On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 16:02 +0000, Russ Phillips wrote: I guess the Legend HCx (as suggested by Dermot) is a god option. But if you could spend a little more maybe Garmin Oregon 200 is the thing for you. Originally I planned buying the Legend, but after holdning the Oregon I could no resist. :-)
I bought the Oregon 300 and have written a little about it here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin#Oregon_300 > - Colour screen able to display OSM maps (using something like Mkgmap [1]) Check. The Oregon has a bright colour display. Touch screen interface works well. Weekly build of maps from all countries can be downloaded in native Garmin (img) format from Cloudmade: http://downloads.cloudmade.com/ > - Long waypoint names - the six-character limit on the Navi is very > frustrating when collecting postcodes ;-) Check. > - It would be nice to be able to store multiple track logs, giving > each one a name (I don't know if *any* GPS can do this, but I figured > it's worth an ask) Not sure chat you mean. > - Being able to get data on/off the device from Linux. According to > the Mkgmap page, Garmin models such as the Legend Cx can be set to > appear as a USB drive on Linux, which would be ideal Oh yes. Simply connect with USB and the thing will mount as a mass-storage device with GPX files ready to copy and upload. > - Either plenty of on-board storage, or a card slot (ideally an SD > slot, as I've already got SD cards) Oregon 200: 24 MB build in + MicroSD. Oregon 300: 850 MB build in + MicroSD. > - Better accuracy than the Navi, especially in built-up areas Don't know the Navi. > I'm looking at a price range of about £100-£150. Can anyone recommend > anything? The Oregon 200 is closer to £200: http://www.twenga.co.uk/prices-Oregon-200-GARMIN-Handheld-GPS-484387-0 _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
