I have used.
Recommend: YES
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K
Brandon, MB
September 22, 2009
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GPS IS CONFUSED
I can ask it to go to the same location 2 days in a row starting from the same location and will give a different route each day. Some of the route make no sense at all. One time it wanted me to travel 30KM north of my destination for no reason, telling me that is where the town was located. It was not even a mistake in regards to both towns having the same name because they were both totally different. Other times it is great for finding our remote job locations.If you have not used a gps before then understanding it could be difficult.
Cons: could be more user friendly.
Recommend: NO OPINION
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kori
elko, BC
September 21, 2009
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MAP76CSX
great mapping ability and satellite reception. Still having issues downloading waypoints and tracks into our mapping system.
Pros: cheap for what you get, great reception and mappin
Cons: downloading info
Recommend: YES
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Stephen
Fernie, BC
September 20, 2009
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VERY GOOD GPS
The best feature of this unit is the high sensitivity receiver. You virtually never lose satellites even under canopy cover. You can stick it in your pocket and forget it and it stays connected to multiple satellites giving you a very good track of where you have been. The only concern I have is that the accuracy of the waypoints I have recorded does not seem to be any better than my old Map 76 (or perhaps even less accurate) but, given that it does not lose satellites, I can record a waypoint at any time whereas the old 76 sometimes lost satellites and I could not record a waypoint at all.
Pros: high sensitivity receiver is excellent.
Cons: waypoint accuracy (even averaged) is variable.
Recommend: YES
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Jalanisv
Mexico
September 7, 2009
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BEST OUTDOR GPS
No tiene comparación con su presición vs su costo excelente equipo
Recommend: YES
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Peter Pan
Labrador City, NL
August 31, 2009
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BEST HANDHELD
User friendly
Recommend: YES
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Des
Richmond, B.C.
August 20, 2009
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GARMIN GPSMAP 76CSX.
Excellent GPS but don't use with City Navigator North America 2010
Recommend: YES
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Louise
Bromont, Quebec
August 15, 2009
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BEST OUTDOOR GPS
We have now purchased 2 GPSMAP 76CSx and are most pleased with them. Very precise instrument, fairly easy to understand and use - the children use them as well when we do geocaching. We use this instrument mostly for geocaching and it is very reliable on the road and off the road. We are extremely pleased with it.
Pros: easy reading, accurate
Recommend: YES
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whiskers53
Sault ste Marie Ontario Canada
August 11, 2009
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ALL AROUND HAND HELD GPS
I used the find city option and said go to and took me right there even recaclulated when I detoured for construction. Much better signal than the gps76 that I had before - where I would lose the signal in heavy bush, this one has not lost it yet. Worked great in the boat, in the bush, in the car.
Cons: maps the topo seems low quality
Recommend: YES
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Army59
Vancouver, BC
August 10, 2009
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GOOD PRODUCT GARMIN SUCKS
I like the product. It does what you would expect. However, when purchasing Garmin products beware of their map policy. If you buy a map, for instance Europe NT, it can only be used on one device. You must register it and you cannnot transfer it to another device, ever.
Pros: easy to use.
Cons: garmin map policy
Recommend: YES
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huzzar
Fredericton NB Canada
August 3, 2009
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OFF ROAD
An excellent product. Used mainly for geocaching I found it to be extremely accurate even under heavy tree cover. I especially liked the distance measuring and the proximity features which allows you to get extremely close to the hides.
Pros: accuracy
Cons: the manual should be more detailed re uses.
Recommend: YES
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Rob
Thompson, Mb
July 31, 2009
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BEST ALL ROUND GPS
This is leaps and bounds better than my old GPsMAP 76S. The mapping and routing along with the updated Topo maps makes this an incredible unit for any and all purposes. You can't get a better unit that go go in the boat, for a hike, in the car, on the bike or on the snowmobile.
Pros: light, accurate, waterproof, full featured
Cons: smallish screen
Recommend: YES
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Bruce
Saskatoon, Canada
July 27, 2009
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GARMIN 76CSX
Excellent GPS. Very easy to set up and use. Uploads of the Garmin topography coverages for Canada on a micro-SD card are a dream for navigating on this GPS unit in the north of Saskatchewan. The only issue I have had so far is that (as with all Garmin GPS units) there is no easy way to import waypoints from external sources such as Excel spreadsheets or CSV files. One can do this via various 3rd party conversions but it ought to be built in to Garmin's own software
Pros: clear screen, ease of use
Cons: no simple way to import waypoints from external so
Recommend: YES
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Capt Bob
Prince George, BC Canada
July 23, 2009
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GPS76CSX
Hi I am happy to give you my thoughts on my new GPS 76CSx, I use it on my boat ,it is hooked to my lap top to run a navigation program which is critical to navigate the west coast of BC. So far it has worked flawlessly. It locks on to the satellites very well, even inside my boat. So far I am very impressed!!
Recommend: YES
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Brian
Vancouver Island
July 22, 2009
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MOUNTAIN BIKE GPS
Purchased this GPSMAP 76CSx to replace my 5 year old GPSmap 76cs which I use mounted on my mountain bike on average 40km/week over rough trails in forested areas. Gone through 4 handlebar mounts and have bounced the unit off the ground several times and while the unit looks somewhat battered up the only problem is a broken contact in the battery compartment. New unit has much better reception in forests - after 400km have yet to lose signal unlike old unit.
Pros: excellent reception
Cons: flimsy handlebar mount
Recommend: YES
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Earlo
New Liskeard Ontario
July 17, 2009
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MULTIPURPOSE GPS
I'ved just returned from a two week motorcycle camping trip to the east coast carrying a nuvi 680 and a GPSMAP76CSX. I loaded Metroguide onto the 76csx and was impressed with how often it served me well on the road. The 76csx screen is very sharp for my failing eyes and was great to document each days trips. if I had to settle on only one unit, I would go with the GPSMap76CSX. A well designed multipurpose unit.
Pros: waterproof, simple navigation
Cons: screen size
Recommend: YES
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Peter
Lac du Bonnet Manitoba
July 16, 2009
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GPS 76CSX
Very awesome tool, great graphics, easy to read screen, aquires a signal very quick.
Pros: floats
Recommend: YES
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Warner
Vernon, BC
July 13, 2009
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GARMIN GPS MAP 76CSX
Would definitely recommend this for any outdoor enthusiast. Also a great tool for professionals in the mineral exploration field.
Pros: rapid satellite signal and positioning
Cons: none that i can see
Recommend: YES
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Penney835
Port hope Simpson, np
July 10, 2009
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DISSAPOINTED
Unable to give review of product because I have yet to recieve it.
Recommend: NO
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Tom
Corner Brook. NL
July 9, 2009
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GARMIN GPSMAP 76CSX
I am now the owner of two (2) 76CSX GPS I use them for Snowmobiling ( Back Country ) and Boating. They are very User Friendly. I highly recommend the 76CSX Handheld GPS for any outdoor Activity.
Recommend: YES
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Elkhaircaddis
Vancouver Island
July 8, 2009
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FIRST HANDHELD GPS
I work in augmentation services for high-accuracy, industrial-grade GPS but have never owned a consumer-grade receiver. I narrowed my selection down to 2 similar Garmins both of which incorporate the SIRF engine I wanted. I placed my order with gpscity and it was fulfilled within 3 days. The Garmin 76CSX meets expectations in terms of functionality and performance, particularly under tree canopy and topographic conditions I experience. The service from gpscity including followup has been exemplary. The only shortcoming has been of my own making - I should have ordered a clear-windowed, field holster at the same time.
Pros: easy to use time to first fix
Recommend: YES
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CACTUSREID
INTERIOR,B.C.
July 8, 2009
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MOST EXCELLENT MOTORCYCLE GPS!
I believe this model has the same guts as a map 60 csx, at a big savings. It has a huge memory chip as well. Easy to use on the fly with gloves on, if you get the ram mount for your handlebars. Easy to see the screen in almost any light conditions. It works quickly to changing directions/track following. I am totally pleased with it. Did I mention it floats!
Recommend: YES
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LouJo
Québec, Canada
July 7, 2009
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OUTDOOR GPS FOR GEOCACHING
We have been using this GPS to do geocaching and having been having a great time wiht it. The GPS is easy to understand and utilize. It is quite accurate and offers on road and off road directions.
Recommend: YES
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Jim Irwin
Kamloops, BC
July 5, 2009
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FANTASTIC UPGRADE
My previous unit was a GPSMap 76 which was often unable to maintain a lock on the satellites when I was in the forest. The GPSMap 76CSx has no such trouble.
Fast start up and sat acquisition. Expandable memory is great. Colour display is fantastic, easily viewable in the bright sunshine.
Recommend: YES
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Tom
Windsor Ontario
June 24, 2009
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76CSX
I had the pleasure of owning a 60CSX, it was amazing but I lost it in the water while sailing. This unit is identical in functionality and screen, except for the case(which looks better in person) and this one floats!! I don't understand the $100 price difference between the 60csx and the 76csx. Also, If you don't care about compass/altimeter, go for the 76CX, as $209 is amazing price. Great handheld unit for sailing! Gotta give some props to gpscity.ca for having the best price by far and delivering to me accross the country in less than 24 hours for 19 dollars!!
Pros: small size, portability, signal
Cons: micro sd marine maps are pricey $158
Recommend: YES
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Fidrat
Cowansville, Qc.
June 15, 2009
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VERY ACCURATE GPS
I bought my GPS a month ago and I'm very satisfy of it, I am always right on the spot when I am geocaching. GPScity services are juste great and simple.
Pros: high accuracy
Cons: when calculating a long trip, it shot off.
Recommend: YES
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Eric
SW Florida
June 10, 2009
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GOOD CHOICE
Know what you NEED before you buy any GPS. I am happy with this choice, as it suits my needs exactly. I NEEDED a small GPS to install in a boat that would communicate with my VHF for completing the distress function. Also, the blue chart is ideal for my fishing puposes.
Pros: small size
Cons: small size!
Recommend: YES
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Paul712
Ottawa, Ontario
May 26, 2009
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EXCELLENT ALL AROUND UNIT
I started with the precursor to the 76CSx, the Garmin GPS72 which was a very basic but very solid unit. While shopping for an upgrade I kept coming back to the 76CSx because it had my whole "I wish it had" list from my GPS72 experience built in.
At this point I've used the 76CSx extensively for two years now for boating, geocaching, hiking, and driving. I even turned it on during a flight to Newfoundland just to see what I could see and it was really helpful to figure out where we were at any given moment.
It does everything I need it to do and especially for boating has opened up long trips that I wouldn't have tried using solely paper-based navigation.
It's internal compass allows me to quickly check whether my swing radius has changed while on anchor by keeping the breadcrumb trail oriented the right way. It needs to be horizontal for an accurate reading but once calibrated it held that calibration and was very accurate when tested against my boat's main Ritchie compass.
The screen is such that in bright outdoor light it actually becomes easier to see rather than fading into uselessness. And the backlight can be set to surprisingly low levels which is very useful when out on the water at night.
It's not a perfect unit for geocaching or hiking it tends to be a bit big and for driving and boating the screen can be a bit small but for one unit to satisfy all of these needs it's the perfect size.
The antenna sensitivity is probably the single most outstanding feature for me, it always finds the satellites.
If I lost this unit I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one exactly like it.
Pros: all around superior unit for many different uses.
Cons: mapsource software for the pc is very basic.
Recommend: YES
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Frank W Baumann
Squamish, BC
May 14, 2009
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GOOD PRODUCT!
Bought a new 76 CSx to replace one that was lost- that alone is a good testimony to the fact that I like the unit. Good points: it has a high sensitivity antenna, accepts micro SD memory cards, has a good quality screen, and floats (big advantage!). Newer units have the same quality of receiver- but do have a somewhat higher resolution screen, and are a bit smaller and slightly lighter (but don't float!) however, these minor advantages come with a hefty additional price.
Pros: has a high sensitivity antenna and floats.
Cons: has a bit less resolution than other units.
Recommend: YES
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ugo chris
PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA
March 9, 2009
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BEST HAND HELD OUTDOOR GPS
The product is really fantastic and presently the demand is high
Pros: e
Cons: e
Recommend: YES
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Glen S.
December 16, 2008
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Bought a 76C in Apr/05, liked it. When time came for me to consider a new unit, I tried different ones out, used mostly on motorcycles, also wanted the ease of using it anywhere. Tried the Zumo 550 for a trip one weekend, and really didn't like it. None of the manufacturers have made a good motorcycle unit yet. Ended up getting a new 76Csx in Aug 07. It has worked flawless from day one, love the new antenna, never lose signal and the media card lets me run up and down the east coast without uploading maps. It has proven durable on my dual sport bike and responds quickly when running twisty roads on my VFR. It is easy to read and the trip computer is so highly programable for Iron Butt type events. Buttons are easier to use with gloves then alot of the touch screen ones. Mapping will always be an issue with Garmin products,they might not buy data as often as we like. And our Canadian government charges too much when they sell out-dated map data.It took our own (NB) province 3 years to put some of our 4-laner on their own tourist maps. The 76Csx does everything as well as I expected. no routing program will suit eveyones needs. It doesn't have bluetooth, pictures or mp3, but then I wanted a GPS not an ipod or a picture frame. Would I buy another, yes, unless garmin or someone made something that suits my needs better and as on this date Dec 08, don't see anything. Although the 60Csx may equal it.
Recommend: YES
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Doug
December 14, 2008
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PERFECT FOR KAYAKING.
Perfect for my kayaking and driving needs. Can still use the buttons through the waterproof soft plastic case that I mount on my kayak deck.
Recommend: YES
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Martin
December 10, 2008
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Showed up when the sales person said they would. Had the units in the field for over a month and the guys have had no problems either on site or connecting to PC's
Recommend: YES
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Don Ruggles
November 21, 2008
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GARMIN 76CSX
Your price was right! The unit was delivered in 3 days by Purolator, intact. The unit works perfectly. I had a problem interfacing it with my Maptech chart program but the customer service person at Garmin walked me through a process to enable the connection. Great service at Garmin! So you can tell I'm impressed all around. Don Ruggles
Recommend: YES
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Jeff
November 17, 2008
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76CSX AWESOME HANDHELD
Having owned Garmin I expected ease of use and reliability, however the 76CSX surpassed my expectations. I bought the unit on suggestion from a 76 user. Only receiving it days before a moose hunt though I felt confident with it in my hands and was able to download topo, etc for the trip. It worked with out hitch and put me in places I wouldn't go before. It was a successful moose hunt. Here's to many more!!!!!
Recommend: YES
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Robert Hansen
November 14, 2008
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GPSMAP 76CS
This is a great product.
Recommend: YES
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Russ
November 13, 2008
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MAP 76CSX
Once again GPS City came through as expected. I purchased a Map 76CS a few years back and use it almost daily. From guiding me to a hotel in San Diego, CA., to my favorite fishing hole when I am in the boat. Easy to read and easy to operate are two of the things I like the most. I have been so impressed with the Map76CS, I purchased the 76CSx recently as I require a second unit. When matched up with the Mapsource software there is nothing but fear and common sense holding me back from going where I want.
Recommend: YES
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Rick
June 13, 2008
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ORDERING
I am extremely impressed by the assistance I received when looking for a low voltage cable for my GPS 12. I am also extremely impressed by the timely receipt of the cable, when I did order one. I will definitely be back to this site to order a new GPS system. I will pass this site on to all my friends.
Recommend: YES
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Jean
March 13, 2008
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I was a little concerned about ordering from this site as I'd read reviews that commented on extreme delays in shipping. Good news! The problem is fixed. I ordered March 10, 2008 at noon. I came home March 13, 2008 also at noon, and presto: there it was on my doorstep. Now to figure out how to make it work!
Recommend: YES
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Norm Edlin
January 1, 2008
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TRUCKER AND JEEPER
I'm a truck driver and a jeeper and this was my first GPS purchase. I also bought the street and topo mapping software. I bought a 2gig memory card as well. I like the handheld unit for it's portability. I like the buttons rather than a touch screen. I don't worry as much about the screen getting scratched. My eyes are not the youngest and I have no problem seeing the screen. It has made my driving to new places a dream. I don't know why I waited so long because it has taken tons of strees out of my trucking. The topo softare and wilderness navigation is amazing.
Recommend: YES
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Martin
ON
December 31, 1969
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This unit works very well and so far I'm pleased with it's performance. The screen is easy to read and after learning the key strokes it is easy to navigate the menus. The reciever is sensitive enough to pick up the GPS signals from within the basement of my house.
The only annoying aspect is the auto-routing software(this might have more to do with Garmin's software in general and not with this unit). When providing a route in a rural area it mapped roads that I knew were either dirt back roads or gravel covered roads. I wanted to take main paved roads only. No matter what settings I changed on the auto-router it would never pick the major high-ways. I ended up telling the unit I was driving a truck to minimize the amount of back roads it picked.
when I was in the city the auto-router worked well in finding a optimum route to my destination.
Over all happy with this GPS unit.
Recommend: YES
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Ray Brown
NC
December 31, 1969
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I had owned the 76S of this unit so the step up to color was a treat, however the "x" expansion of memory and the turn by turn autorouting makes this unit exceptional for someone like me who does travel a bit by car, fishes new freshwater areas, and fishes in inland saltwater.
I installed a 512 mb micro SD card and have a combination City Navigator, Topo, and Blue Charts mapset in this unit. I'm ready for all I do in one machine and if I decide to go out west the creation of a new map for another part of the country is easily done and the time to create a map using a card reader makes everything possible well under 10 minutes even with a full 512 mb chip.
The only complaint is with Navteq who makes the underlying map for City Navigator. There are numerous errors of towns in the NE part of NC. Not only on this map, but you see the same errors on Honda and Accura's navigation systems and like City Navigator both systems show the source of map work being from Ireland. Whatever errors they put into it originally are still there....it is very frustrating for someone like me who fishes and hunts in that area and a town is present and then the town renames itself (erroneously)as you zoom in.
Overall, I really love the unit, I just find it frustrating that City Navigator has these errors that the folks at Honda and Accura have been told about (and not corrected) for years. You would think that Garmin, Honda, and Accura would accept data that changes, but wouldn't accept maps where towns are named wrong or have long established state roads running through them on the map when in reality they aren't within three miles.
If they ever get these maps right this will be a sweet unit for multipurpose use. Bad maps take away from its inherent abilities.
Recommend: YES
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ASENSIO AMUNDARAIN
FL
December 31, 1969
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So far, it works as expected. However, we have not been able to re-format the Micro XD card (512MB. We tried using Windows XP formatting. It shows that files can be added, removed and formatted using the MS Explorer but when inserted in the GPS it does not take new information.
HELP!!!
Recommend: YES
Tag: garmin gpsmap 76csx review, gpsmap 76csx review
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Charles
BC
December 31, 1969
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I bought the 76CSx recently for hiking in the dense western forests and for marine use. I have not yet had a chance to try the latter, but I am very impressed with its performance in difficult terrain. On a recent hike with a friend who has a Map 60CS, he lost the satellites several times in the woods and canyons and I never did. At one point in a deep gulley with thick tree cover, I still had 9 satellites, while he had 2. So far I have no complaints but will comment more when I have had a chance to try it longer.
Recommend: YES
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Ken
ON
December 31, 1969
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This is my 4th GPS that I bought. I like this unit it works well under heavy cover and with the help of map source topo, city navigator and Blue Chart I have all the information in my GPS that I need to go fishing, hunting and travelling to the cities. You can sure load a lot of information in this unit. I like the size of the screen it is easy to read and the menu is easy to navigate to get the information you need.
Recommend: YES
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Mike
NL
December 31, 1969
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Have a 76csx love it, now I would like to connect to my lap-top on long travel across Canada, but still working on it, any help out there, we are going from Newfoundland to Alaska, about 16000 miles return
Recommend: YES
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(4.5 based on 55 ratings).
