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Friday, April 1, 2011
Garmin Oregon 450 Handheld GPS Navigator (Electronics)
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I've used a 60 CS and the CSX versions since 2004. It is probably the "Gold Standard" for hand held mapping gps's. So I was expecting great things from the Oregon 450. The learning curve was quick and easy. The Oregon has a lot of new features that make navigating easier -- shaded topos, increased memory, different user profiles, great ergonomics of the unit, increased screen size and resolution.
BUT...
If you plan to use the unit for some serious backpacking or day hiking, Beware! The Oregon does not accurately record distanced traveled and associated data on the trip computer screen when travelling below 3mph (20 min mile). It does however record accurately only when you save the track and then call up the track and check the distance traveled, or if you upload the data to your laptop. I just don't normally carry my laptop when I'm hiking.
I have contacted Garmin about this about 10 days ago and heard nothing back from them except that they are looking into the matter. For some self help try [...]. It is a good discussion website for the Oregon series.
Garmin Oregon 450 Handheld GPS Navigator (Electronics) at amazon.com
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