Garmin Colorado Series - My Next Unit??

[missing_user]

The new series of Garmin handheld GPS are here:-

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145


Colorado 300, Americas 010-00622-31 $ 533.32 USD
Colorado 300, Europe 010-00622-32

533.00 USD = 270.425 GBP


Again, Garmin seems to cater for the American market! [CityNavigator Europe 2008 v10 available there, not here!]
No prices for Europe and only the 300 series shows European Maps capability!

[philpugh]

Looks nice Birthday coming up soon as well!

But I bet the UK/European price is higher than your prediction!
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Phil

[missing_user]

Here is a review of one of the models:-

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2008/01/garmin_colorado_400t_review.php?page=1

[philpugh]

strumble

Looks like I get to eat some humble pie (or is that strumble pie?)

Just had a mail from gps4less who are expecting the Colorado 300 in at the end of the month with an expected price of £279 inc VAT.

Now that's a nice price - may just be too tempting!
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Phil

[missing_user]

I'm 'sitting and waiting' as there seem to be some initial problems with the units at present!

Battery life is one of the main problems at present!

[carlosbeda]

Dear Friends,

I own many Garmin GPS and I like them until I Bought this Colorado 300.

I own an III Plus, a 60 CSx, a 498 and a Colorado 300.

I think that Colorado 300 is a Map GPS, that you can do almost nothing using the maps.

For example:



1) I can enter a Waypoint using the map, but I cannot move the waypoint using the map.

2) I cannot enter or edit a Route using the Map. I've to program all the waypoint before I Plan a route. (It’s the worst way I can enter a route, ever).

3) When I chose "view map" in the Route Planner, Colorado shows me the entire route in a 3" display and I cannot zoom or scroll the map to see the route!



These are only 3 examples, but if you try to use Colorado to Plan Routes and manage waypoint, you will see that are so many difficulties and the map is not used at all.



They put a revolutionary interface and made a very pretty GPS, but I think that the software needs to change allot. The only way to insert routes and waypoint in Colorado is using Mapsource, but I cannot carry my notebook on the trail or to the sea.

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