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The device is okay but it's not serving the purpose at which it was bought. I'd rather prefer buying garmin gps 76. That's is more ideal.
I'm very pleased to see that Garmin still offers this fantastic navigation instrument. It is large enough to float (not as dense as the micro-units), the screen is larger and large enough to read even without normally-required corrective lenses, it is rugged and amazingly shockproof, and it is the first GPS I have used that has been truly waterproof - so far anyway, after several years of hard use in whatever weather coastal Alaska has put it through. One feature not often mentioned that has been truly invaluable is the tide table feature. There are an amazing number of locations programmed including some every obscure, remote places; very useful.
Today I booted it up from storage and it still remembers my 2003 way point at Interlaken Switzerland. Really good price for something thatmay possibly save your life.
Simple GPS, good value for money for casual, no bells or whistles. WAAS has issue in software needs to be updated to version 2.5 I think, so be sure to buy a serial cable to update. Buy the garmin compatible it works and you save $30.
I bought this for my husband. He hasn't put it down since he opened it and can't wait to get out in the boat. It was exactly what he was looking for.
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