I've heard impressive things about the SiRFstar III receiver. I've used the Geko 201 for many years on my 40+ annual business trips as I like to walk, am usually in cities where I don't have much of a map as it lets me find where I'm going once I've been somewhere once. The trouble with the Geko, and I presume older pre-SiRFstar III receivers is that it's sometimes very tough to get a signal. The Edge solves that problem, and does it at a size that will still fit into your jeans pocket.
The trouble for hiking trips is that it isn't usable as it uses a rechargeable battery which you obviously can't charge during a hike. In this case Garmin should release a battery version, much like the 101 in the Foretrex series. Another "killer" feature would be bluetooth functinality that would permit GPS to laptop/PDA connectivity when you need mapping capability.
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I've heard impressive things about the SiRFstar III receiver. I've used the Geko 201 for many years on my 40+ annual business trips as I like to walk, am usually in cities where I don't have much of a map as it lets me find where I'm going once I've been somewhere once. The trouble with the Geko, and I presume older pre-SiRFstar III receivers is that it's sometimes very tough to get a signal. The Edge solves that problem, and does it at a size that will still fit into your jeans pocket.
The trouble for hiking trips is that it isn't usable as it uses a rechargeable battery which you obviously can't charge during a hike. In this case Garmin should release a battery version, much like the 101 in the Foretrex series. Another "killer" feature would be bluetooth functinality that would permit GPS to laptop/PDA connectivity when you need mapping capability.