Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Tim Waters]

Nuts, I just this week got a etrex 20 for a little bit less than this.

Tim

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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Kevin Peat]

On Oct 8, 2012 3:15 PM, "Ed Loach"  wrote:
> > today..
> > Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit £157.49
>
> Thanks Peter. I've been humming and hahing (however it is spelled)
> for ages about whether to get one or not. So I now have, via the
> Amazon link here:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merchandise#Amazon
> and added a bike mount to the order (self-justified by the price
> reduction, so effectively a freebie).

I have owned a "20" for quite a while and subjectively the accuracy seems
better than the hcx I had before. Not sure if that is due to the glonass
support or just a more modern chipset. The interface hasn't improved much,
if at all.  I preferred the cycling of pages on the older models to the
back button used on the new ones. My hcx bike mount had an irritating
rattle which the new one doesn't have so I guess that is an improvement.

Kevin
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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Ed Loach]

Peter wrote:

> Garmin suggested retail price £229.99
> Amazon had it at £178 until yesterday
> 
> today..
> Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit £157.49

Thanks Peter. I've been humming and hahing (however it is spelled)
for ages about whether to get one or not. So I now have, via the
Amazon link here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Merchandise#Amazon
and added a bike mount to the order (self-justified by the price
reduction, so effectively a freebie).

Ed


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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Andy Robinson]

Sorry Andy, I misread your email. I see what you were saying now.

Cheers
Andy

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> To: 'Andy Mabbett'; 'talk-gb'
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> 
> Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] wrote:
> > Sent: 05 October 2012 13:14
> > To: talk-gb
> > Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon
> >
> > On 5 October 2012 10:34, Peter Rounce  wrote:
> >
> > > today..
> > > Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit £157.49
> >
> > If anyone on this list buys one, maybe they could write a review,
pointing
> out
> > that people can "use it to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the free map..."
> >
> 
> The wiki is always your friend...
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin/eTrex_series#Current_Models
> 
> Cheers
> Andy
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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Andy Robinson]

Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] wrote:
> Sent: 05 October 2012 13:14
> To: talk-gb
> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon
> 
> On 5 October 2012 10:34, Peter Rounce  wrote:
> 
> > today..
> > Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit £157.49
> 
> If anyone on this list buys one, maybe they could write a review, pointing
out
> that people can "use it to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the free map..."
> 

The wiki is always your friend...
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin/eTrex_series#Current_Models 

Cheers
Andy



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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Craig Wallace]

On 05/10/2012 10:34, Peter Rounce wrote:

Garmin suggested retail price £229.99
Amazon had it at £178 until yesterday

today..
Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit

 £157.49

looks pretty good
can put OSM maps on it


The price on Amazon has been up and down between £178 and £157 a few 
times over the last week or so. See this price tracker: 
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Garmin-eTrex-Outdoor-Handheld-Unit/product/B00542NVS2


I might see if Go Outdoors will price match it - they say they will beat 
the lower price by 10%, which would make the Etrex 30 £141 (plus £5 for 
a discount card if you don't have one).


Amazon also have the Etrex 20 for £127, which seems a decent price.
The differences are it lacks a compass, barometric altimeter, and 
support for heart rate, cadence, temperature sensors etc. So the Etrex 
20 will be just as useful for most OSM mapping / surveying purposes etc.


Craig


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Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Andy Mabbett]

On 5 October 2012 10:34, Peter Rounce  wrote:

> today..
> Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS Unit £157.49

If anyone on this list buys one, maybe they could write a review,
pointing out that people can "use it to contribute to OpenStreetMap,
the free map..."

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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[Talk-GB] Garmin eTrex 30 - just reduced on amazon

[Peter Rounce]

Garmin suggested retail price £229.99
Amazon had it at £178 until yesterday

today..
Garmin eTrex 30 Outdoor Handheld GPS
Unit
 £157.49

looks pretty good
can put OSM maps on it

http://talkytoaster.info/ukmaps.htm

http://shop.opencyclemap.org/collections/sd-cards/products/opencyclemap-gps-uk-ireland
http://shop.opencyclemap.org/collections/digital-downloads/uk


Pete
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