09-12-2008, 05:22 AM
That Garman CXs is a good unit. Like most Garmans the buttons are above the screen(some are on the sides). For me that puts my right hand over the screen which makes it tough to see the curser when moving it. I have a Magellan 300,Platinum, and an Explorist 500 with color and a rechargable battery(10 hour life).
The Explorist worked well at 25 below when holding it in my hand when snowshowing.It has a faint backlight that is on all the time and that must keep the screen from going black in the cold.Very easy to see in the dark without the regular light on. The Magellan mapping program for it has all the states on it for about $100. They sell for $200 w/o the rechargable battery. They have a new one the Triton $200 to $500. Lower end is like the Explorist 500 and the top end has a camera that you can link to landmarks and an mp3. The Triton uses National Geographic maps that are $100 per state.
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The Explorist worked well at 25 below when holding it in my hand when snowshowing.It has a faint backlight that is on all the time and that must keep the screen from going black in the cold.Very easy to see in the dark without the regular light on. The Magellan mapping program for it has all the states on it for about $100. They sell for $200 w/o the rechargable battery. They have a new one the Triton $200 to $500. Lower end is like the Explorist 500 and the top end has a camera that you can link to landmarks and an mp3. The Triton uses National Geographic maps that are $100 per state.
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