Garmin 60csx .vs 62s

[AFCFORME]

Any real reason to spend the extra money on getting the 62s? Sorry, bit of a n00b here.

[Andylaser]

62 is very accurate.

[dlh62c]

I never owned a 60csx, but I did replace my Delorme PN-40 with a 62s and couldn't be happier. I've had great luck using PowerEx recharageable batteries in it. But if you plan to hard wire it to the bikes power, go with the 78s.

Here's a couple of comparisons:
http://blog.hendricksen.eu/2010/08/2...60csx-and-62s/
http://www.gpscompared.net/garmin-gp...vs-gpsmap-62s/

http://gpstracklog.com/2010/08/garmi...2s-review.html
http://gpstracklog.com/2010/06/garmi...8s-review.html
http://www.asiteaboutnothing.net/g_60csx.html

daryl

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by AFCFORME

Any real reason to spend the extra money on getting the 62s? Sorry, bit of a n00b here.

To sum it up, 62/78 hold 200 tracks of 2,000 points each vs 20 tracks of 500 ponts each for the 60/76. The 62 does not have 12V power input (deal breaker), the 60/76 & 78 all do.

If track storage is one of your needs, then the 78 at twice the $150 price for a 76Cx is what you need.

[Spiritwalker2222]

Originally Posted by Countdown

To sum it up, 62/78 hold 200 tracks of 2,000 points each vs 20 tracks of 500 ponts each for the 60/76. The 62 does not have 12V power input (deal breaker), the 60/76 & 78 all do.

If track storage is one of your needs, then the 78 at twice the $150 price for a 76Cx is what you need.

The garmin 62/78 will hold 10,000 trackpoints per track. That alone is worth the extra money in my opinion, 500 points doesn't give you enough resolution for longer trails.

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by Spiritwalker2222

The garmin 62/78 will hold 10,000 trackpoints per track. That alone is worth the extra money in my opinion, 500 points doesn't give you enough resolution for longer trails.

How long? For Dual Sport rides, I use one track per gas stop about 100-130 Mi. That is a total of 2,000-2,600 miles. I can always get to a computer before I finish that many miles.

[eakins]

Originally Posted by Countdown

How long? For Dual Sport rides, I use one track per gas stop about 100-130 Mi. That is a total of 2,000-2,600 miles. I can always get to a computer before I finish that many miles.

yes for massive rides like the tat and such i can see the need, but otherwise if the price is right on a 60csx the 20 track/500 points is completely usable.

[Spiritwalker2222]

Originally Posted by eakins

yes for massive rides like the tat and such i can see the need, but otherwise if the price is right on a 60csx the 20 track/500 points is completely usable.

I'm not even thinking massive rides. I'm thinking I want to head out to my local trails where there are about 1,000 km's of mostly tight single track and ATV trails. I want to be able to load up those tracks and then ride what I feel like that paticular day. Which is what I've done with 2 tracks, I found I needed 20,000 tracks to give me a decent resolution so I can find my way thru my trails. My friend has and Etrex with the 20 tracks at 500 points each limit. He can only view a fraction of the trails that we're going on. Either that or reduce the resolution so that it's completely useless.

If I was to do a specific route I wouldn't need so many track points.

[dlh62c]

Originally Posted by Countdown

The 62 does not have 12V power input (deal breaker), the 60/76 & 78 all do.

Yes, it does, but it's though the mini USB connection.

daryl

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by dlh62c

Yes, it does, but it's though the mini USB connection. daryl

Sorry but it does not, that is a 5V input not 12V input.

[eakins]

Originally Posted by Countdown

Sorry but it does not, that is a 5V input not 12V input.

it has a external power adepter non the less.
the real issue is it's a less robust usb vrs a round 4 pin not the voltage.
http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/P...able-with-Fuse

[dlh62c]

Originally Posted by eakins

it has a external power adepter non the less.
the real issue is it's a less robust usb vrs a round 4 pin not the voltage.
http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/P...able-with-Fuse

That's it in a nutshell.

daryl

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by eakins

it has a external power adepter non the less.
the real issue is it's a less robust usb vrs a round 4 pin not the voltage.
http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/P...able-with-Fuse

The 62 does not come with any "power adapter". You can use any common device charger with a usb connector to power a 62. But then you are powering your $300 GPS with some $3 POS power supply that is probably not water proof and not very reliabile. There have been reports of people getting their external power supply wet and it shorted the 12V input to the output. This puts 12V into the 3V input of the GPS turing it into a piece of $300 toast!

[AFCFORME]

Thanks a lot guys!

[AFCFORME]

Got a hell of a deal on a slightly used 62s on craigslist so i went with that.