Buy Used/3rdParty More product information	Garmin eTrex Legend 8 MB GPS with PC Cable List Price: $214.99    Our Price: Too Low To Display Manufacturer: Garmin MPN: 100025600 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Number of Media: 1 Features: Accuracy to less than 3 meters with WAAS correction data Rocker switch on front panel for quick and accurate map panning Compatible with optional Garmin MapSource software; includes serial PC interface Global positioning system (GPS) receiver with built-in Americas basemap 8 MB of internal memory for map and data storage; PC cable included
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Product Description There are now enough handheld global positioning system (GPS) receivers on the market that you can be choosy when it comes to price, features, and design. Garmin--a leading manufacturer of car, boat, and personal GPS receivers--has a complete line of eTrex handheld receivers, with our Legend falling about midrange. Customer Reviews very impressed Being used by a 70 year old retiree who loves it. Great for calculating walk times and distances. Also looking forward to doing the caching.Amazed by all the features.Money well spent. Great Value This is a great entry level GPS with reasonable features for the weekend user. I might have overlooked it, but my son bought one last Summer and loved it. My conclusion is that it is a great value. The serial cable (included) may be a put-off to someone expecting USB, but it works reliably and set-up was a snap. Startup scans are pretty quick if the view is unobstructed. The 8 MB memory sounds a bit short compared to the $300+ models, but I found that's more than adequate for most trips. The display resolution is good for the price; it's not the super-crisp color, but it's fine for a day in the field. Like every electronic system, it takes some getting used to the controls, but after you do, I found it instinctive to use. Are there things I'd like to improve, you betcha. But for the price, it's great. Couple this with a program like EasyGPS and you have a great system for the casual-to-semiserious user. Good little GPS... what's up with the serial cable?? OK first off... this is 2006... what kind of new electronics uses a serial cable? Lets get real Garmin! Now I should note that I downloaded EasyGPS and loaded waypoints for Geocaching through the serial cable without a hitch and zero configuration. Nice little program. Good news is you can buy a converter which will allow you to use USB for your laptop. This cost me $13 bucks. Do a google and you should find several options. A friend of mine has a Vista. You should know that the legend and the Vista use the *SAME* antenna, so you are not upgrading your reception if you buy a more expensive model. Our reception and navigation was identical. The higher end ones really don't do much for usability. They only give you some "niffty" features like knowing the sunset time, elevation, etc. Really these aren't things that will help you navigate. Color doesn't seem to be useful either (at least as far as geocaching goes) The backlight is great at night, no problems whatsoever seeing the screen. The only reason you would want to upgrade from the etrex is if you want a GPS for road navigation OR to get a better antenna. I have had this GPS in very thick cover in PA and in my car and have never had a problem with getting satellites. So in my opinion if your looking at the vista or this go with this, if you want to spend extra cash then get something with a better antenna.

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