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Originally Posted by Gipper
Any of you guys splashed out and bought a 60CSx yet ??? - Im looking at buying one in the next few weeks and would appreciate any comments good bad or indifferent.
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I recently bought a 60 Cx which is the same as a CSx, but without the magnetic compass and pressure altimeter; both of those features rely on calibration to be accurate, and if they're not, they're of no use, at least to me. Besides, the 60 Cx has those "satellite generated" features.
The 60 Cx replaced the eMap that I've had for years. It took Garmin to finally come out with a descent replacement for me to make the switch. I refuse to buy any electronic gadget that takes "proprietary" anything and in the case of Garmin, that means Garmin memory cards and their Lithium-Ion batteries.
The 60Cx picks up at least 4 satellites when I'm indoors, even in a room with no windows. It even works much better in aircraft if sitting in a window seat.
You can get a 1 Gb microSD card for next to nothing.
It runs on 2 x AA batteries, either alkaline or NiMH (software selectable) for almost 20 hours. It can also be powered by the USB or extenal DC plug anywhere between 8 and 36 volts.
The unit can't be beat. I'm very happy with mine.
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