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Garmin eTrex Summit HC

from: Garmin

September 13, 2007
I'm on my second Summit HC, the first one going back as faulty as would only track for a short time before crashing and the replacement isn't much better, just going for slightly longer periods between crashes. It's not even immediately obvious that it's crashed because the display just stops updating - potentially dangerous if you're depending on it, and just very annoying if you were hoping to have a nice trail to view on Google Earth (or similar) after your walk/bike ride.
If it worked reliably it would be a good device at this price. It finds the satellites quickly (although is much slower to get a 3d fix if you want to see your route profile). If you set off as soon as it has a 2d fix, you can do a loop and find that you've finished ... Read More: