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| Ease of Use | 4/10   |
|---|---|
| Clarity of Instructions | 4/10 |
| Map Accuracy | 6/10 |
| Value for Money | 6.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 3.4/10 |
| Garmin eTrex Vista Handheld GPS Receiver |  | £209.99Free P&P |
Full review by
MartinF
on 21st Mar 2008
User Rating : 1
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Good Points: Great functionality as described.
Bad Points: Doesn't work reliably.
General comments: I had 2 Garmin eTrex Vista GPS units from new, returning the first for the second. Both of them exhibited the same fault - namely they hang / freeze during use. They hang at random points, any time from switch-on to several hours later, so very unpredictable and very unreliable.
They hung/froze regardless of battery type, or whether the Micro SD card was plugged or not.
I updated the software in each of them to the latest - v2.6. No difference.
I can only conclude that there's a bad batch or design problem. Either way, Garmin are not admitting to it.
If it weren't for this, it would be a great unit.
MartinF's review and ratings | 118 words
Review by
LordBlackadder
on 30th Dec 2006
User Rating : 6
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The Garmin eTrext Vista is the best small handheld for world traveling.
You can get around 20 hours on a set of AA batteries and it can be used in a car but the screen is small and it beeps for changes of direction rather than using speech.
One limitations on the system is that the old vista c only has 24mb memory which isn't enough for all the UK (about 1/2) - this means you have to upload relevant maps for the area you wish to travel to onto the unit from your laptop - The Vista does accep ...
LordBlackadder's full review | 178 words
Review by
uaeforever
on 28th Jun 2004
User Rating : 10
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This is a great unit to own if you are starting to learn about GPS. I would strongly recommend that you buy a Garmin MapSource CD-ROM to manage your waypoints, routes and tracks. With little more effort and money you can start creating your own maps using tracks and routes! Personally I had a great experience using it and I'm sure you won't be sorry for owning it!
uaeforever's full review | 87 words
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