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Pros
The accuracy of this measure of both devices seems to exceed what's advertised. However sometimes readings vary wildly when approaching a waypoint. Battery life is very good when battery save mode is on, nimh rechargables will last the better part of ... Read More
This is by far one of the best handheld unit of this style you could ask for. The navigation is really that good. It is much better than the old technology magellan meridian it replaced.
Cons
The manual is useless and you're pretty much on your own to stumble through menus or search the internet on how to operate this thing. The accuracy of the device then becomes terrible. The gps capability is limited.
Mileage is not accurate when compared to other peoples gps. If these appear on the computer when i transfer the data, it is probably as a result of not zeroing the machine properly at the start of each outing. The unit periodically freezes for up to 2... Read More
For geocaching, its frustrating and time-consuming to zero in on a point. Garmin device randomly ejects itself.
This is clearly totally useless. This gps is unacceptable. Still no labels. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Just say no to this bs & get a different brand. Things change over the years, and i accept that open heartedly… but, to change things only to make a good product bad is just plain *.
Highlights
Quality
But after everything discovered and learned i can say im very happy with the 62sc
Has wireless sharing which is awesome for others with the same garmin feature
I would suggest going with the newer handhelds
Good transaction however not very happy with the gps unit
Price
The price seriously dropped from its original 600 at release
Shipping
Very nice gps navigation device and it was very fast shipping
Competitiveness
Just bought a few more of the new 64s units
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At first i thought very hard learning how to use it
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Until i found where to put the tracks and what map i must have had i almost desisted and sold it
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Good transaction however not very happy with the gps unit
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I found that the garmin 62 is very slow too many small apps for the processor
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I would suggest going with the newer handhelds
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Although not cheap i recommend purchase of garmin 25 k typo micro discs for areas that you will spend most of your time in
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If you purchase an online download topo and it fails there is no refund
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This is the same that i was happy with before but the first stopped working and i replaced instead of fixing
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