I bought a 60CSX for doing the Stella Alpina this summer , and also for many of the reasons quoted above. My road device is a Quest I and the high altittude seemed to cause it minor niggles ( ages to cold and warm start, condensation on the screen ) but the CSX never missed a beat.
Having the ability to store 5000 waypoints helped as well also the exchangable memory cards.
I used the Quest for road navigation and the CSX for storing usefull data ( BMW Dealers, F1 Hotels, and Michelin Campsite list) and for checking the barometer and altittude. The electronic compass is really cool as well. It came into it's own on the Colle tho' as it is far more rugged and less likely to damage than the Quest and similar models.
The SirfIII chip far out performs the old chips and is a worthwhile upgrade.
Saying that , since my Quest has been home and dried out it it is still a good road tool and with GB Topo maps loaded you can even geocache with it  But can't justify two GPS's so Quest and Ram Mount/ Qpac will be up for sale shortly.
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