Garmin GPS 60

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Editorial reviews

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

review by: date: 2008-10-07 rating:
A dissapointment
As an avid traveler, I feel you can't get anywere without a good GPS system. This horrific monstrosity made my life a living hell for 3 days, I ended up lost in the North of England, with only my wits on me. The GPS map itself is terribly out of date, and to be frank I would have had better luck with the 1970's AA map.

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review by: date: 2008-09-23 rating:
Disappointment
I bought the GPS60 to replace an 8-year-old GPS12 that has done hundreds of walks in the Lakes and nearly 200 Munros. There is a lot to like about the GPs60 until you take it out into the field. It loses the GPS signal and produces a consequent break in the track log at the slightest excuse, when the GPS12 would not have done so. It's great to have the fancy features and flexible choice of what information is displayed, but in my experience it's a definite step backwards in comparison with the GPS12 when it comes to the rather important feature of being able to find and keep a position!

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review by: date: 2008-07-09 rating:
Poor performance
I purchased the unit a year ago and found it to be unreliable even in open land without trees around. It's so bad that I no longer bother to use it.

It frequently reports weak satellite signals. When it does so it brings up a messsage that you have to clear by pressing ENTER before it will restart to track. This is very difficult if you have both hands occupied riding a horse or cycle.

When it works it gives a good result.

Not at all recommended.

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review by: date: 2008-05-11 rating:
A good solid bit of kit - don't encounter reported problems
I thought long and hard before buying this - I chose it mainly because the reported battery life was longest. I use it on my bike with the handlebar clip and when walking using the clip supplied by Garmin, which attaches to the shoulder strap of my rucksack. I have lost or broken both of these once, and got replacements online with no difficulty.

I have had no problems with unreliability of the reported position mentioned in other reviews. I have total confidence in the reported position. Just as well, because a year ago I found myself and my family in the position where a GPS earns its price - with a sudden shift to about 5 metres visibility on top of a lakeland fell with a VERY big drop nearby. As walkers will know, there are almost no clues to position on top of a hill - everywhere is down - but which way goes down the cliff? It helps to be able to work this out! And the unit worked fine. Better than I did, actually. I soon realised that knowing where you are can be lifesaving, but you still need to figure out where you need to be to find the path again. And for that another piece of kit is needed - the compass. So I got it out, figured out the direction, worked out where I needed to be and literally counted the steps. And found myself exactly where I needed to be - chastened but grateful.

Yes, it is a bit bulky, yes it takes a minute or so to find the satellites (in a new location, much quicker when it knows where it is!). Battery life moderate - DO take spares if you are using it for real. But on the bike or on the rucksack, it's fine.

Lots of different grid systems built in. Have used it with the OS grid in the UK, in France and in Ireland with their grids, all fine.

And it is VERY accurate. For instance, using it on the bike in Norfolk, the return journey was clearly about 3 or 4 metres away from the outwards journey and parallel all the way - i.e. it was tracking which side of the road I was on all the time. And getting to the top of a mountain I would check height on the map against what the system was saying and would realise it was out by - my height as I stood holding it.

Other systems are certainly a bit smaller and may be as reliable as this, for all I know. But I have been very content with this purchase.

One small thing - I tend to use it on my bike to calibrate my Cateye speedo and then take it off unless I am in territory I do not know. The Cateye is almost as accurate when set up properly and is no weight at all. The GPS 60 is a location finder first and foremost - a bit overspecified and heavy as a speedo and distance recorder.

And there are some quite enjoyable games included - all you need is a big flat field. Played them with my son - then 10 - when we got it and they were fun and could - I suppose - be used as a fitness exercise.


review by: nick16845 date: 2008-05-06 rating:
Works well for me
I went for the GPS60 because it was cheap, had a USB connector and big trackpoint storage. After 6 months of regular use I'm very happy with it. It's very accurate and easy enough to use. I've not had any problems with the belt clip, which I use to attach the unit to my backpack, although I hope Garmin sell replacements as it's sure to break before the unit does. I've also never experienced the problems mentioned by J.N. Rainbow and Brian Maton where it loses reception -- I've no problems even after leaving it on for over 5 hours at a time while travelling several hundred miles.

I agree that the Mapsource software is rubbish; I can understand the low level of detail of its maps as they want you to pay extra for that, but the huge inaccuracy is inexcusable, and besides that Mapsource's user interface is bad in too many ways to mention. The user guide also leaves a little to be desired, as mentioned previously.

I don't know if there are better value units available, as this is the only one I've ever used, but it works for me.

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