| Garmin GPS 60 | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: £91.99
New (10) Refurbished (1) from £80.00
Rating:  11 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 010-00322-01
Model: 010-00322-01
UPC: 753759043995
EAN: 0753759043995
ASIN: B0007W5LRS
Release Date: February 24, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way, day or night | | • | Up to 28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment | | • | WAAS-enabled for even more precise location and navigation | | • | Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile connection to your computer |
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Product Description
The GPS 60 takes you everywhere be it in forest, sea or lake. It is perfect for adventure and road games between family and friends. The GPS 60 is equipped with a high resolution monochrome screen that ensures a substantial economy.It contains help data for marine navigation as well as some information on big cities of the world. The GPS 60 lets you save up to 1000 interest points as well as 20 routes.Besides, this GPS can also double up as a chronometer and can measure the maximum and the average speed.Ideal for open air activities, you can organise small tournaments for children.In addition, the GPS 60 has a hunting and fishing calendar as well as sun table so that you can plan fishing trips well in advance.The GPS 60 GPS has an autonomy of 28 hours and will soon become indispensable for all your outdoor activities.
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| Customer Reviews:
 GPS 60 - First time out. April 24, 2006
Huw Carden
58 out of 58 found this review helpful
Used my GPS 60 for the first time "in anger" while out on a 19km trog across the Black Mountain. The unit is intuitive in operation and I used it in conjunction with a "Silva" compass and a 1:50,000 map from the "Landranger" series. I was impressed with the accuracy of grid referencing and tracking data. The ability to change what data was viewed allowed for a significant amount of flexibility. The GPS 60 is quite bulky, but that is what I wanted and it is robust as well - although only time will tell how resistant the screen is to scratching. The bright orange/yellow colour ensures that it will not be lost in the grass! One hand operation is simple and the list of options in terms of screens/scales/units etc is virtually limitless (I prefer to work in mils and kms). The Mapsource software is, in my opinion, poor hence the 4 stars. However, the GPS 60 unit itself does everything that I want. The screen is large and clear with all the usual options re brightness & contrast and the helix antenna guaranteed good signal pick up. I will probably buy the memory-map software to go with this unit. I would also advise carrying a couple of spare sets of batteries just in case! (The unit uses 2 x AA). The GPS 60 rated 5 stars in my opinion. However, the relatively poor software defaults it down to 4. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase.
 Unreliable navigation. September 16, 2006
Brian Maton (BERKSHIRE, UK)
46 out of 48 found this review helpful
I purchased the GPS 60 as a replacement for an old GPS m/c. I have used it for about 3 months to help locate archaeological sites in GB and Ireland.
When it works it works well. It has an excellent battery life. Unfortunately it regularly reports weak satellite signals or loss of position.
This occurs even in open country with a clear view all round the horizon. Nothing I can do prevents this. I find the easiest way to correct this is to switch it on and off again. It then find the satellites again very quickly.
After nearly 50 years experience of navigation on land I cannot recommend this device for use in situations where the user is put at risk by this characteristic.
Good but big September 1, 2006
Matthew Young (UK)
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
I've used a GPS60 for about a year for walking and mountainbiking. It's great, and has all the features you'd expect in a non-map GPS, plus good battery life, intuitive user interface and a great display. So far it's been totally reliable and has stood up well to general wear and tear (though I tend to keep it in a small cloth bag that came with some sunglasses, which probably helps). The bike bracket is fine for 'light' mountainbiking, but not Glentress or Coed-y-brenin!
However it's a lot bigger than most similar products, which makes it harder to handle and stow, especially if you are walking. It's also not very discreet, if you care about these things.
It's really a sailing product, and if you just want a straightforward GPS then you're better off with an etrex or geko. If you want something with all the bells and whistles or prefer the bigger clearer screen then it's the business.
In summary - check one out in a shop before ordering over the internet. If the size doesn't bother you, you should be very happy with it.
Very handy, very yellow July 7, 2006
A-si-twin
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
I have this GPS unit for safety reasons and for geocaching. The external arial gives quite good reception under tree cover(useful for if I crash my mountain bike and need an ambulance, it has happened !) .The front facing buttons make using it easier than others too,although at the cost of some size. I can't work out why Garmin don't seem to promote this unit much because for those of us who don't want a mapping unit it is ideal.
 Garmin GPS60 - Great value June 30, 2007
Mr. Peter A. Jackson (GB)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have been using this, my first foray into GPS, for while now, mainly for geocaching. I find it holds a good enough signal about 95% of the time, even under trees, and usually gets me to within 20 ft of the target. Being larger than some models it has a very visible screen. You can easily get a handlebar mount from most online cycle retailers too. Seems very frugal when I use 2 x AA 2700 mah rechargeable batteries
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